JP7664057B2 - Address setting method in a monitoring system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an address setting device and an address setting method for writing and setting a communication address in an address memory unit of a terminal device such as a fire detector that constitutes a monitoring system such as a fire alarm system.

Conventionally, some terminal devices such as fire detectors in fire alarm systems are configured to respond to address-based call signals from receivers, detect a match with the address set in the device, and if there is a match, exchange information with the calling receiver. The addresses set in such terminal devices were previously set mechanically using rotary switches, but in recent years, many are set electrically using non-volatile memory such as EEPROM that stores address information. When using a terminal device that sets the address electrically, an address setting device that is connected to the terminal device and sets the address is required, and an invention related to an address setting device is described, for example, in Patent Document 1.

However, as the size of the facility in which the fire alarm system is installed increases, the number of terminal devices, such as fire detectors, installed there also increases, making it a tedious task to set the address correctly for each terminal device using an address setting device. This setting work is carried out by preparing in advance a list or facility diagram showing the installation location and address of each terminal device, and then using the address setting device to set the addresses at the construction site while referring to these.

Specifically, by referring to a list or equipment drawings, a terminal device of the same type as the terminal device to be installed at that installation location was selected and connected to the address setting device, and the worker inputs and sets the address specified in the list or equipment drawings using the numeric keypad on the operation unit. This places a heavy burden on the worker, takes time to set the address, and there is a risk of human input errors.
In this case, the type of terminal device refers to the model classification such as smoke detector, heat detector, etc. for fire detectors, and alarm audio device, smoke exhaust damper, fire door closing device, etc. for control terminals.

In response to this, an invention has been proposed that allows addresses to be set in disaster prevention devices using QR codes, thereby reducing the workload and reducing human input errors (Patent Document 2).
Additionally, an invention has been proposed that provides a means for checking whether an address is in a set address memory section or a terminal data memory section each time an address is set by a terminal device, and for checking whether the address matches the type of terminal it corresponds to (Patent Document 3).

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 8-171687 JP 2007-323379 A JP 2010-44598 A

However, the address setting device described in Patent Document 3 has a means for checking the address and type set in the terminal device, which has the advantage of eliminating incorrect settings due to human input errors, but has the problem that address setting is a manual task, which places a heavy burden on the operator.
On the other hand, the method of setting addresses in disaster prevention devices described in Patent Document 2 has the advantage of reducing the workload and reducing human input errors, but it has the problem of increasing costs because it is necessary to mount IC tags in advance on the disaster prevention devices as terminals. The differences from the invention described in Patent Document 2 will be explained in detail in the section on embodiments.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned problems, and aims to provide an address setting device for a terminal device that can reduce human input errors in a monitoring system equipped with terminal devices such as sensors.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for setting an address to a terminal, which can reduce the number of steps required for installing the terminal even while improving versatility.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides:
An address setting device for setting communication addresses to a plurality of terminal devices which are installed in a predetermined area of a monitoring system or in a distributed manner in a target facility, comprising:
A code reading means capable of reading a two-dimensional code including at least a communication address indicated on an equipment drawing showing the arrangement of a plurality of terminals installed in a predetermined area of the monitoring system or in a target equipment;
a code conversion means for converting the two-dimensional code read by the code reading means into a binary code;
a communication address extracting means for extracting a communication address from the binary code converted by the code converting means;
and data sending means for sending the communication address extracted by the communication address extracting means as a signal to the terminal device.

The above means allows a communication address to be easily set in a terminal device (fire detector) simply by reading the two-dimensional code shown on the equipment drawing and writing it into the storage means (memory) of the terminal device, thereby reducing the workload required for address setting and reducing erroneous setting of communication addresses due to human input errors.

Here, it is preferable that the address setting device has a display unit and has a function of displaying information based on the binary code converted by the code conversion means on the display unit.
According to this configuration, when setting a communication address in a terminal device, information such as the communication address to be set can be displayed on the display unit, thereby preventing errors in setting the address caused by mistaking the two-dimensional code to be read.

Also, preferably, the data sending means is
The communication device is provided with a connection terminal section to which a terminal of the terminal device can be connected, and communication processing means for converting the communication address extracted by the communication address extraction means into a signal.
According to this configuration, since the address setting device is provided with a connection terminal section to which the terminal of the terminal device can be connected, a communication address can be reliably set for the terminal device.

Another invention of the present application is an address setting method for setting communication addresses to a plurality of terminal devices, each of which is provided with a storage means capable of writing communication addresses and which are installed in a predetermined area of a monitoring system or in a distributed manner in a target facility, by using an address setting device having the above-mentioned configuration, comprising:
a first step of allocating different communication addresses to be set in a plurality of terminals installed in a predetermined area or target facility of the monitoring system;
a second step of converting information of each terminal device, including at least the communication address, into a two-dimensional code;
a third step of displaying the generated two-dimensional code on an equipment drawing showing the layout of a plurality of terminals to be installed in a predetermined area of the monitoring system or in a target facility;
A fourth step of reading the two-dimensional code written on the equipment drawing by the address setting device;
a fifth step of converting the two-dimensional code read by the address setting device to extract the communication address and sending it to the corresponding terminal device to set it;
The above is included.

The above method allows a communication address to be set without providing extra components such as IC tags to the terminal device, thereby increasing the versatility of the terminal device and reducing the labor required for address setting and installation.

Also, preferably, a sixth step of adding information indicating which communication address is set to each of the plurality of terminal devices to which the communication address is set;
a seventh step of mounting the plurality of terminals at predetermined positions by referring to the facility drawing and the information attached to each terminal;
The method may further include an eighth step of acquiring information including the communication addresses set in the plurality of terminal devices via the communication line by a receiver connected to the communication line to which the plurality of terminal devices are connected.
This allows the acquired information to be displayed on a floor plan showing the location of the terminal devices, so that by comparing the floor plan displayed on the display unit with the equipment drawing created by the PC, it is easy to check whether the communication address and location information are correctly set in each terminal device.

Alternatively, after performing the fourth and fifth steps at a position where the terminal device is to be installed while referring to the facility drawing,
The method sequentially executes the steps of: sequentially mounting the terminal devices to which the communication addresses have been set at predetermined positions; and acquiring information including the communication addresses set in the multiple terminal devices via the communication line by a receiver connected to a communication line to which the multiple terminal devices are connected.
This eliminates the need to write down what communication address has been set on the terminal device in which the communication address has been set, and also eliminates the need to compare the terminal device with equipment drawings, thereby reducing the workload required for address setting and installation and shortening the time required for the work.

Alternatively, the first worker performs the fourth step and the fifth step at a position where the terminal unit is to be installed while referring to the facility drawing, and places the terminal unit at the installation position,
A second worker performs a step of mounting the terminal placed at the mounting position on a mounting surface;
A step of acquiring information including the communication addresses set in the plurality of terminal devices via the communication line by a receiver connected to the communication line to which the plurality of terminal devices are connected is executed.
This allows the work to be shared among multiple workers, making it possible to efficiently set and install addresses within the available work time.

Further, preferably, the receiver has a function of transmitting information including the communication address acquired in the eighth step to another data processing device via a network,
The data processing device, which has received information including the communication address acquired in the eighth step, displays the received communication address near the corresponding terminal device on the equipment drawing displayed on a display unit.
Alternatively, the receiver has a display unit and a function of displaying a diagram showing an arrangement of the terminal units on the display unit,
Information including the communication address acquired in the eighth step may be displayed near the corresponding terminal device on the drawing displayed on the display unit.
According to the above-described method, the information acquired by the receiver can be displayed on an equipment drawing or floor plan showing the location of the terminal devices. Therefore, by comparing the equipment drawing or floor plan displayed on the display unit with the equipment drawing created by the PC, it is possible to easily check whether the communication address and location information are correctly set in each terminal device.

The address setting device according to the present invention can reduce the workload when setting a communication address in a terminal device in a monitoring system equipped with a terminal device such as a sensor, and can also reduce human input errors. In addition, the address setting method according to the present invention has the effect of increasing the versatility of the terminal device and reducing the labor required for installation.

1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a system for setting addresses in fire detectors as terminal devices that constitute a fire detection system using an address setting device according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of an address setting device according to the present invention; A figure showing an example of an equipment drawing (floor diagram) showing the layout of a floor on which terminal devices such as fire detectors, whose addresses are set by an address setting device, are installed. 13 is a diagram showing an example of an equipment drawing in which a QR code is added to a terminal on a floor plan. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of a procedure for setting a communication address using the address setting device of the embodiment and for installing a terminal device. 11 is a flowchart showing a second example of a procedure for setting a communication address and installing a terminal device using the address setting device of the embodiment. 13 is a flowchart showing a third example of a procedure for setting a communication address and installing a terminal device using the address setting device of the embodiment. 11 is a flowchart showing the procedure for setting an address and installing a terminal device in the prior art.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of an address setting device and an address setting method using the same according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of a system for setting communication addresses in terminals constituting a fire detection system using an address setting device according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the address setting system of this embodiment is composed of fire detectors 10 installed at multiple locations within a specified area inside a building, a fire receiver 11 capable of receiving fire detection signals from the fire detectors 10, an address setting device 12 that sets a communication address for the fire detectors 10, a data processing device (PC) 13 such as a personal computer that generates a two-dimensional code such as a QR code based on an equipment drawing showing the arrangement of the fire detectors 10 within an area such as a floor of a building, and a storage device 14 that stores the equipment drawing and the like. In addition, the fire receiver 11 is connected to a communication network 16 such as the Internet via a gateway (repeater) 17, and the PC 13 is configured to be able to communicate data with the fire receiver 11 via the communication network 16.

The fire detector 10 has a function of transmitting a fire detection signal to the fire receiver 11 via the detector line 15 when it detects the occurrence of an abnormal phenomenon such as heat, smoke, flame, or harmful gas. The fire detector 10 in this embodiment is a type of detector that adds its own communication address to the fire detection signal, and has a built-in non-volatile memory such as an EEPROM that stores the communication address and the like. The fire receiver 11 has a function of communicating with the fire detector 10, and a function of displaying a fire alarm on the display unit DSP when it receives a fire detection signal from the fire detector 10, as well as a function of performing linked control such as ringing a district bell and activating a smoke control device.
The PC 13 may be a notebook or tablet type information processing terminal, and the storage device 14 may be configured as a server.

Figure 2 shows an example of the configuration of the address setter 12. As shown in Figure 2, the address setter 12 includes a camera 21 capable of capturing an image of a QR code and reading the code, a connection terminal unit 22 such as a socket or connector to which a terminal unit can be connected in order to communicate with a target terminal unit such as a fire detector, a data processing unit 23 such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a storage unit 24 such as a non-volatile memory that stores application programs and a working RAM (Random Read Memory), an input operation unit 25 such as a numeric keypad and command keys, a display unit 26 such as a liquid crystal display panel that displays the communication address to be set and the results, and a battery 27 that supplies power supply voltage. The input operation unit 25 and the display unit 26 may be integrated into a touch panel display.

The data processing unit 23 includes a code conversion unit 31 that converts the QR code image captured by the camera 21 into a binary code, an information extraction unit 32 that extracts information such as the communication address and installation location (building, floor, XY coordinates within the floor) of the fire detector 10 from the converted code, a setting information generation unit 33 that generates information to be set in the terminal device from the extracted information, and a transmission processing unit 34 that transmits the generated setting information as a signal to the fire detector 10 via the connection terminal unit 22.
When a command key for commanding a setting provided on the input operation unit 25 is operated, the address setter 12 in Figure 2 converts the QR code read by the camera 21 in the code conversion unit 31 to extract the communication address and location information, and performs setting by writing this information to the non-volatile memory in the fire detector 10 connected to the connection terminal unit 22.

FIG. 3 is an installation diagram showing an example of the arrangement of terminals on a floor where terminals such as fire detectors, whose addresses are set by an address setting device, are installed.
In FIG. 3, the terminal devices are designated by the symbols 10A, 10B, 10C, etc., and the "D" written within each block is a symbol representing the type of terminal device (fire detector), and "24h", "25h", "26h", etc. are communication addresses assigned to each fire detector.

In this embodiment, the PC 13 has the function of reading the data of the equipment drawing in FIG. 3 from the storage device 14, extracting information such as the type, communication address, and installation location (building, floor, XY coordinates within the floor) of each terminal device described in the equipment drawing to generate a QR code, and the function of displaying the generated QR code near the block of the corresponding terminal device on the equipment drawing based on the position information of the terminal device as shown in FIG. 4.

The function of generating a QR code from information recorded on a drawing and displaying the generated QR code at a specified position on the drawing is easily realized by obtaining such CAD software and installing it on PC 13, since a tool with such functions (CAD software) is provided. An invention relating to such CAD software is described in JP 2006-79290 A. The data of the equipment drawing shown in FIG. 4 to which the QR code has been added by PC 13 is stored in storage device 14.

Next, an example of an installation procedure for setting a communication address in a fire detector 10 (hereinafter, referred to as a terminal device) that constitutes a fire detection system installed in a building or the like using the address setting device 12 of the above embodiment will be described. Note that there are three possible installation procedures, which will be described in order below using the flowcharts shown in Figures 5 to 7. Note that installation using any of the procedures consists of work at a sales office and work on site.

In the first construction pattern, as shown in Fig. 5, first, at the sales office, the equipment drawing shown in Fig. 3 is created by the PC 13 or read from the storage device, and the communication address and location information (XY coordinates) to be set in each terminal (10) are assigned (step S1). Next, the terminal information (type, communication address, information required for customer data, etc.) and the building and floor information are extracted from the created equipment drawing to generate a QR code (step S2), and the generated QR code is placed on the equipment drawing shown in Fig. 3 based on the terminal location information to create the equipment drawing shown in Fig. 4 (step S3).
Next, the QR code on the facility drawing is read using the camera 21 of the address setting device 12, and the type, communication address, and location information are extracted and transmitted to the terminal device (10) to perform setting (step S4). Next, a note is made on the terminal device as to which communication address has been set, and the facility drawing created in step S3 is printed out as necessary (step S5).

After that, the worker moves to the floor where the terminal (10) is to be installed, carrying the terminal to be installed and the printed equipment drawing or the tablet terminal storing the equipment drawing data, and installs the terminal (10) in the specified position after checking the equipment drawing against the notes on the terminal (10) (step S6). Then, when the installation of all the terminals is completed, the fire control device 11 calls the installed terminals using the customer data (such as the terminal communication address list) separately stored in its own storage device, and performs processing such as acquiring setting information including the terminal communication address (step S7).
When the above construction process is completed, the fire receiver 11 can automatically arrange and display the communication addresses and location information set in each terminal device on the floor plan displayed on the display unit DSP in response to a request to display the floor plan. Therefore, by comparing the displayed plan with the equipment plan brought with you, it is easy to determine whether there are any setting errors.

In addition, instead of separately storing customer data in the storage device of the fire receiver 11, it is also possible to obtain information including the communication addresses set in the terminal devices by, for example, using a function such as polling to sequentially query each terminal device (10) via the detector line. This eliminates the need to separately create customer data and store it in the receiver 11, reducing the amount of work required, and also makes it possible to automatically create customer data (such as a list of the terminal device's communication addresses and location information) based on the information obtained from each terminal device. Note that the method of retrieving addresses from terminal devices by polling is the same as that used in conventional systems that use detectors that set addresses using setting means such as rotary switches and dip switches, so a detailed explanation will be omitted.

As described above, according to the above construction pattern, the QR code shown on the equipment drawing can be read and sent by the address setting device 12, so that a communication address can be easily set in each terminal device. This has the advantage of eliminating the need to operate rotary switches or dip switches on the terminal device or to input the communication address to be set one by one using the numeric keypad, and also prevents incorrect address setting due to input errors.
In addition, since the address setter 12 is equipped with a display unit 26, it can display information including the communication address converted from the read QR code, making it easy to check for errors by comparing it with the communication address shown on the equipment drawing.

In addition, by comparing the floor plan displayed on the display unit DSP of the fire receiver 11 with the equipment drawing shown in Figure 4 created by the PC 13, it is easy to confirm whether the communication address and location information have been correctly set in each terminal device (10).
If the fire receiver 11 does not have a function to display a floor plan on which the terminals are arranged on the display unit DSP, the communication address and location information of each terminal acquired by the fire receiver 11 may be transmitted to the PC 13 via the network 16, and the PC 13 may display them on the display unit. This allows the PC 13 to check the difference between the equipment drawing and the drawing (floor plan) based on the information acquired by the fire receiver 11.

As shown in Figure 6, the second construction pattern is almost the same as the first construction pattern in Figure 5 in steps S1 to S3, and the sales office creates the equipment diagram shown in Figure 3 using a PC 13, and assigns a communication address and location information to each terminal (10) (step S1). Next, the terminal information and building and floor information are extracted from the created equipment diagram to generate a QR code (step S2), and the generated QR code is placed on the equipment diagram shown in Figure 3 based on the terminal location information to create the equipment diagram shown in Figure 4 (step S3).

Then, the worker takes the terminal to be installed and a printed out equipment drawing or a tablet terminal and moves to the floor (construction location) where the terminal (10) is to be installed. At the construction site, the worker reads the QR code on the equipment drawing using the camera 21 of the address setter 12, extracts the communication address and location information, and sets it in the terminal (10) (step S4'). Next, the worker installs the terminal with the set communication address in a specified location (step S6'), moves to the next installation location, and installs the terminal in the same manner as above. Then, when installation of all the terminals is completed, the fire receiver 11 calls the installed terminals via the detector line (15) and obtains the communication address and location information of the terminals (step S7).

According to the above construction pattern, any terminal device can be selected at the construction site and a communication address can be set according to the installation location, which has the advantage that it is not necessary to make notes on the terminal device and it is possible to save the trouble of comparing the terminal device with the equipment drawings.
In addition, when the installation of all terminal devices is completed using the above construction procedure, the communication addresses and location information set for each terminal device acquired by the fire receiver 11 can be automatically arranged and displayed on the floor plan displayed on the display unit DSP, or the acquired data can be sent to the PC 13 and displayed on the PC's display unit.

In the third construction pattern, two workers share the tasks of setting the communication addresses and installing the terminals. As shown in FIG. 7, steps S1 to S3 of this third construction pattern are the same as those of the second pattern in FIG. 6. In the sales office, the equipment drawing shown in FIG. 3 is created using a PC 13, and the communication addresses and location information to be set in each terminal (10) are assigned (step S1). Next, the terminal information and building and floor information are extracted from the created equipment drawing to generate a QR code (step S2), and the generated QR code is placed on the equipment drawing shown in FIG. 3 based on the terminal location information to create the equipment drawing shown in FIG. 4 (step S3).

After that, carrying the terminal device to be installed and a printed out equipment drawing or a tablet terminal, the worker moves to the floor where the terminal device (10) is to be installed, and the address setting worker reads the QR code on the equipment drawing at the construction site using the camera 21 of the address setting device 12, extracts the communication address and location information, sets it in the terminal device (10), and places it in the installation position (step S4"). Next, the installation worker installs the terminal device placed in the installation position on the installation surface (step S6"). Then, when installation of all the terminal devices is completed, the fire receiver 11 calls the installed terminal devices via the detector line (15) and obtains the communication address and location information of the terminal devices (step S7).

According to the above construction pattern, the work is shared between an address setting worker and an installation worker, so that even when the available time for work is limited, it is possible to efficiently set a communication address in the terminal device and install it in the specified location within the allotted time at the construction site.
In addition, when the installation of all terminal devices is completed using the above construction procedure, when there is a request to display the floor plan, the fire receiver 11 can automatically arrange and display the communication address and location information set for each terminal device on the floor plan displayed on the display unit DSP, or send it to the PC 13 and display it on the PC's display unit.

Next, the difference between the installation procedure of the disaster prevention device and the address setting in the invention described in Patent Document 2 and the installation procedure of the first pattern of the present invention will be described. Figure 8 shows the installation procedure in the prior invention described in Patent Document 2.
The construction procedure in the prior invention is to first prepare an equipment drawing as shown in Fig. 3 using a PC (step S11). Next, according to the created equipment drawing, disaster prevention equipment (sensors) with IC tags are attached to predetermined positions (step S12). After that, a reader is used to read the identification information (number) from the IC tag of the disaster prevention equipment, and a QR code is generated by a code converter (step S13). The generated QR code is then printed out and affixed to the equipment drawing created in step S11 (step S14).

The QR code affixed to the equipment drawing is then read by a code reader, converted into the original IC tag number, and imported into a PC or CAD, and the IC tag number is written on the PC in the corresponding position on the equipment drawing (step S15). Next, a number setting table is created using the PC to associate the IC tag numbers with address numbers, and this is input and stored in the receiver via a recording medium (step S16). The receiver then refers to the number setting table and communicates with the disaster prevention equipment using the IC tag number, and sets the address associated with the IC tag number for the disaster prevention equipment (step S17).

As mentioned above, the prior invention uses a QR code to set an address on a disaster prevention device (sensor), which has the advantage of reducing human error and reducing the chance of incorrect address setting. However, it has the disadvantage of requiring an IC tag to be attached to the disaster prevention device, which is used only for address setting, resulting in higher costs (unit price) for the disaster prevention device. In addition, the labor required for installation is high, which increases the costs of installation.

In contrast, the installation procedure according to the present invention uses a QR code and sets the address using a memory function such as an EEPROM that the detector originally has, which reduces human error and reduces erroneous address setting, and does not require an IC tag, so there is no increase in the cost of the detector, and it can be applied to any detector with a memory function, so it can be used for a wide range of purposes.In addition, there is an advantage that the number of steps required for installation is small, which makes it possible to suppress increases in the cost required for installation.
Therefore, compared to prior inventions, the present invention has the advantage that it is possible to reduce the workload and human error without adding functions to the detector, and further, it is possible to increase versatility and reduce the labor required for construction.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications and changes are possible. For example, in the above embodiment, the communication address is set for the sensor at the sales office, and then the sensor is transported to the construction site and installed, but it is also possible to set a communication address for a sensor that has already been installed at the installation location. In the above embodiment, the address setting device 20 is provided with a socket (22) to which the terminal of the terminal device can be connected, and the terminals are brought into contact with each other to transmit data as an electrical signal, but the address may be set by transmitting data via wireless communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) communication, infrared communication, or visible light communication. In addition, if the sensor has such a communication means, communication may be performed between the sensor and a PC, and the set information may be collected and displayed on the PC, or the sensor may be controlled. In this way, even if the receiver is not started, information such as which sensors have been set and confirmation of whether the sensor is functioning normally can be performed.

In addition, in the above embodiment, a fire detector is given as an example of a terminal device, but the terminal device to which an address is set is not limited to a fire detector, and may be a detector such as a gas detector or a human presence sensor, as well as terminal devices with different functions (types) such as an alarm sound device, an anti-smoke damper, and a fire door closing device, and fire detectors with different detection methods such as a smoke detector and a heat detector may be treated as different types of terminal devices.
Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the camera 21 as a code reading means is provided in the address setter 12, but instead of providing a camera, a configuration may be adopted in which a camera function of a mobile device such as a smartphone is used to photograph the QR code and the read QR code is transmitted to the address setter 12. Note that a barcode may be used instead of the QR code.
Furthermore, since the present invention is applicable to any terminal that has a built-in non-volatile memory such as an EEPROM, it can also be applied to terminals in which the address is set by a rotary switch or the like, as long as the terminal can read and write EEPROM.
Furthermore, the present invention can be widely applied not only to fire detection systems and other monitoring systems, but also to facilities equipped with terminal devices.

10 Terminal device (fire detector)
11 Fire receiver 12 Address setting device 13 PC (personal computer)
14 Storage device 15 Sensor line 16 Network (Internet)
21 Camera 22 Connection terminal (socket)
23 Data processing unit 24 Storage unit 25 Input operation unit 26 Display unit

Claims (4)

A storage means capable of writing a communication address ;
A code reading means capable of reading a two-dimensional code including at least a communication address indicated on an equipment drawing showing the arrangement of a plurality of terminals to be installed in a predetermined area of the monitoring system or in a target facility;
a code conversion means for converting the two-dimensional code read by the code reading means into a binary code;
a communication address extraction means for extracting a communication address from the binary code converted by the code conversion means;
a data sending means for sending the communication address extracted by said communication address extracting means as a signal to said terminal device;
An address setting method for a monitoring system, which sets communication addresses to a plurality of terminals that are distributed in a predetermined area or in a target facility of the monitoring system, using an address setting device comprising:
a first step of allocating different communication addresses to be set in a plurality of terminals installed in a predetermined area or target facility of the monitoring system;
a second step of converting information of each terminal device, including at least the communication address, into a two-dimensional code;
a third step of displaying the generated two-dimensional code on an equipment drawing showing the layout of a plurality of terminals to be installed in a predetermined area of the monitoring system or in a target facility;
A fourth step of reading the two-dimensional code written on the equipment drawing by the address setting device;
a fifth step of converting the two-dimensional code read by the address setting device to extract the communication address and sending it to the corresponding terminal device to set it;
a sixth step of adding information indicating which communication address has been set to each of the plurality of terminal devices to which the communication addresses have been set;
a seventh step of mounting the plurality of terminals at predetermined positions by referring to the facility drawing and the information attached to each terminal;
and an eighth step of acquiring information including the communication addresses set in the plurality of terminal devices via the communication line by a receiver connected to the communication line to which the plurality of terminal devices are connected . A storage means capable of writing a communication address;
A code reading means capable of reading a two-dimensional code including at least a communication address indicated on an equipment drawing showing the arrangement of a plurality of terminals installed in a predetermined area of the monitoring system or in a target facility;
a code conversion means for converting the two-dimensional code read by the code reading means into a binary code;
a communication address extracting means for extracting a communication address from the binary code converted by the code converting means;
a data sending means for sending the communication address extracted by said communication address extracting means as a signal to said terminal device;
An address setting method for a monitoring system, which sets communication addresses to a plurality of terminals installed in a predetermined area or in a target facility of the monitoring system, using an address setting device comprising:
a first step of allocating different communication addresses to be set in a plurality of terminals installed in a predetermined area or target facility of the monitoring system;
a second step of converting information of each terminal device, including at least the communication address, into a two-dimensional code;
a third step of displaying the generated two-dimensional code on an equipment drawing showing the layout of a plurality of terminals to be installed in a predetermined area of the monitoring system or in a target facility;
A fourth step of reading the two-dimensional code written on the equipment drawing by the address setting device;
a fifth step of converting the two-dimensional code read by the address setting device to extract the communication address and sending it to the corresponding terminal device to set it;
After performing the fourth and fifth steps at a position where the terminal device is to be installed while referring to the facility drawing,
A method for setting an address in a monitoring system, comprising the steps of: a seventh step of sequentially mounting the terminal devices to which the communication addresses have been set at predetermined positions; and an eighth step of acquiring information including the communication addresses set in the plurality of terminal devices via a communication line by a receiver connected to the communication line to which the plurality of terminal devices are connected. A storage means capable of writing a communication address;
A code reading means capable of reading a two-dimensional code including at least a communication address indicated on an equipment drawing showing the arrangement of a plurality of terminals installed in a predetermined area of the monitoring system or in a target facility;
a code conversion means for converting the two-dimensional code read by the code reading means into a binary code;
a communication address extracting means for extracting a communication address from the binary code converted by the code converting means;
a data sending means for sending the communication address extracted by said communication address extracting means as a signal to said terminal device;
An address setting method for a monitoring system, which sets communication addresses to a plurality of terminals installed in a predetermined area or in a target facility of the monitoring system, using an address setting device comprising:
a first step of allocating different communication addresses to be set in a plurality of terminals installed in a predetermined area or target facility of the monitoring system;
a second step of converting information of each terminal device, including at least the communication address, into a two-dimensional code;
a third step of displaying the generated two-dimensional code on an equipment drawing showing the layout of a plurality of terminals to be installed in a predetermined area of the monitoring system or in a target facility;
A fourth step of reading the two-dimensional code written on the equipment drawing by the address setting device;
a fifth step of converting the two-dimensional code read by the address setting device to extract the communication address and sending it to the corresponding terminal device to set it;
The first worker performs the fourth step and the fifth step at a position where the terminal device is to be installed while referring to the facility drawing, and places the terminal device at the installation position.
a seventh step in which a second worker mounts the terminal placed at the mounting position on a mounting surface;
An address setting method in a monitoring system, characterized in that an eighth step is carried out in which a receiver connected to a communication line to which the plurality of terminal devices are connected acquires information including the communication addresses set in the plurality of terminal devices via the communication line. the receiver has a function of transmitting information including the communication address acquired in the eighth step to another data processing device via a network;
An address setting method in a monitoring system described in any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the data processing device, which has received information including the communication address acquired in the eighth step, displays the received communication address near the corresponding terminal device on the equipment drawing displayed on a display unit.

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