JP7407143B2 - Lighting equipment and lighting systems - Google Patents

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a lighting fixture, and particularly to a lighting fixture that emits a beacon signal.

Patent Document 1 discloses a lighting fixture capable of transmitting a beacon signal. Beacon signals typically include location information for identifying the transmission location. By having an information terminal or the like receive this location information, it is possible to provide services such as displaying an advertisement image suitable for the user's location on the display of the user's information terminal. In order to enable transmission of a beacon signal, in the lighting fixture of Patent Document 1, a board having a function of transmitting a beacon signal is fixed inside a straight tube lamp that is detachable from the main body of the lighting fixture. .

JP2017-37812A

Here, lighting equipment equipped with the function of emitting beacon signals is usually delivered to the installation site with the content of the beacon signal to be emitted preset by the manufacturer, etc., and is installed at the installation site. However, at the installation site where the lighting equipment is actually installed, the location information of the beacon signal and the actual transmission position, which is the location where the lighting equipment is installed, may be different.

In this case, in the above-mentioned lighting equipment, it is possible to change the actual transmitting position of the beacon signal by removing the straight tube lamp and attaching it to another lighting equipment nearby, but it is possible to change the actual transmission position of the beacon signal, but it is possible to change the actual transmission position of the beacon signal so that the emitted light color does not change. Since it can only be attached to lighting equipment for straight tube lamps of the same color and size, there are significant restrictions on fine adjustments and changes in the transmitting position.

In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a lighting fixture that can change the transmitting position more flexibly than before.

In order to solve the above problems, a lighting fixture according to the present invention is a lighting fixture including a wireless module, and the wireless module is configured to be detachable and has a function of transmitting a beacon signal.

With the above-described configuration, the lighting fixture according to the present invention can provide a lighting fixture whose transmission position can be changed more flexibly than before.

1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a lighting system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a power supply device included in the lighting system. (a) A block diagram showing the configuration of a lighting fixture included in the lighting system, and (b) a block diagram showing the configuration of a user terminal device included in the lighting system. (a) A perspective view showing an exploded configuration of a wireless module included in a lighting fixture, and (b) a diagram showing an external configuration of a board included in the wireless module. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of a wireless module section. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a list showing the configuration of terminals of the wireless module section.

Hereinafter, a lighting system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

<1. First embodiment>
<1.1. Overview＞
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a lighting system 1. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, the lighting system 1 includes a plurality of lighting fixtures 2a, 2b, . . . , 2c (hereinafter collectively referred to as "lighting fixtures 2"), a user terminal device 9a, and a lighting control device 9b.

The lighting fixtures 2 are lighting fixtures each having a function of transmitting a beacon signal. The lighting fixtures 2b, . . . 2c have the same configuration as the lighting fixture 2a. Below, the lighting fixture 2a will be mainly explained, and the lighting fixtures 2b, . . . , 2c will be explained as necessary.

The user terminal device 9a and the lighting control device 9b are both information processing devices equipped with a display, such as a smartphone, for example. The user terminal device 9a receives a beacon signal transmitted by the lighting fixture 2 (as an example, a beacon signal 11a transmitted by the lighting fixture 2a, as schematically shown by a broken line in FIG. 1) via wireless communication, and the received beacon It performs processing according to the received beacon signal, such as launching a different application or displaying an image depending on the content of the signal.

The lighting control device 9b controls the lighting equipment 2 to turn on and off the light source, and change the dimming rate by wireless communication (as an example, wireless communication 12a schematically shown by a broken line in FIG. 1) according to instructions input by the user. It is used to transmit instructions for performing lighting control (hereinafter referred to as "lighting control instructions"), such as changing light emission color temperature and emitting color temperature.

Wireless communication between the lighting fixture 2 and the user terminal device 9a (mainly transmission of beacon signals) and wireless communication between the lighting fixture 2 and the lighting control device 9b are performed using Bluetooth (registered trademark) Low Energy (hereinafter referred to as (referred to as "BLE") specifications, but is not limited to this, and wireless communication may be performed based on other specifications. Furthermore, the lighting fixture 2, the user terminal device 9a, and the lighting control device 9b can form a mesh network using BLE, and can communicate with each other directly or indirectly through the mesh network.

As shown in FIG. 1, the lighting fixture 2a includes a fixture main body 4a, a power supply device 5a, and a wireless module (hereinafter referred to as "WM") 7a. Note that although the lighting fixture 2a has a separate configuration in which the fixture body 4a and the power supply device 5a are separate (external power supply type), the present invention is not limited to this. It may be.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the power supply device 5a.

FIG. 3(a) is a block diagram showing the configuration of the lighting fixture 2a.

As shown in FIG. 2, the power supply device 5a includes a power supply body 50a and an electric wire 51a, and is electrically connected to the appliance body 4a by connecting the electric wire 51a to the appliance body 4a. Moreover, the power supply main body part 50a includes a socket part 53a to which the WM 7a can be attached and detached, as shown in FIG. 3(a).

WM7a has a function of transmitting a beacon signal. The beacon signal includes information indicating the transmission location of the beacon signal. Here, for example, when installing the lighting fixture 2 at a predetermined installation position during construction, etc., the installation position of the lighting fixture 2 is different from the design time, and the installation position and the beacon signal emitted from the lighting equipment 2. It is possible that there may be a difference between the transmission position indicated by

Even in such a case, by changing the lighting fixture 2 to which the WM7a is attached to a lighting fixture 2 whose arrangement position is closer to the transmission position indicated by the beacon signal, the location where the beacon signal is actually transmitted (the lighting (corresponding to the arrangement position of the instrument 2) can be brought closer to the transmission position indicated by the beacon signal.

Furthermore, if a straight tube lamp is configured to have the function of emitting a beacon signal, if you want to change the straight tube lamp to be attached to another lighting device, the emitted light color will be different from that of the originally installed straight tube lamp. Problems may arise, such as the size of the straight tube lamp being different, or the fact that the straight tube lamp cannot be installed in the first place because the size of the lamp is different.

In the lighting fixture 2, the WM7a that emits the beacon signal is configured to be detachable, so even if it is attached to another lighting fixture 2, the emitted light color, the size of the straight tube lamp, etc. of that lighting fixture 2 will change. Therefore, it is possible to flexibly change the actual transmission location of the beacon signal.

In addition, if the lighting fixture 2 is equipped with a wireless module that does not have the function of transmitting beacon signals, by replacing the wireless module with WM7a, the lighting fixture 2 can be easily equipped with a beacon transmitting function. can be converted.

Each configuration of the lighting system 1 will be described in more detail below.

<1.2. Configuration>
<1.2.1. Lighting equipment 2a>
As shown in FIG. 3(a), the lighting fixture 2a includes a fixture body 4a, a power supply device 5a, and a WM 7a.

<Instrument main body 4a>
The instrument main body 4a includes a light source section 41a. The light source section 41a includes a light source composed of an LED and a light source board that is a circuit board on which the light source is arranged. Note that the light source only needs to function as a light source for illumination, and may be composed of something other than an LED, such as an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) device. The light source section 41a performs operations such as turning on and off the light source, changing the dimming rate, and adjusting the color according to the power supplied from the power supply section 54a of the power supply device 5a via the electric wire 51a.

<Power supply device 5a>
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3(a), the power supply device 5a includes a power supply main body part 50a and an electric wire 51a, and includes a socket part 53a and a power supply part 54a in the power supply main body part 50a.

The power supply section 54a converts the power supplied from the outside of the lighting fixture 2 into power according to the lighting control signal received from the WM 7a, and supplies it to the light source section 41a, thereby performing dimming control, color toning control, etc. I do.

The socket portion 53a is a socket into which the WM 7a is inserted, and includes a plurality of terminals that are electrically connected to respective terminals of the terminal portion 75a of the WM 7a when the WM 7a is inserted. The plurality of terminals are electrically connected to the power supply section 54a, and when the WM 7a is inserted into the socket section 53a, the WM 7a and the power supply section 54a are electrically connected.

<WM7a>
WM7a is a module that performs wireless communication. The WM 7a is an independent device that operates upon receiving power supply, and is configured to be detachable from the socket portion 53a. The WM 7a has a lighting control function and a beacon signal transmission function.

The lighting control function is a function of receiving a lighting control instruction from the lighting control device 9b via wireless communication, and controlling lighting, turning off, changing the dimming rate, adjusting color, etc. of the light source section 41a in accordance with the received lighting control instruction. .

The beacon signal transmission function is a function of transmitting a beacon signal to the outside using wireless communication.

FIG. 4(a) is a diagram showing the configuration when the WM 7a is disassembled.

As shown in FIG. 4A, the WM 7a includes a first housing portion 701a, a second housing portion 702a, and a substrate portion 703a. The first casing part 701a and the second casing part 702a constitute a casing by fitting together, and a board part 703a is fixed inside the casing.The board part 703a is a plate-shaped part on which components are mounted. It is a member of In the board portion 703a, components are mainly mounted on one surface (hereinafter, the surface on which components are mainly mounted is referred to as the "mounting surface").

FIG. 4(b) is a diagram schematically showing the mounting surface of the substrate portion 703a.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the WM 7a from a functional perspective.

The substrate section 703a includes a first circuit section 71a, a second circuit section 72a, and a terminal section 75a, as shown in FIGS. 4(b) and 5.

<First circuit section 71a and second circuit section 72a>
The first circuit section 71a and the second circuit section 72a are the same circuit, and the programs that control each are different. The first circuit section 71a implements a lighting control function by executing a lighting control program, and the second circuit section 72a implements a beacon signal transmission function by executing a beacon signal transmission program. By using the same circuit, the circuit for lighting control can be used as a circuit for transmitting a beacon signal, so the development period of the WM7a can be shortened.

Here, the first circuit section 71a that implements the lighting control function and the second circuit section 72a that implements the beacon signal transmission function operate independently. This is because beacon signals may need to be transmitted at short intervals, so if a single circuit can perform both the beacon signal transmission function and the lighting control function, the transmission and reception timing of the lighting control signal and the beacon signal transmission This is to avoid the possibility that the timing may overlap, resulting in a delay in processing.

Further, the first circuit section 71a can control the start and stop of operation of the second circuit section 72a. For example, when it is not necessary to transmit a beacon signal, it is possible to stop the operation of the second circuit section 72a and operate only the first circuit section 71a, thereby reducing power consumption.

Further, the first circuit section 71a can also control the start and stop of transmission of a beacon signal by the second circuit section 72a. For example, when it is not necessary to transmit a beacon signal, the first circuit section 71a can reduce the amount of wireless communication by instructing the second circuit section 72a to stop transmitting the beacon signal.

The first circuit section 71a includes a wireless section 711a, a control section 712a, and a transmitting section 713a. The control section 712a includes a storage section 714a. As shown in FIG. 4(b), in the first circuit section 71a, a space section 715a is provided in a portion adjacent to the wireless section 711a.

The second circuit section 72a includes a wireless section 721a, a control section 722a, and a transmitting section 723a. The control section 722a includes a storage section 724a. As shown in FIG. 4(b), in the second circuit section 72a, a space section 725a is provided in a portion adjacent to the wireless section 721a.

The wireless unit 711a and the wireless unit 721a are antennas used for wireless communication, and are configured with chip antennas, for example.

Both the first circuit section 71a and the second circuit section 72a perform wireless communication based on the Bluetooth (registered trademark) Low Energy (hereinafter referred to as "BLE") specifications, but are not limited to this, and may be based on other specifications. It is also possible to perform wireless communication based on the above information.

The space 715a is an area where no components are mounted. If components or the like are mounted near the wireless section 711a, radio waves will be reflected and communication performance will be adversely affected, so providing the space section 715a prevents the communication performance from deteriorating. Like the space 715a, the space 725a is also an area where no components are mounted, and similarly to the space 715a, the communication performance is prevented from deteriorating.

The transmitter 713a is a clock source that generates a clock signal to be supplied to the controller 712a, and the transmitter 723a is a clock source that generates a clock signal to be supplied to the controller 722a. The transmitting section 713a and the transmitting section 723a are each composed of, for example, a crystal oscillator.

The storage unit 714a and the storage unit 724a are memory devices that store data, programs, and the like. The storage unit 714a stores, for example, a program for controlling the operation of the control unit 712a, such as a lighting control program for realizing a lighting control function.

The storage unit 724a stores, for example, a program for controlling the operation of the control unit 722a, such as a beacon signal transmission program for realizing a beacon signal transmission function.

The control unit 712a is a processor that operates based on a clock signal supplied from the transmitting unit 713a, and realizes functions such as a lighting control function by the processor executing a program stored in the storage unit 714a. More specifically, the control unit 712a receives a lighting control instruction regarding the operation of the light source, such as turning on, turning off, blinking, increasing the dimming rate, decreasing the dimming rate, etc. from the WM 7a, and causes the control unit 712a to perform the operation indicated by the lighting control instruction. A control signal for this is output to the power supply section 54a of the power supply device 5a via the terminal section 75a and the socket section 53a. The power supply section 54a supplies power according to the received control signal to the light source section 41a of the appliance main body 4a via the electric wire 51a.

The control unit 722a is a processor that operates based on a clock signal supplied from the transmission unit 723a, and realizes functions such as a beacon signal transmission function by the processor executing a program stored in the storage unit 724a.

The beacon signal includes identification information (ID) and transmission position information indicating the transmission position indicated by the beacon signal. It is assumed that the identification information and the transmission location information are written in the storage section 724a in advance.

The signal line 73a is a signal line that connects the first circuit section 71a and the second circuit section 72a. The first circuit section 71a and the second circuit section 72a mutually transmit and receive data via the signal line 73a. For example, the first circuit section 71a transmits control data via the signal line 73a, and the second circuit section 72a operates according to the control data. The second circuit section 72a can be controlled.

<Terminal part 75a>
As shown in FIG. 5, the terminal portion 75a includes a terminal 751a, a terminal 752a, a terminal 753a, a terminal 754a, and a terminal 755a.

FIG. 6 is a diagram listing the functions (types) of the terminals 751a to 755a in the WM 7a and a brief explanation of their uses.

The terminal 751a, the terminal 754a, and the terminal 755a are input/output (I/O) signal terminals, respectively.

The terminal 752a is a power input terminal for operating the WM 7a, and accepts input of a 3.3 volt (V) power signal supplied from the power supply section 54a of the power supply device 5a. Note that the voltage of the power signal is not limited to 3.3V, and may be changed according to required specifications.

The terminal 753a is a ground connection terminal that serves as a reference for circuit operation, and by connecting it to the power supply section 54a, the power supply section 54a and the WM 7a share a common ground.

Here, the first circuit section 71a that performs lighting control and the second circuit section 72a that transmits a beacon signal require different terminals among the terminals 751a to 755a. In the process of transmitting a beacon signal, the second circuit section 72a does not need to transmit or receive a control signal with the power supply section 54a, and the second circuit section 72a is supplied with power for operating the WM 7a, and the ground is connected to the power supply section 54a. It is sufficient if it is common to the supply section 54a. That is, since the terminals required in the second circuit section 72a are only the terminals 752a and 753a, the second circuit section 72a is connected only to the terminals 752a and 753a, as shown in FIG. 751a, terminal 754a, and terminal 755a are not connected.

On the other hand, since the first circuit section 71a uses the terminals 751a, 754a, and 755a to transmit and receive control signals for controlling the lighting, in addition to the terminals 752a and 753a, the first circuit section 71a uses the terminals 751a and 754a. and terminal 755a.

As described above, since signals are transmitted through the terminals 751a, 754a, and 755a only to the first circuit section 71a that requires the terminals 751a, 754a, and 755a, the second circuit section 72a is This prevents the second circuit section 72a from malfunctioning or performing unnecessary signal processing, and also reduces the processing load on the second circuit section 72a. .

Note that in FIG. 5, the terminal 752a and the terminal 753a are omitted so that they are not connected to the components in the first circuit section 71a, but the power supply in the first circuit section 71a is It is assumed that it is electrically connected to necessary components and components to which ground should be connected.

Regarding the second circuit section 72a, similarly to the first circuit section 71a, the terminals 752a and 753a are connected to electrically connect components in the second circuit section 72a that require power supply, components to which a ground should be connected, etc. It is assumed that the

Further, the first circuit section 71a is connected to all of the terminals 751a to 755a, and the second circuit section 72a is connected to the terminals 752a and 753a, but this is not limited to this. It is sufficient to connect the wires so that signals can be input and output.

Among the terminals 751a to 755a, a terminal group (first terminal group) to which the first circuit section 71a connects, and among terminals 751a to 755a, a terminal group (second terminal group) to which the second circuit section 72a connects (terminal group) may have the same or different combination of terminals. For example, the first circuit section 71a uses the terminal 751a for signal input/output based on the specifications of the signals to be input/output, and when there is no need to use the terminals 754a and 755a, the first circuit section 71a The terminals 751a to 753a may be connected as a group of terminals, and the terminals 754a and 755a may not be connected. Further, the second circuit section 72a is not limited to being connected to the terminals 752a and 753a as the second terminal group, but may be connected to necessary terminals among the terminals 751a to 755a.

As an example, it is assumed that the WM 7a has a function of controlling 1CH (channel), controlling 2CH, and controlling 3CH in lighting control. Here, the channel represents a signal used to control the controlled object (power supply device 5a). The signals used differ depending on the light source employed in the light source section 41a to be controlled.

The 1CH control is a control that instructs the power supply device 5a to perform dimming using one signal (dimming signal) when the light source section 41a is only capable of dimming. In this case, for example, the WM 7a transmits a signal to the light source section 41a using the terminal 751a .

In the 2CH control, when the light source section 41a is capable of dimming and color adjustment, a dimming signal is used to instruct the power supply device 5a to perform dimming, and another signal (color adjustment signal) is used to instruct the power supply device 5a to perform dimming. This is a control for instructing color adjustment to 5a. In this case, for example, the WM 7a transmits a signal to the light source section 41a using the terminal 751a and the terminal 754a .

In the 3CH control, when the light source section 41a includes three color LEDs, three signals control the light emission of each color LED. In this case, for example, the WM 7a transmits a signal to the light source section 41a using the terminal 751a , the terminal 754a , and the terminal 755a .

The signal transmitted to the light source section 41a is, for example, a PWM signal, but is not limited to this, and any signal format that can transmit the dimming rate to the power supply device 5a is sufficient. For example, it may be a serial signal.

Note that the WM 7a does not have a movable part or a light emitting part for illumination, and is more difficult to break than the fixture main body 4a and power supply device 5a that constitute the lighting fixture 2a. Therefore, even if the appliance main body 4a or the power supply device 5a is broken and needs to be replaced, the WM 7a can be continued to be used as is.

<User terminal device 9a and lighting control device 9b>
The user terminal device 9a and the lighting control device 9b are both configured as portable information processing devices, and have, for example, a rectangular plate-like appearance as shown in FIG. 1, with a touch panel fitted into one surface. It's a smartphone. The user terminal device 9a and the lighting control device 9b have a common hardware configuration, and function as the user terminal device 9a and the lighting control device 9b, respectively, by performing operations based on different programs.

Below, the user terminal device 9a will be mainly explained, and the lighting control device 9b will be explained focusing on the differences only when particularly necessary.

FIG. 3(b) is a block diagram showing the configuration of the user terminal device 9a.

As shown in FIG. 3(b), the user terminal device 9a includes a control section 91a, a ROM 92a, a RAM 93a, a wireless communication section 94a, and a touch panel 95a.

The ROM 92a is composed of a flash memory or the like, and holds various data in addition to applications, programs, and UI. The RAM 93a is a storage device into which a lighting control program stored in the ROM 92a is loaded. Note that in the case of the lighting control device 9b, a program for transmitting beacons stored in the ROM is loaded into the RAM.

The touch panel 95a is an electronic component that combines a display section that displays images and information constituting a UI, and an input section that accepts input of user instructions, and functions as a user interface means. The display section includes, for example, a liquid crystal panel. Further, the input unit is, for example, a touch pad. The touch panel 95a notifies the control unit 91a of user input. The touch panel 95a has a function of displaying a user interface (hereinafter referred to as "UI").

The control unit 91a includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit). Each function of the user terminal device 9a is realized by the control unit 91a executing a lighting control program loaded from the ROM 92a and stored in the RAM 93a.

The control unit 91a also performs an operation requested by the user based on the content of the UI displayed on the touch panel 95a, and the touch and gesture input (hereinafter referred to as "user input") on the touch panel 95a performed by the user. (user instruction) and executes processing according to the user instruction.

The wireless communication unit 94a is composed of a device that performs wireless communication. The wireless communication unit 94a performs wireless communication with the lighting fixture 2.

<2. Modified example>
Although the embodiments of the lighting system according to the present invention have been described above, the illustrated lighting system can be modified as follows, and the present invention is not limited to the lighting system as shown in the above embodiments. Of course not.

(1) Although it is assumed that the WM 7a is capable of wireless communication according to a plurality of communication specifications, the present invention is not limited to this, and, for example, a WM 7a may be prepared for each different communication specification. In this case, by attaching the WM 7a according to the communication specifications to be used to the socket portion 53a, the lighting fixture 2a becomes capable of wireless communication according to the communication specifications.

(2) In the above embodiment, the identification information and the transmission location information are written in advance in the storage unit 724a, but one or both of these may be configured to be rewritable, or may be configured such that they cannot be rewritten. It may also be configured to be protected as such.

When configured to be rewritable, for example, the first circuit section 71a receives an instruction to rewrite one or both of the identification information and the transmission position information from the lighting control device 9b via wireless communication. The first circuit section 71a then instructs the second circuit section 72a to rewrite via the signal line 73a. The second circuit unit 72a rewrites one or both of the identification information and the transmission location information in accordance with the rewriting instruction.

As a result, the second circuit section 72a can be configured to only transmit beacon signals for wireless communication, and the processing load of the second circuit section 72a can be allocated as much as possible to the beacon signal transmission process.

(3) In the lighting fixture 2a, the first circuit section 71a side that performs lighting control may be configured to control the second circuit section 72a side.

For example, the first circuit section 71a may instruct the second circuit section 72a to start and stop executing the function through the signal line 73a. As an example, the first circuit section 71a instructs the second circuit section 72a to transmit and stop the beacon signal, and the second circuit section 72a transmits the beacon signal upon receiving the instruction to transmit the beacon signal, When receiving an instruction to stop the beacon signal, it stops transmitting the beacon signal.

Thereby, transmission of unnecessary beacon signals can be suppressed, and power consumption can be reduced.

Further, the first circuit section 71a transmits an instruction to start the operation of the second circuit section 72a and an instruction to stop the operation, and the second circuit section 72a starts the operation when receiving the instruction to start the operation, The operation may be stopped upon receiving an instruction to stop the operation. When the second circuit section 72a is not operating, it operates only the section that implements the function of receiving an instruction to start an operation from the first circuit section 71a, and stops other operations. Thereby, power consumption can be further reduced.

(4) In the lighting fixture 2a, the first circuit section 71a that performs lighting control receives information necessary for the operation of the second circuit section 72a from the lighting control device 9b, and transmits it to the second circuit section 72a. It may also be a thing. Examples of information necessary for operation include the strength of the radio waves to be transmitted, communication channels, and identification information such as authentication IDs and passwords.

(5) In the above embodiment, the first circuit section 71a and the second circuit section 72a exchange data with each other via the signal line 73a. Data may also be sent and received mutually. For example, the first circuit section 71a and the second circuit section 72a may exchange data with each other by wireless communication. In this case, the signal line 73a may be omitted.

(6) Any one of the terminal 751a, the terminal 754a, and the terminal 755a may be used as an ON/OFF signal to transmit either an on signal or an off signal. As an example, the on signal is a high level signal, and the off signal is a low level signal.

When the ON/OFF signal is an ON signal, the power supply device 5a supplies power to each color LED, and when it is an OFF signal, the power supply device 5a does not supply power to each color LED.

When the power supply device 5a receives the control signal from the WM 7a, it attempts to supply power to each color LED of the light source section 41a so as to control the light source section 41a according to the control signal, but due to circuit delays within the power supply device 5a, etc. There may be variations in the start timing of power supply to each color LED, which may cause a period in which the light source section 41a is lit in a color different from the desired color.

The WM 7a turns the ON/OFF signal into an OFF signal and sends a control signal to the power supply 5a, and after the power supply 5a can supply power to all LEDs, turns the ON/OFF signal into an ON signal. This eliminates the period in which the light source section 41a is lit in a color different from the desired color.

Note that the ON/OFF signal is not necessarily an essential configuration, and if the ON/OFF signal is not required, such as when there is no delay as described above, the ON/OFF signal is not used, and the configuration of the terminal 755a may be changed. It may be omitted.

(7) In the above embodiment, the WM 7a supports all of 1CH, 2CH, and 3CH, but it may also support one or two of 1CH, 2CH, and 3CH. By attaching the WM 7a, which has a channel control function necessary for controlling the power supply device 5a, to the socket portion 53a, the light source portion 41a can be controlled.

(8) In the above-described embodiment, the WM 7a is attached to the power supply device 5a, but the present invention is not limited to this, and it is sufficient if the WM 7a is configured to be detachable from the lighting fixture 2a. For example, it may be attachable to the instrument main body 4a.

(9) Each functional component shown in the above-described embodiments may be realized as a circuit that executes the function, or may be realized by executing a lighting control program by one or more processors.

(10) The embodiments and modifications described above may be partially combined.

<3. Supplement>
Hereinafter, the configuration of a lighting system as an embodiment of the present invention, modifications thereof, and effects will be further described.

(1) A lighting fixture according to an embodiment of the present invention is a lighting fixture including a wireless module, and the wireless module is configured to be detachable and has a function of transmitting a beacon signal.

With this configuration, the lighting fixture according to the present invention can provide a lighting fixture whose transmission position can be changed more flexibly than before.

(2) Furthermore, the lighting fixture may include a power supply device, and the wireless module may be attached to and detached from the power supply device.

With this configuration, when it becomes necessary to replace the power supply device in a lighting fixture, the wireless module can be used as is.

(3) Further, the wireless module includes a first circuit section and a second circuit section each having a wireless communication function, and the first circuit section controls lighting and the second circuit section may also be to control the transmission of beacon signals.

With this configuration, lighting control and beacon signal transmission can be performed in parallel.

(4) Furthermore, the first circuit section and the second circuit section may be the same circuit.

With this configuration, the second circuit section can be realized by reusing the configuration of the first circuit section, so that the development period of the wireless module can be shortened.

(5) Further, the wireless module includes a plurality of terminals, and the lighting fixture includes a socket portion that electrically connects to the plurality of terminals by inserting the wireless module, and The circuit section is connected to a first group of terminals among the plurality of terminals, and the second circuit section is connected to a second group of terminals among the plurality of terminals. The first terminal group and the second terminal group may have different combinations of terminals.

With this configuration, unnecessary signal processing can be prevented and processing load can also be reduced.

(6) Furthermore, the second terminal group may be a power feeding terminal and a ground terminal, and the first terminal group may include the second terminal group.

With this configuration, power can be supplied to both the first circuit section and the second circuit section, and the ground can be shared.

(7) Further, the first circuit section and the second circuit section are connected by a signal line that does not involve the plurality of terminals, and the first circuit section and the second circuit section They may communicate with each other via the signal line.

With this configuration, the first circuit section can control the second circuit section by transmitting data from the first circuit section to the second circuit section.

(8) The first circuit unit may write identification information to be included in the beacon signal to the second circuit unit via the signal line.

With this configuration, the identification information included in the beacon signal can be changed using wireless communication for lighting control, and the processing load of the second circuit section can be allocated as much as possible to the beacon signal transmission process.

(9) Further, identification information to be included in the beacon signal may be written into the second circuit unit through the wireless communication.

With this configuration, the first circuit section can control the second circuit section by transmitting data from the first circuit section to the second circuit section by wireless communication.

(10) The second circuit section is capable of turning on and off transmission of a beacon signal, and the first circuit section transmits the beacon signal to the second circuit section via the signal line. It is also possible to instruct to turn on and off the transmission.

With this configuration, transmission of unnecessary beacon signals can be stopped.

1 lighting system 2 lighting fixtures 2a, 2b, 2c lighting fixture 4a fixture body 5a power supply device 9a user terminal device 9b lighting control device 11a beacon signal 12a wireless communication 41a light source section 50a power supply main body section 51a electric wire 53a socket section 54a power supply section 71a First circuit section 72a Second circuit section 73a Signal line 75a Terminal section 91a Control section 92a ROM
93a RAM
94a Wireless communication section 95a Touch panel 701a First housing part 702a Second housing part 703a Board part 711a, 721a Wireless part 712a, 722a Control part 713a, 723a Transmission part 714a, 724a Storage part 715a, 725a Space part 751a, 752a , 753a, 754a, 755a terminal

Claims (9)

A lighting fixture comprising a wireless module,
The wireless module includes:
A first circuit section and a second circuit section each having a wireless communication function and a plurality of terminals ,
The first circuit unit outputs a control signal based on a lighting control instruction received via wireless communication to at least one of the signal terminals ,
The second circuit unit controls transmission of a beacon signal including transmission location information to the outside using wireless communication ,
The lighting fixture includes a socket portion that electrically connects to the plurality of terminals by inserting the wireless module.
lighting equipment. the first circuit section and the second circuit section are the same circuit ;
The lighting fixture according to claim 1 . The first circuit section is connected to a first terminal group including a power feeding terminal, a ground terminal, and the signal terminal among the plurality of terminals,
The second circuit section is connected to a second terminal group including a power supply terminal and a ground terminal among the plurality of terminals.
The lighting fixture according to claim 1 . The first circuit section and the second circuit section are connected by a signal line,
The lighting fixture according to claim 1 , wherein the first circuit section and the second circuit section communicate with each other via the signal line. The lighting fixture according to claim 4 , wherein the first circuit section writes identification information to be included in the beacon signal into the second circuit section via the signal line. The second circuit unit is capable of turning on and off transmission of the beacon signal,
The lighting fixture according to claim 4 , wherein the first circuit unit instructs the second circuit unit to turn on and off transmission of the beacon signal via the signal line. A lighting system comprising a lighting fixture and a lighting control device,
The lighting fixture includes a wireless module;
The wireless module includes:
A first circuit section and a second circuit section each having a wireless communication function and a plurality of terminals,
The first circuit unit outputs a control signal based on a lighting control instruction received via wireless communication to at least one of the signal terminals,
The second circuit unit controls transmission of a beacon signal including transmission location information to the outside using wireless communication,
The lighting fixture includes a socket portion that electrically connects to the plurality of terminals by inserting the wireless module.
lighting system. the first circuit section and the second circuit section are the same circuit;
The lighting system according to claim 7. The first circuit section and the second circuit section are connected by a signal line,
The first circuit section and the second circuit section communicate with each other via the signal line.
The lighting system according to claim 7.