CN103458399B - Intelligent WIFI module and method for configuring device supporting WIFI connection into WIFI network - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses an intelligent WIFI module which is provided with a trigger unit used for generating trigger signals. Under the action of the trigger signals, the WIFI module starts the configuration of the intelligent WIFI module according a received broadcast data package. The invention further discloses a method for configuring a device supporting WIFI connection into a WIFI network. The method comprises the steps that the information including the SSID and the secret key of the WIFI network is broadcast through a terminal device, a configuration command of the device supporting the WIFI connection is triggered, the received broadcast data are analyzed to obtain the SSID and the secret key, and then the operation of joining into the corresponding WIFI network is executed. According to the intelligent WIFI module and the method for configuring the device supporting the WIFI connection into the WIFI network, the whole configuring process is achieved in a one-key mode, the configuring difficulty is greatly reduced, and user experience is improved.

Description

Intelligent WIFI module and the method that the device configuration supporting WIFI to connect is entered WIFI network

Technical field

The present invention relates to wireless telecommunications WiFi field, especially relate to a kind of intelligent WiFi module and use shouldThe user configuration method of module.

Background technology

Wi-Fi is that one kind can be by terminals such as PC, handheld devices (as PDA, mobile phone) with wirelessThe technology that mode interconnects.This technology makes various Novel movable equipment can wirelessly connect familyNetwork or high in the clouds, following intelligentized life has a lot of equipment without screen and keyboard, such as garage gateThe on-keyboards such as switch, household electrical appliances, light fixture, thermostat and treadmill or headless (headless) of touch-screenEquipment, but this kind equipment is when being connected to WiFi network, needs user to carry out considerably complicated behaviourMake step just to enable.This use that undoubtedly can make some non-electrical sub-industries or less understand WiFi technologyFamily can produce some inconvenience when in use.

The smart machine of conventional internal WIFI module, such as intelligent television, need client to pass through after buying back homeThe webpage configuration page of inside modules opened by mobile phone or computer, to input your network name to be added.ThisIndividual process or will be completed by cable network, very not convenient.And come even by WiFi networkBecome, mainly have three problems can affect very much the experience of user：

1：Opening this process of the page is more complicated in itself, can cause the one of operation for common consumerDetermine difficulty

2：When you go to connect with target device with computer or mobile phone, computer or mobile phone need and existingWiFi network disconnects, and this process can affect much ongoing network work, such as browse, download.

3：Multiple equipment can not be configured simultaneously.

It is therefore desirable to providing a kind of user configuring mode easily, easily operated.

Content of the invention

The present invention provide a kind of intelligent WIFI module, this WIFI module include communication interface, power subsystem,Micro controller unit, signal receive and transmitting element and trigger element, and wherein said communication interface is used forCommunication between described WIFI module and connected device, described power subsystem is responsible for whole WIFI moduleThere is provided power supply, described micro-control unit is responsible for the process of signal, and described signal receives and transmitting element is used for connecingReceive and send WIFI signal, described trigger element connects described micro-control unit, for producing trigger,In the presence of described trigger, described micro-control unit is received according to described signal and transmitting element is connectThe WIFI signal receiving starts the configuration to described WIFI module, and is received by described signal and send outUnit is sent to send configuration result.

Described intelligent WIFI module can also have data encryption and decryption unit, described data encryption and decryptionUnit is connected to described micro-control unit and described signal and receives and transmitting element between, for being sent letterNumber encryption or the deciphering to received signal.

Described data encryption and decryption unit AES-128 encryption and deciphering.

Described communication interface is SDIO interface.

Described communication interface can also be UART/SPI interface.

Described intelligent WIFI module can embed in any electronic equipment, provides network service for this product

On the other hand, the present invention provides a kind of device configuration connecting support WIFI to enter joining of a WIFI networkPut method, comprise the following steps：

Step one：Send described WIFI network using terminal device to the equipment that described support WIFI connectsSSID and key；

Step 2：The equipment interconnection that described support WIFI connects receives described broadcast data packet and is analyzed, whenWhen discovery has SSID and key information, after described SSID and key information are read out, execution addition is describedThe operation of WIFI network；

Step 3：After the equipment execution that described support WIFI connects adds the operation of described WIFI network, toDescribed terminal sends acknowledgement information, and once configuration completes for declaration.

Preferably, described step one " sends described WIFI network to the equipment that described support WIFI connectsSSID and key " specifically includes following steps：

Step 1.1：Described WIFI is sent in the form of broadcast packet on the terminal being connected into described WIFI networkThe SSID of network and key；

Step 1.2：The equipment that described support WIFI is connected is placed in listening state, monitors the wide of each networkUnicast packets；

Step 1.3：The equipment that described support WIFI connects generates trigger by trigger element,Triggering configuration order；

Wherein, step 1.1 can exchange between any two to the order of step 1.3.

Described broadcast packet can adopt udp protocol.

The equipment that described support WIFI connects can be using intelligent WIFI module as above, it would however also be possible to employOther WIFI module of above step can be completed.

In described configuration process, support AES-128 encryption.

The length of a kind of SSID of described step and key supports 16Byte, 32Byte, 63Byte or128Byte.

After described SSID and key information are read out by step 2, also perform and checked whether correspondenceThis operation of the network of SSID；Without map network, then show error in data, interrupt this time configuring,Just execute the operation adding this WIFI network if there are map network.

In configuration process, if described terminal does not receive acknowledgement information in a specified time, just think and joinPut unsuccessfully, interrupt this time configuring.

The present invention can use the intelligent terminals such as the mobile phone of family, flat board, props up through in the air information transmission being arrivedHold the equipment of WIFI connection.In whole process, the terminal such as mobile phone, flat board all also keeps the company with home networkConnect.By adopting technique scheme, not only so that whole configuration process becomes " one-touch " or " stupidMelon ", quite convenient for for operating, improving for experiencing；Also add controlling, for not simultaneouslyWish to allocate into the equipment of this network, even if having the wifi module of this method it is also possible to not allocate target intoIn network.Such as, if having bought a TV to home, it is possible to use above-mentioned collocation method, easily joinInstall in home network, if neighbour's has equally bought such TV, if do not had this whenThere is the physical trigger in the external world, the equipment of neighbour's will not be configured.

Brief description

Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram of present invention intelligence WIFI module critical piece.

Fig. 2 is a kind of configuration that will support that the device configuration that WIFI connects enters a WIFI network according to the present inventionMethod schematic diagram.

Fig. 3 is, according to the present invention, the equipment end supporting WIFI to connect is configured the FB(flow block) into network.

Specific embodiment

Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram of present invention intelligence WIFI module critical piece, and those skilled in the art can manageSolution, wherein illustrate only the related critical piece of inventive point of the present invention, for clear period, completes itOther conventional components of conventional func are and illustrate.

Fig. 1 can only WIFI module 10 have including communication interface 3, power subsystem 1, microcontroller listUnit 5, signal receive and transmitting element 2 and trigger element 4.Communication interface 3 is used for described WIFI mouldCommunication between block 10 and connected device (such as intelligent appliance), power subsystem 1 is responsible for whole WIFIModule 10 provides power supply, and micro-control unit 5 is responsible for the process of signal, and signal receives and transmitting element 2 is usedIn receiving and sending WIFI signal, trigger element 4 connects described micro-control unit 5, for producing triggeringSignal, in the presence of described trigger, micro-control unit 5 receives and transmitting element according to described signalWIFI signal received by 2 starts the configuration to described WIFI module 10, and passes through described letterNumber receive and transmitting element 2 configuration result is sent.

As shown in figure 1, as needed, described intelligent WIFI module 10 can also have data encryption and conciliateClose unit 6, described data encryption and decryption unit 6 is connected to described micro-control unit 5 and described signal connectsReceive and transmitting element 2 between, for the encryption to signal transmitted or the deciphering to received signal.WhenSo, this data encryption and decryption unit 6 can not also exist.

Described data encryption and decryption unit 2 supports various conventional encryption manner of decryption, such as AES-128 encryptionAnd deciphering.

Described communication interface 3 can be SDIO interface or UART/SPI interface.

Fig. 2 illustrates, according to a kind of of the present invention, the device configuration supporting WIFI to connect is entered a WIFI networkCollocation method, comprises the following steps：

Step one：Specifically include：

Step 1.1：The terminal being connected into described WIFI network is sent in the form of broadcast packet describedThe SSID of WIFI network and key；

Step 1.2：The equipment that described support WIFI is connected is placed in listening state, monitors each networkBroadcast data packet；

Step 1.3：Triggering letter is generated by trigger element on the equipment that described support WIFI connectsNumber, trigger configuration order；

Wherein, step 1.1 can exchange between any two to the order of step 1.3；

Step 2：The equipment interconnection that described support WIFI connects receives described broadcast data packet and is analyzed, whenWhen discovery has SSID and key information, after described SSID and key information are read out, execution addition is describedThe operation of WIFI network；

Step 3：After the equipment execution that described support WIFI connects adds the operation of described WIFI network, toDescribed terminal sends acknowledgement information, and once configuration completes for declaration.

The equipment that described support WIFI connects can be as shown in Fig. 2 adopt intelligence as shown in Figure 1, as aboveCan WIFI module.It can be of course be appreciated by those skilled in the art that can also employing can complete above step,Other WIFI module different from Fig. 1.

In described configuration process, support AES-128 encryption.A kind of SSID of described step and the length of keyDegree supports 16Byte, 32Byte, 63Byte or 128Byte.Described broadcast packet can adopt udp protocol.

When Fig. 3 is to execute above-mentioned collocation method, the workflow at intelligent WIFI module end, in triggering configurationAfter order enters intelligent configuration mode, module is monitored the broadcast bag data of each channel always, withoutIf information, just go to execute other things, if listening to information data and arriving, it will go to executeThe analysis of data, is processed, AES decryption work, takes out SSID and key.Then scan network, checkWhether there is the network of corresponding SSID.If it is not, showing error in data, if it has, then analysis encryptionMode, then carries out connect operation.If connect success, directly send to terminals such as mobile phonesInformation receipt, if connect failure, returns failure information.Whole operation one step complete it is not necessary toAny operation, as long as triggering once enters intelligent configuration mode.

Accordingly, for terminal devices such as such as mobile phone terminals, first, terminal device takes current connection wifiThe SSID of network, user is manually entered key.Press configuration button, now, data is carried out AES by terminalPersistently sent in the form of broadcast packet after encryption, simultaneously outstanding message receipt, can suitably do and process in limited time, ifDo not receive acknowledgement information in limiting time, then show configuration failure, if receiving information receipt, receiptInformation is prescribed a time limit.Whole operation only need to input key, presses configuration button.

Obviously, described embodiment is only a part of embodiment of the present invention, rather than whole embodiments.Based on the embodiment in the present invention, those of ordinary skill in the art institute under the premise of not making creative workThe all other embodiment obtaining, broadly falls into the scope of protection of the invention.

Claims (14)

1. a kind of intelligent WIFI module it is characterised in that：

This intelligent WIFI module include communication interface, power subsystem, micro controller unit, signal receive and transmitting element,And trigger element, wherein said communication interface is used for communication between described intelligent WIFI module and connected device,Described power subsystem is responsible for entirely intelligent WIFI module and provides power supply, and described micro controller unit is responsible for the process of signal,Described signal receives and transmitting element is used for receiving and sends WIFI signal, and described trigger element connects described microcontrollerUnit, for producing trigger, in the presence of described trigger, described micro controller unit is according to described signalReceive the configuration to described intelligent WIFI module with the WIFI signal startup received by transmitting element, and pass through described letterNumber receive and transmitting element configuration result is sent.

2. intelligent WIFI module according to claim 1 is it is characterised in that described intelligent WIFI module also hasData encryption and decryption unit, described data encryption and decryption unit is connected to described micro controller unit and described signal connectsReceive and transmitting element between, for the encryption of signal transmitted or the deciphering of received signal.

3. intelligent WIFI module according to claim 2 is it is characterised in that described data encryption and decryption unitAES-128 encryption and deciphering.

4. intelligent WIFI module according to claim 1 is it is characterised in that described communication interface is SDIO interface.

5. intelligent WIFI module according to claim 1 is it is characterised in that described communication interface is UART/SPIInterface.

6. intelligent WIFI module according to claim 1 is it is characterised in that described intelligent WIFI module can embedIn any electronic equipment, provide network service for this electronic equipment.

7. a kind of method that the device configuration supporting WIFI to connect is entered a WIFI network, described support WIFI connectsEquipment be according to the arbitrary described intelligent WIFI module of claim 1-6；It is characterized in that methods described include followingStep：

Step one：Send broadcast data packet using terminal device to the equipment that described support WIFI connects；

Step 2：The equipment interconnection that described support WIFI connects receives described broadcast data packet and is analyzed, when discovery is depositedIn SSID and key information, execution after described SSID and key information are read out adds described WIFI networkOperation；

Step 3：After the equipment that described support WIFI connects has executed the operation adding described WIFI network, to describedTerminal sends acknowledgement information, and once configuration completes for declaration.

8. the method that the device configuration supporting WIFI to connect is entered a WIFI network according to claim 7, itsBe characterised by, in described step one " to described support WIFI connect equipment send broadcast data packet " specifically include withLower step：

Step 1.1：In the terminal being connected into described WIFI network, by the wireless router of this network with broadcast packetForm sends SSID and the key of described WIFI network；

Step 1.2：The equipment that described support WIFI is connected is placed in listening state, monitors the broadcast data packet of each network；

Step 1.3：The equipment that described support WIFI connects generates trigger by trigger element, thus triggering is joinedPut order；

Wherein, step 1.1 can exchange between any two to the order of step 1.3.

9. the method that the device configuration supporting WIFI to connect is entered a WIFI network according to claim 7, itsIt is characterised by, described broadcast packet can adopt udp protocol, it would however also be possible to employ Transmission Control Protocol.

10. the method that the device configuration supporting WIFI to connect is entered a WIFI network according to claim 7,It is characterized in that, the equipment that described support WIFI connects can be using the intelligent WIFI as described in one of claim 1-6Module, it would however also be possible to employ other WIFI module of above step can be completed.

11. methods that the device configuration supporting WIFI to connect is entered a WIFI network according to claim 7,It is characterized in that, in described configuration process, support AES-128 encryption.

12. methods that the device configuration supporting WIFI to connect is entered a WIFI network according to claim 7,It is characterized in that, the length of the SSID in described step 2 and key supports 16Byte, 32Byte, 63Byte or128Byte.

13. methods that the device configuration supporting WIFI to connect is entered a WIFI network according to claim 7,It is characterized in that, add described WIFI net in execution after described SSID and key information being read out in step 2Before the operation of network, also perform this operation of network checking whether corresponding SSID；Without corresponding WIFINetwork, then show error in data, interrupts this time configuring, and just executes, if there are map network, the behaviour adding this WIFI networkMake.

14. methods that the device configuration supporting WIFI to connect is entered a WIFI network according to claim 7,It is characterized in that, in configuration process, if described terminal device does not receive acknowledgement information in a specified time, recognizeFor configuration failure, interrupt this time configuring.