Centralized control unit, equipment control system, and control method
AssigneeMitsubishi Electric Corporation
InventorTakuya MUKAI
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Abstract
An air-conditioning centralized management apparatus (10) for controlling air conditioners including an outdoor unit and an indoor unit includes a main unit (100) that has basic functions for controlling the air conditioners. The main unit (100) includes extension I/Fs (160) that each are connectable to an extension unit (200) that has an extension function for controlling the air conditioners. The extension I/Fs (160) are arranged on, for example, at four locations of the air-conditioning centralized management apparatus (10), on a top side, lower side, left side, and right side thereof, to improve flexibility in connection of the extension unit (200).
Claims6
A centralized management apparatus for controlling a device subject to management, the centralized management apparatus comprising:
- a main unit that has basic functions for controlling the device, wherein
- the main unit includes interfaces, each connectable to an extension unit that has an extension function for controlling the device
- the interfaces each include a connector in which terminals are arranged, and
- the terminals are arranged so as to be bilaterally symmetric when viewed in a direction in which an arrangement direction of the terminals is horizontal.
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A device control system comprising:
- a device subject to management;
- and
- a centralized management apparatus to control the device, wherein
- the centralized management apparatus includes a main unit that has basic functions for controlling the device,
- the main unit includes interfaces, each connectable to an extension unit that has an extension function for controlling the device
- the interfaces each include a connector in which terminals are arranged, and
- the terminals are arranged so as to be bilaterally symmetric when viewed in a direction in which an arrangement direction of the terminals is horizontal.
A control method in a centralized management apparatus for controlling a device subject to management, the centralized management apparatus including a main unit that has basic functions for controlling the device, the main unit including interfaces each connectable to an extension unit that has an extension function for controlling the device, the interfaces each including a connector in which terminals are arranged, the terminals being arranged so as to be bilaterally symmetric when viewed in a direction in which an arrangement direction of the terminals is horizontal, the extension unit being connected to one interface of the interfaces, the control method comprising:
- receiving a driver from the extension unit connected to the one interface;
- and
- controlling the device while controlling the extension unit using the driver.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.