Wireless sensor system

Abstract

A wireless sensor system according to the invention has a wireless sensor device for detecting something and a wireless base station for exchanging data with the wireless sensor device by wireless. The wireless sensor device 2 has a sampling signal transmitting portion for transmitting a sampling signal, and the wireless base station has a sensitivity detecting portion for detecting a receive sensitivity of the sampling signal, and a sensitivity transmitting portion for transmitting a result detected thereby to the wireless sensor device. And, the wireless sensor device has at least one of a LED and a buzzer for informing of the receive sensitivity on the basis of data from the sensitivity transmitting portion. A worker who tries to locate the wireless sensor device can easily know the best place for location with the LED or the like.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing one example of the whole formation of a wireless sensor system according to the invention;

FIG. 2 is a block diagram indicating one example of a formation of a wireless sensor device;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram indicating one example of a formation of a wireless base station;

FIG. 4 is a typical view showing one example of an image displayed on a monitor screen of a personal computer;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining effects of the wireless sensor system according to the invention;

FIG. 6 is a typical view showing one example of a structure of data to be used for communication; and

FIG. 7 is a typical view showing one example of a structure of a conventional wireless sensor system.

Claims

1. Wireless sensor system having a wireless sensor device and a wireless base station, for exchanging data by wireless, comprising: said wireless sensor device having a sensor portion for detecting something, a wireless transmitting and receiving portion for exchanging data with said wireless base station, a sampling signal transmitting portion for transmitting a sampling signal to said wireless base station, a CPU, and at least one of a buzzer and a LED; andsaid wireless base station having a wireless transmitting and receiving portion for exchanging said data with said wireless sensor device, a sensitivity detecting portion for detecting a receive sensitivity of said sampling signal from said sampling signal transmitting portion, and a sensitivity transmitting portion for transmitting a result detected by said sensitivity detecting portion to said wireless sensor device;whereby said CPU of said wireless sensor device informs of said receive sensitivity level on the basis of said data from said sensitivity transmitting portion through at least one of said buzzer and said LED.

2. The wireless sensor system according to claim 1, wherein said wireless sensor device has a first timer portion which starts to count followed by transmission of said sampling signal, said sampling signal transmitting portion repeats to transmit said sampling signals on the basis of counting by said first timer portion when not receiving said data from said sensitivity transmitting portion, said wireless sensor device has a transmitting frequency detecting portion for detecting a frequency of transmission, and said CPU of said wireless sensor device informs of said receive sensitivity level on the basis of said data from said sensitivity transmitting portion and a result detected by said transmitting frequency detecting portion through at least one of said buzzer and said LED.

3. The wireless sensor system according to claim 1 wherein said wireless sensor device is structured to be able to be switched into a first mode for normal measurement and a second mode for examining a received sensitivity level on the basis of a transmission of said sampling signal, and said wireless sensor device has a second timer portion which starts to count followed by switching into said second mode and is reset and starts to newly count whenever receiving return of said detected result from said sensitivity transmitting portion, and finishes said second mode and returns to said first mode if said second timer portion counts a predetermined time without receiving said detected result from said sensitivity transmitting portion.

4. The wireless sensor system according to claim 3, wherein said wireless base station has a third timer portion which starts to count followed by switching into said second mode and is reset and starts to newly count whenever receiving return of said detected result from said sensitivity transmitting portion, and finishes said second mode and returns to said first mode if said third timer portion counts a predetermined time without receiving said return of said detected result.

5. The wireless sensor system according to claim 1, wherein said wireless base station has a sampling signal transmitting portion for transmitting said sampling signal to said wireless sensor device, said wireless sensor device has a sensitivity detecting portion for detecting a receive sensitivity of said sampling signal, and said CPU of said wireless sensor device informs of said receive sensitivity level on the basis of said data from said sensitivity detecting portion through at least one of said buzzer and said LED.