METHOD FOR DETECTING AND REMOTELY MANAGING SENSORS AND/OR DEVICES FOR FEEDING TEXTILE AND/OR METALLIC YARNS INSTALLED ON ONE OR MORE TEXTILE MACHINES, AND SYSTEM THEREOF

Description

TECHNOLOGICAL BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Field of application

[0001] The present invention relates to a method and system for detecting and remotely managing sensors and/or devices for feeding textile and/or metallic yarns installed on one or more textile machines in a factory.

Prior art

[0002] Technological progress in the textile machine industry has allowed to achieve very high levels of electronic management of the machines and of the operating parameters of sensors and/or devices for feeding textile yarns installed on the machine themselves. This has made available a large amount of data, detectable in real time, concerning the operation of such sensors and/or feeding devices.

[0003] The data acquired in digital format have the advantage of being appropriately sorted and reprocessed with computerized systems in order to provide a series of useful indications very rapidly.

[0004] In a textile machine of known type, such data are conveyed towards an electronic control unit connected to the sensors and/or devices for feeding textile yarns installed in the machine itself. Through appropriate management software of the machine associated with such a control unit and configured to reprocess the data provided by the sensors and/or the feeding devices, an operator can know the operating state of each of the devices which populate the machine and can enter or select various operating modes of such sensors and/or feeding devices by interacting with a display and a keyboard connected to the electronic control unit.

[0005] Nowadays, in the perspective of optimizing time and costs connected to the operative management of multiple textile machines present in a textile factory, the need is increasingly more felt to be able to access the data related to the job carried out by the textile machines also remotely, i.e. without the operator needing to go physically near each one in order to interact with the respective electronic control units.

[0006] For this purpose, a known solution is described in DE102006025747 A1, which relates to a system for controlling a textile production process which includes the use of a portable electronic device configured to establish a remote communication of the wireless type with a processing unit connected to the textile machine.

[0007] However, such a document does not provide suggestions concerning the possibility of making the number and type of sensors and/or feeding devices which populate a textile machine or multiple textile machines in a factory rapidly available to an operator. Furthermore, the solution described in such a document is silent regarding the possibility of carrying out selective update operations of operating data and parameters of the sensors and/or feeding devices of the textile machine.

[0008] Document EP 0752631 A1 describes a device and control method for monitoring the feed of a plurality of yarns to a textile machine having encoded sensor means.

[0009] Document US 2015/301521 A1 describes systems, methods, devices and computer readable medium for real and near-real time sensor data capture and analysis.

[0010] Document WO 2015/114685 A1 describes a dynamic mobile sensors network platform for identifier-based communication.

[0011] Document WO 2007/035219 A1 describes a programmed wireless sensor system.

[0012] Document EP 1953648 A1 describes a control process on a crosswound bobbin producing textile machine with components connected via a machine bus.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0013] It is the object of the present invention to devise and provide a method for detecting and remotely managing sensors and/or devices for feeding textile and/or metallic yarns installed on one or more textile machines which allows to overcome at least partially the drawbacks described above.

[0014] Such an object is achieved by means of a method for detecting and remotely managing sensors and/or devices for feeding textile and/or metallic yarns installed on one or more textile machines according to claim 1.

[0015] Preferred embodiments of such a method are described in dependent claims 2-9.

[0016] The present invention further relates to a system which implements the method for detecting and remotely managing sensors and/or feeding devices according to claim 10.

[0017] Preferred embodiments of such a system are described in dependent claims 11-16.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] Further features and advantages of the method and system according to the invention will become apparent from the following description which illustrates preferred embodiments, given by way of indicative, nonlimiting examples, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

• figure 1 diagrammatically shows a system which implements the method for detecting and remotely managing sensors and/or devices for feeding textile and/or metallic yarns installed on one or more textile machines according to the invention;
• figure 2 shows a first example of connection between an electronic control unit of a textile machine of the system in figure 1 and a Wi-Fi access point;
• figure 3 shows a second example of connection between an electronic control unit of a textile machine of the system in figure 1 and a Wi-Fi access point;
• figures 4A-4B show an example of graphical user interface or GUI of an application program according to the method of the invention which can be viewed on a display of a portable electronic device for detecting and remotely managing sensors and/or devices for feeding textile and/or metallic yarns installed on a textile machine;
• figure 5 shows an example of graphical user interface or GUI of an application program according to the method of the invention which can be viewed on a display of a portable electronic device for detecting and remotely managing textile machines present in a textile factory.

[0019] Similar or equivalent elements in the aforesaid figures are indicated by means of the same reference numerals.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0020] With reference to figure 1, a system for detecting and remotely managing sensors and/or devices for feeding textile and/or metallic yarns installed on one or more textile machines 100, 100a, 100b arranged in a textile factory is indicated as a whole by reference numeral 1000.

[0021] Hereafter, the system for detecting and remotely managing sensors and/or devices for feeding textile and/or metallic yarns installed on one or more textile machines 100, 100a, 100b will be indicated as system for detecting and managing sensors or more simply system.

[0022] With reference to the example in figure 1, it is presumed that three textile machines, indicated with reference numerals 100, 100a, 100b, respectively, are arranged in the textile factory. Furthermore, eight sensors and/or devices for feeding textile and/or metallic yarns are installed on each textile machines of known type, each indicated by reference numeral 10. For example, the yarn feeding devices of each machine may be mutually the same or different and comprise constant tension yarn feeders, constant speed yarn feeders. Furthermore, the sensors are configured to control at least one feature of each fed yarn, such as its tension, speed, diameter, quality, color and the like.

[0023] Each of such textile machines 100, 100a, 100b comprises an electronic control unit 30, 30a, 30b electrically connected to the aforesaid sensors and/or feeding devices 10 to receive identifiers Si1, Si2, Si3 (with i=1,...,8), each associated with a sensor and/or feeding device 10 of the respective machine. Furthermore, the electronic control unit 30, 30a, 30b is configured to receive data and operating parameters Di1, Di2, Di3 (with i=1,...,8) representative of a current or real operating state of the sensors and/or feeding devices 10 installed on the machine itself.

[0024] Such data and parameters Di1, Di2, Di3 of the sensors and/or feeding devices 10 comprise: software version; hardware version; working tension; amount of thread absorbed (LFA); work speed; state of the mechanical components and respective state parameters, such as temperature and mechanical calibration.

[0025] For example, the electronic control unit 30, 30a, 30b, referred to as a Power Feeder Unit or PFU by those skilled in the art, comprises a microprocessor unit provided with a respective memory housed on an electronic printed circuit board (PCB).

[0026] Again with reference to 1, the electronic control unit 30, 30a, 30b is configured to store first identifiers M1, M2, M3 with which of which a textile machine is associated. Such first identifiers M1, M2, M3 are represented by the type of textile machines present in the factory. Furthermore, the electronic control unit 30, 30a, 30b is configured to store first data and operating parameters N1, N2, N3, representative of a current or real operating state of the aforesaid one or more textile machines 100, 100a, 100b.

[0027] Each textile machine 100, 100a, 100b comprises first communication means 31, 31a, 31b operatively associated with the electronic control unit 30, 30a, 30b.

[0028] With reference to figure 2, in a first embodiment, such first communication means are wireless communication means 31, 31a, 31b and comprise an electronic wireless communication board configured to be removably connected to the electronic control unit 30, 30a, 30b to establish a Wi-Fi communication with a Wi-Fi Access Point 80 provided in the textile factory.

[0029] In second embodiment, the first wireless communication means 31, 31a, 31b comprise a wireless electronic communication component which is connected to the electronic control unit 30, 30a, 30b. In particular, such an electronic component is fixed to the printed circuit broad which constitutes the electronic control unit 30, 30a, 30b to establish a Wi-Fi type communication with the Wi-Fi Access Point 80.

[0030] A different embodiment, shown in figure 3, the first communication means 31, 31a, 31b comprise a physical connection, e.g. of the Ethernet type, between the electronic control unit 30, 30a, 30b and the aforesaid Wi-Fi Access Point 80.

[0031] It is worth noting that each textile machine 100, 100a, 100b can work as Wi-Fi client and/or using the Ethernet connection. In particular, the Wi-Fi Access Point 80 is configured to generate an IP address dedicated to each textile machine 100, 100a, 100b, which can be combined with an identification label of the name or number of the machine with which the electronic control unit is associated. In other words, by means of the aforesaid IP address, it is possible to access the information contained in the electronic control unit 30, 30a, 30b of each machine, via Wi-Fi or through the Ethernet connection, as explained below.

[0032] The system 1000 of the invention further comprises a portable electronic device 50 provided with second wireless communication means 51 and with display interface means 52. Such a portable electronic device 50 is configured to establish a wireless communication with the electronic control unit 30, 30a, 30b of the one or more textile machines 100, 100a, 100b.

[0033] In practice, the portable electronic device 50 is, for example, a smartphone, a tablet, a laptop or a smart-watch or similar device.

[0034] Each of such devices is equipped with the aforesaid second wireless communication means 51, in particular a Wi-Fi communication board. Thereby, as shown in the figures, the portable electronic device 50 is configured to access the Wi-Fi local area network of the textile factory through the Wi-Fi Access Point 80 present in the factory itself and to establish a communication with the electronic control unit 30, 30a, 30b of one or more textile machines 100, 100a, 100b connected to the network itself through such an Access Point.

[0035] In other words, the possibility of connecting the electronic control unit 30, 30a, 30b to the corporate Wi-Fi network through the univocal IP address for each textile machine allows any operator in the factory, provided with the portable electronic device 50, to interact with the machine and thus with the sensors and/or feeding devices which populate it.

[0036] The display interface means 52 of the portable electronic device 50 comprise, in particular, a touchscreen display operating by data input/output interface and for displaying information.

[0037] It is worth noting that the portable electronic device 50 is of the conventional type will not be described in greater detail.

[0038] With reference to the examples in figures 2 and 3, the Wi-Fi Access Point 80 of the factory is connected to a WAN (Wide Area Network) 81 to connect the electronic control unit 30, 30a, 30b of each textile machine 100, 100a, 100b to the Internet.

[0039] In this case, the portable electronic device 50 is configured to establish a wireless remote protected communication with the electronic control unit 30, 30a, 30b of the one or more textile machines 100, 100a, 100b through the second wireless communication means 52 and the Internet network.

[0040] It is worth noting that such a communication is a remote communication because the Wi-Fi network of the textile factory may be accessed through a portable electronic device 50 located outside the plant, i.e. located at even several tens or hundreds of kilometers from the plant. Furthermore, such a remote communication may also be a protected communication (e.g. by using a password) which is based, for example, on the use of a Virtual Private Network - VPN or the like according to techniques known to those skilled in the art in the telecommunications field.

[0041] With reference to the aforesaid figures 1-3, 4A-4B and 5, the operative steps of the method for detecting and remotely managing sensors and/or devices for feeding textile and/or metallic yarns 10 installed on one or more textile machines 100, 100a, 100b implemented by means of the system 1000 are described below in greater detail.

[0042] It is worth noting that the portable electronic device 50, for example a tablet 50, is provided to load the codes of an application program which implements the method of the present invention in a respective memory and to run it.

[0043] In a more general exemplary embodiment, the method comprises a first step of enabling a wireless communication between the electronic control unit of the one or more textile machines 100, 100a, 100b and the portable electronic device 50 described above.

[0044] The method then comprises a step of transmitting, by the electronic control unit 30, 30a, 30b, the identifiers Si1, Si2, Si3 of the sensors and/or feeding devices installed on the one or more textile machines 100, 100a, 100b to the portable electronic device 50.

[0045] Afterwards, the step of processing the identifiers Si1, Si2, Si3 is advantageously included to generate one or more menus with selectable entries 60, 60a, 60b, each associated with one of the one or more textile machines, by the portable electronic device 50. Each of such menus with selectable entries, shown for example by means of the graphic interfaces in figures 4A-4B associated with the application program, represents the number and type of the sensors and/or feeding devices 10 installed on the one or more textile machines 100, 100a, 100b.

[0046] The method further comprises a step of displaying the aforesaid menus with selectable entries 60, 60a, 60b on the display interface means 52 of the portable electronic device 50.

[0047] In particular, the graphic interfaces of the application program shown in figures 4A-4B show that one of the textile machines present in the factory (the same also applies to the others) comprises three different types of yarn feeding devices, referred to as Ultrafeeder, Unifeeder and Rollingfeeder, respectively. Figure 4A further shows that the machine (referred to as Seamless 01) is populated by five Ultrafeeder type feeding devices. Figure 4B shows that the same machine is populated by seven Unifeeder type feeding devices.

[0048] In other words, the method of the invention makes a complete mapping of the sensors and/or feeding devices 10 which populate one or more textile machines inside the factory available to an operator.

[0049] In a particular embodiment, the method of the invention further comprises the steps of:

• transmitting, by the electronic control unit 30, 30a, 30b, the data and the operating parameters Di1, Di2, Di3 representative of a current or real operating state of the sensors and/or feeding devices installed on the one or more textile machines 100, 100a, 100b to the portable electronic device 50;
• selecting the menu with selectable entries 60 associated with one 100 of one or more textile machines;
• classifying the sensors and/or feeding devices installed on the textile machine 100 selected from one or more groups of mutually homogeneous sensors and/or feeding devices.

[0050] In particular, such a classification or distribution is carried out by comparing the values of one or more of the data and operating parameters Di1, Di2, Di3 received by the portable electronic device 50 with reference values.

[0051] For example, a homogeneous group of sensors (or feeding devices) may comprise sensors (or feeding devices) all of the same type having a same operating parameter mutually in common.

[0052] In particular, the aforesaid classification step is carried out periodically as the current or real data and operating parameters Di1, Di2, Di3 received by the portable electronic device 50 vary in order to modify the number of groups of sensors and/or feeding devices 10 of the selected textile machine 100, and the number and type of sensors and/or feeding devices 10 of each group.

[0053] In a further embodiment, the method of the invention includes a step of transmitting, by the electronic control unit 30, 30a, 30b, first identifiers M1, M2, M3, each of which is associated with a textile machine, to the portable electronic device 50.

[0054] Additional, a step of transmitting first data and operating parameters N1, N2, N3, representative of a current or real operating state of the aforesaid one or more textile machines 100, 100a, 100b, to the portable electronic device 50 is included.

[0055] The method comprises a step of processing, by the portable electronic device 5, such first identifiers M1, M2, M3 to generate a main menu 70 with selectable entries associated with the one or more textile machines . Such a main menu 70, shown for example by means of the graphic interface of figure 5 of the application program, is representative of the number and type of the textile machines 100, 100a, 100b present in a factory.

[0056] Furthermore, the method includes the step of displaying such a main menu with selectable entries 70 on the display interface means 52 of the portable electronic device 50.

[0057] For example, the graphic interface of the application program in figure 5 shows that various types of textile machines, referred to as Flat Knitting 05, Large Knitting 04, WL TEST Machine, Seamless 01, Socks 02, Large Knitting 03, can be identified and selected in the factory. Figure 5, in particular, shows that a first identifier or ID code equal to 1 is associated with the Large Knitting machine 03.

[0058] With reference to the sensors and/or feeding devices 10 of a textile machine 100, 100a, 100b, in an advantageous example of embodiment, the method of the invention further includes the steps of:

• selecting one of the aforesaid one or more groups of mutually homogeneous sensors and/or feeding devices;
• comparing each of the current or real data and operating parameters Di1, Di2, Di3 of the sensors and/or feeding devices 10 of the selected group with desired data and parameters;
• updating, by the portable electronic device 50, at least one of the current or real data and operating parameters of one or more sensors and/or feeding devices 10 of the selected group, replacing it with the desired datum and parameter following the detection of a discrepancy between the at least one current or real datum and operating parameter Di1, Di2, Di3 and the corresponding desired datum and parameter.

[0059] In a particular example, such an updating step is carried out automatically by the portable electronic device 50 following the detection of a discrepancy between the at least one current or real operating datum and operating parameter Di1, Di2, Di3 and the corresponding desired datum and parameter, i.e. without requiring an action by an operator on the menu with selectable entries 60, 60a, 60b displayed by the portable electronic device 50.

[0060] It is worth noting, in particular, that the updatable real or actual data and parameters Di1, Di2, Di3 of the sensors and/or feeding devices 10 are selected in the group consisting of: software version; hardware version; working tension; amount of thread absorbed (LFA); work speed; state of the mechanical components and respective state parameters, such as temperature and mechanical calibration.

[0061] For example, the application program, stored and running on the portable electronic device 50, is configured to receive the software versions periodically for updating one or more sensors and/or feeding devices of a machine. Such update versions are supplied to the portable device 50 in push mode by means of email messages, text messages, or via Bluetooth, or can be downloaded via a connection to a storage cloud. Once the update software package has been downloaded, the operator may thus choose whether to update a single sensor and/or feeding device of a group, multiple devices of such groups or the entire group.

[0062] With reference to the textile machines 100, 100a, 100b present in a same factory, in an advantageous example of embodiment, the method further comprising the steps of:

• selecting one of such textile machines 100 from the main menu with selectable entries 70, e.g. the Large Knitting machine 03 in figure 5;
• comparing the first current or real data and operating parameters N1 of the selected textile machine 100 with first desired data and parameters;
• updating, by the portable electronic device 50, at least one of the aforesaid first current or real data and operating parameters N1 of the selected machine 100 by replacing them with the first desired data and parameters following the detection of a discrepancy between the at least one of the current or real data and operating parameters of the machine and the corresponding first desired datum and parameter.

[0063] It is worth noting, in particular, that the first current or real data and parameters N1, N2, N3 of the updatable machines are selected in the group consisting of: hardware version; efficiency of production; state of advancement of production; stop state of the machine; work state of the machine.

[0064] The method for detecting and remotely managing sensors and/or devices for feeding textile and/or metallic yarns installed on one or more textile machines according to the present invention and the respective system 1000 have many advantages.

[0065] As mentioned, the method makes a complete mapping of the sensors and/or feeding devices which populate one textile machine or more textile machines inside a factory available to an operator provided with a portable electronic device 50.

[0066] Furthermore, starting from the aforesaid mapping, the suggested method allows to carry out selective updating operations of data and operative parameters of the sensors and/or feeding devices of one or more textile machines, as well as the data and operating parameters of each machine.

[0067] The method allows to carry out diagnostic and proactive actions in real time for one and/or more sensors and/or feeding devices and/or working groups which populate the textile machine, such as: updating the software version; updating the hardware version; setting up the optimal working tension; setting up specific software parameters according to the type of job-article in progress; replacing one or more sensors and/or feeding devices with one/or more of a newer generation for increasing the process efficiency of the job-article.

[0068] Furthermore, with the method of the invention, it is possible to detect and update in a "local" and/or "remote" manner one and/or more sensors and/or feeding devices by means of a connection which always ensures a high level data transmission security.

[0069] A further advantage of the invention is to reduce considerably the production downtimes of one or more textile machines, thus being able to intervene in real time on or more sensors and/or feeding devices without needing to avail of technical assistance operations. Consequently, with the suggested invention, the costs connected to the operative management of multiple textile machine present in a textile factory are also reduced.

[0070] Those skilled in art may make changes and adaptations to the embodiments of the method and system of the invention or can replace elements with others which are functionally equivalent to satisfy contingent needs without departing from the scope of the appended claims. Each of the features described as belonging to a possible embodiment can be obtained irrespective of the other described embodiments.

Claims

1. Method for detecting and remotely managing sensors and/or devices for feeding textile and/or metallic yarns (10) installed on one or more textile machines (100, 100a, 100b), wherein each textile machine comprises:

- an electronic control unit (30, 30a, 30b) electrically connected to sensors and/or feeding devices for receiving identifiers (Sil, Si2, Si3) each associated with one of said sensor and/or feeding device (10) and data and operating parameters (Dil, Di2, Di3) representative of a current or real operating state of said sensors and/or feeding devices (10) installed;

- first communication means (31, 31a, 31b) operatively associated with said electronic control unit (30, 30a, 30b),

the method comprising the steps of:

- enabling a wireless communication between the electronic control unit (30, 30a, 30b) of the one or more textile machines (100, 100a, 100b) and a portable electronic device (50) provided with second wireless communication means (51) and with display interface means (52);

- the electronic control unit (30, 30a, 30b) transmitting said identifiers (Sil, Si2, Si3) of the sensors and/or feeding devices installed on the one or more textile machines (100, 100a, 100b) to the portable electronic device (50);

- processing said identifiers (Sil, Si2, Si3) to generate, by the portable electronic device (50), one or more menu with selectable entries (60, 60a, 60b) each associated with one of said one or more textile machines, each of said menus with selectable entries being representative of the number and type of sensors and/or feeding devices (10) installed on the one or more textile machines (100, 100a, 100b);

- displaying said menus with selectable entries (60, 60a, 60b) on said display interface means (52) of the portable electronic device.

2. Method for detecting and remotely managing sensors and/or devices for feeding textile and/or metallic yarns (10) installed on one or more textile machines (100, 100a, 100b) according to claim 1, also comprising the steps of:

- the electronic control unit (30, 30a, 30b) transmitting the data and the operating parameters (Dil, Di2, Di3) representative of a current or real operating state of the sensors and/or feeding devices installed on the one or more textile machines (100, 100a, 100b) to the portable electronic device (50);

- selecting the menu with selectable entries (60) associated with one (100) of said one or more textile machines;

- classifying the sensors and/or feeding devices installed on the selected textile machine (100) in one or more groups of sensors and/or feeding devices that are homogeneous to each other based on a comparison of the values of one or more of said data and operating parameters (Dil, Di2, Di3) received by the portable electronic device (50) with reference values.

3. Method for detecting and remotely managing sensors and/or devices for feeding textile and/or metallic yarns (10) installed on one or more textile machines (100, 100a, 100b) according to claim 2, wherein said step of classifying is carried out periodically as the current or real data and operating parameters (Dil, Di2, Di3) received by the portable electronic device (50) vary to modify the number of groups of sensors and/or feeding devices (10) of the selected textile machine (100), and the number and type of sensors and/or feeding devices (10) of each group.

4. Method for detecting and remotely managing sensors and/or devices for feeding textile and/or metallic yarns (10) installed on one or more textile machines (100, 100a, 100b) according to claim 1, also comprising the steps of:

- the electronic control unit (30, 30a, 30b) transmitting to the portable electronic device (50) first identifiers (M1, M2, M3) each associated with a machine of said one or more textile machines and representative of the type of said machine, and first data and operating parameters (N1, N2, N3) representative of a current or real operating state of said one or more textile machines (100, 100a, 100b);

- processing said first identifiers (M1, M2, M3) to generate, by the portable electronic device (50), a main menu (70) with selectable entries associated with said one or more textile machines, such a main menu being representative of the number and type of the textile machines (100, 100a, 100b) present in a factory;

- displaying said main menu with selectable entries (70) on said display interface means (52) of the portable electronic device (50).

5. Method for detecting and remotely managing sensors and/or devices for feeding textile and/or metallic yarns (10) installed on one or more textile machines (100, 100a, 100b) according to claim 2, also comprising the steps of:

- selecting one of said one or more groups of sensors and/or feeding devices that are homogeneous with one another;

- comparing each of the current or real data and operating parameters (Dil, Di2, Di3) of the sensors and/or feeding devices (10) of the selected group with desired data and parameters;

- the portable electronic device (50) updating at least one of said current or real data and operating parameters of one or more sensors and/or feeding devices (10) of the selected group, replacing it with the desired datum and parameter following the detection of a discrepancy between said at least one current or real datum and operating parameter (Dil, Di2, Di3) and the corresponding desired datum and parameter.

6. Method for detecting and remotely managing sensors and/or devices for feeding textile and/or metallic yarns (10) installed on one or more textile machines (100, 100a, 100b) according to the previous claim, wherein said updating step is carried out by the portable electronic device (50) automatically following the detection of a discrepancy between said at least one current or real datum and operating parameter (Dil, Di2, Di3) and the corresponding desired datum and parameter, without requiring the action of an operator on the menu with selectable entries (60, 60a, 60b) displayed by the portable electronic device (50).

7. Method for detecting and remotely managing sensors and/or devices for feeding textile and/or metallic yarns (10) installed on one or more textile machines (100, 100a, 100b) according to claim 5 or 6, wherein said updatable current or real data and operating parameters (Dil, Di2, Di3) are selected in the group consisting of: software version; hardware version; working tension; amount of thread absorbed (LFA); work speed; state of the mechanical components and respective state parameters, such as temperature and mechanical calibration.

8. Method for detecting and remotely managing sensors and/or devices for feeding textile and/or metallic yarns (10) installed on one or more textile machines (100, 100a, 100b) according to claim 4, also comprising the steps of:

- selecting one (100) of said textile machines from said main menu with selectable entries (70);

- comparing each of the first current or real data and operating parameters (N1) of said selected textile machine (100) with first desired data and parameters;

- the portable electronic device (50) updating at least one of said first current or real data and operating parameters (N1) of the selected machine (100) by replacing them with said first desired data and parameters following the detection of a discrepancy between the at least one of the current or real data and operating parameters of the machine and the corresponding first desired datum and parameter.

9. Method for detecting and remotely managing sensors and/or devices for feeding textile and/or metallic yarns (10) installed on one or more textile machines (100, 100a, 100b) according to the previous claim, wherein said first updatable current or real data and operating parameters (Dil, Di2, Di3) are selected in the group consisting of: hardware version; efficiency of production; state of advancement of production; stop state of the machine; work state of the machine.

10. System (1000) for detecting and remotely managing sensors and/or devices for feeding textile and/or metallic yarns (10) installed on one or more textile machines (100, 100a, 100b), wherein each textile machine comprises:

- an electronic control unit (30, 30a, 30b) electrically connected to sensors and/or feeding devices for receiving identifiers (Sil, Si2, Si3) each associated with one of said sensor and/or feeding device (10) and data and operating parameters (Dil, Di2, Di3) representative of a current or real operating state of the sensors and/or feeding devices (10) installed;

- first communication means (31, 31a, 31b) operatively associated with said electronic control unit (30, 30a, 30b) ;

- the system also comprises:

- a portable electronic device (50) provided with second wireless communication means (51) and with display interface means (52), said device (50) being configured to establish a wireless communication with the electronic control unit (30) of the one or more textile machines (100, 100a, 100b) to carry out the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1-9.

11. System (1000) according to claim 10, wherein said first communication means are wireless communication means (31, 31a, 31b) and comprise an electronic wireless communication board configured to be removably connected to the electronic control unit (30, 30a, 30b) to establish a Wi-Fi communication with a Wi-Fi Access Point (80).

12. System (1000) according to claim 10, wherein said first communication means are wireless communication means (31, 31a, 31b) and comprise a wireless electronic communication component connected to the electronic control unit (30, 30a, 30b) to establish a Wi-Fi communication with a Wi-Fi Access Point (80).

13. System (1000) according to claim 10, wherein said first communication means (31, 31a, 31b) comprise a physical Ethernet connection of the electronic control unit (30, 30a, 30b) with a Wi-Fi Access Point (80).

14. System (1000) according to any one of claims 11-12, wherein the Wi-Fi Access Point (80) is connected to a WAN geographical communication network (81) to connect the electronic control unit (30, 30a, 30b) of each textile machine (100, 100a, 100b) to the Internet, the portable electronic device (50) being configured to establish a wireless remote protected communication with the electronic control unit (30, 30a, 30b) of the one or more textile machines (100, 100a, 100b) through the second wireless communication means (52) and said Internet network.

15. System (1000) according to any one of claims 10-14, wherein the portable electronic device (50) is in the form of a smartphone, a tablet, a laptop or a smartwatch.

16. System (1000) according to claim 10, wherein the display interface means (52) of the portable electronic device (50) comprise a touchscreen display operating by data input/output interface.

17. Computer program to be loaded into a memory of a portable electronic device (50) having display interface means (52) and a second wireless communication means (51) configured to establish a wireless communication with a first communication means (31, 31a, 31b) operatively associated to an electronic control unit (30, 30a, 30b) of one or more textile machines (100, 100a, 100b) to carry out the steps of the method for detecting and remotely managing sensors and/or devices for feeding textile and/or metallic yarns (10) installed on said machines according to at least one of claims 1-9.

Ansprüche

1. Verfahren zum Detektieren und Fernverwalten von Sensoren und/oder Vorrichtungen zum Zuführen textiler und/oder metallischer Garne (10), welche an einer oder mehreren Textilmaschinen (100, 100a, 100b) installiert sind, wobei jede Textilmaschine umfasst:

- eine elektronische Steuereinheit (30, 30a, 30b), welche elektrisch mit Sensoren und/oder Zuführvorrichtungen verbunden ist, um Kennungen (Sil, Si2, Si3), welche einem des Sensors und/oder der Zuführvorrichtung (10) zugeordnet sind, und Daten sowie Betriebsparameter (Dil, Di2, Di3) zu empfangen, welche für einen aktuellen oder realen Betriebszustand der installierten Sensoren und/oder Zuführvorrichtungen (10) repräsentativ sind;

- erste Kommunikationsmittel (31, 31a, 31b), welche der elektronischen Steuereinheit (30, 30a, 30b) betriebsmäßig zugeordnet sind,

wobei das Verfahren die folgenden Schritte umfasst:

- Ermöglichen einer drahtlosen Kommunikation zwischen der elektronischen Steuereinheit (30, 30a, 30b) der einen oder der mehreren Textilmaschinen (100, 100a, 100b) und einer tragbaren elektronischen Vorrichtung (50), welche mit zweiten drahtlosen Kommunikationsmitteln (51) und mit Anzeigeschnittstellenmitteln (52) bereitgestellt ist;

- Übertragen, durch die elektronische Steuereinheit (30, 30a, 30b), der Kennungen (Sil, Si2, Si3) der an der einen oder den mehreren Textilmaschinen (100, 100a, 100b) installierten Sensoren und/oder Zuführvorrichtungen an die tragbare elektronische Vorrichtung (50);

- Verarbeiten der Kennungen (Sil, Si2, Si3), um durch die tragbare elektronische Vorrichtung (50) ein oder mehrere Menüs mit auswählbaren Einträgen (60, 60a, 60b) zu generieren, welche jeweils einer der Textilmaschinen zugeordnet sind, wobei jedes der Menüs mit auswählbaren Einträgen für die Anzahl und den Typ von an der einen oder den mehreren Textilmaschinen (100, 100a, 100b) installierten Sensoren und/oder Zuführvorrichtungen (10) repräsentativ ist;

- Anzeigen der Menüs mit auswählbaren Einträgen (60, 60a, 60b) an den Anzeigeschnittstellenmitteln (52) der tragbaren elektronischen Vorrichtung.

2. Verfahren zum Detektieren und Fernverwalten von Sensoren und/oder Vorrichtungen zum Zuführen textiler und/oder metallischer Garne (10), welche an einer oder mehreren Textilmaschinen (100, 100a, 100b) installiert sind, nach Anspruch 1, ebenfalls umfassend die folgenden Schritte:

- Übertragen, durch die elektronische Steuereinheit (30, 30a, 30b), der Daten und der Betriebsparameter (Dil, Di2, Di3), welche für einen aktuellen oder realen Betriebszustand der an der einen oder den mehreren Textilmaschinen (100, 100a, 100b) installierten Sensoren und/oder Zuführvorrichtungen repräsentativ sind, an die tragbare elektronische Vorrichtung (50);

- Auswählen des Menüs mit auswählbaren Einträgen (60), welches einer (100) der einen oder der mehreren Textilmaschinen zugeordnet ist;

- Klassifizieren der an der ausgewählten Textilmaschine (100) installierten Sensoren und/oder Zuführvorrichtungen in eine oder mehrere Gruppen von Sensoren und/oder Zuführvorrichtungen, welche zueinander homogen sind, auf Grundlage eines Vergleichs der Werte eines oder mehrerer der durch die portable elektronische Vorrichtung (50) empfangenen Daten und Betriebsparameter (Dil, Di2, Di3) mit Referenzwerten.

3. Verfahren zum Detektieren und Fernverwalten von Sensoren und/oder Vorrichtungen zum Zuführen textiler und/oder metallischer Garne (10), welche an einer oder mehreren Textilmaschinen (100, 100a, 100b) installiert sind, nach Anspruch 2, wobei der Schritt des Klassifizierens periodisch ausgeführt wird, wenn die von der tragbaren elektronischen Vorrichtung (50) empfangenen aktuellen oder realen Daten und Betriebsparameter (Dil, Di2, Di3) variieren, um die Anzahl von Gruppen von Sensoren und/oder Zuführvorrichtungen (10) der ausgewählten Textilmaschine (100) und die Anzahl und den Typ von Sensoren und/oder Zuführvorrichtungen (10) jeder Gruppe zu modifizieren.

4. Verfahren zum Detektieren und Fernverwalten von Sensoren und/oder Vorrichtungen zum Zuführen textiler und/oder metallischer Garne (10), welche an einer oder mehreren Textilmaschinen (100, 100a, 100b) installiert sind, nach Anspruch 1, ebenfalls umfassend die folgenden Schritte:

- Übertragen, durch die elektronische Steuereinheit (30, 30a, 30b), an die tragbare elektronische Vorrichtung (50) erster Kennungen (M1, M2, M3), welche jeweils einer Maschine der einen oder der mehreren Textilmaschinen zugeordnet sind und für den Typ der Maschine repräsentativ sind, und erster Daten und Betriebsparameter (N1, N2, N3), welche für einen aktuellen oder realen Betriebszustand der einen oder der mehreren Textilmaschinen (100, 100a, 100b) repräsentativ sind;

- Verarbeiten der ersten Kennungen (M1, M2, M3), um durch die tragbare elektronische Vorrichtung (50) ein Hauptmenü (70) mit auswählbaren Einträgen zu generieren, welches der einen oder den mehreren Textilmaschinen zugeordnet ist, wobei ein derartiges Hauptmenü für die Anzahl und den Typ der in einer Fabrik vorhandenen Textilmaschinen (100, 100a, 100b) repräsentativ ist;

- Anzeigen des Hauptmenüs mit auswählbaren Einträgen (70) an den Anzeigeschnittstellenmitteln (52) der tragbaren elektronischen Vorrichtung (50).

5. Verfahren zum Detektieren und Fernverwalten von Sensoren und/oder Vorrichtungen zum Zuführen textiler und/oder metallischer Garne (10), welche an einer oder mehreren Textilmaschinen (100, 100a, 100b) installiert sind, nach Anspruch 2, ebenfalls umfassend die folgenden Schritte:

- Auswählen einer der einen oder der mehreren Gruppen von Sensoren und/oder Zuführvorrichtungen, welche zueinander homogen sind;

- Vergleichen jedes der aktuellen oder realen Daten und Betriebsparameter (Dil, Di2, Di3) der Sensoren und/oder Zuführvorrichtungen (10) der ausgewählten Gruppe mit gewünschten Daten und Parametern;

- Aktualisieren, durch die tragbare elektronische Vorrichtung (50), wenigstens eines der aktuellen oder realen Daten und Betriebsparameter eines/einer oder mehrerer Sensoren und/oder Zuführvorrichtungen (10) der ausgewählten Gruppe und Ersetzen desselben/derselben durch den gewünschten Datenwert und Betriebsparameter (Dil, Di2, Di3), folgend auf die Detektion einer Diskrepanz zwischen dem wenigstens einen aktuellen oder realen Datenwert und Betriebsparameter (Dil, Di2, Di3) und dem gewünschten Datenwert und Parameter.

6. Verfahren zum Detektieren und Fernverwalten von Sensoren und/oder Vorrichtungen zum Zuführen textiler und/oder metallischer Garne (10), welche an einer oder mehreren Textilmaschinen (100, 100a, 100b) installiert sind, nach dem vorhergehenden Anspruch, wobei der Aktualisierungsschritt durch die tragbare elektronische Vorrichtung (50) ausgeführt wird, automatisch folgend auf die Detektion einer Diskrepanz zwischen dem wenigstens einen aktuellen oder realen Datenwert und Betriebsparameter (Dil, Di2, Di3) und dem gewünschten Datenwert und Parameter, ohne dass die Aktion eines Bedieners in dem durch die tragbare elektronische Vorrichtung (50) angezeigten Menü mit auswählbaren Einträgen (60, 60a, 60b) erforderlich ist.

7. Verfahren zum Detektieren und Fernverwalten von Sensoren und/oder Vorrichtungen zum Zuführen textiler und/oder metallischer Garne (10), welche an einer oder mehreren Textilmaschinen (100, 100a, 100b) installiert sind, nach Anspruch 5 oder 6, wobei die aktualisierbaren aktuellen oder realen Daten und Betriebsparameter (Dil, Di2, Di3) aus der Gruppe ausgewählt werden, bestehend aus: Softwareversion; Hardwareversion; Arbeitsspannung; Menge aufgenommenen Fadens (LFA); Arbeitsgeschwindigkeit; Zustand der mechanischen Komponenten und jeweilige Zustandsparameter, wie etwa Temperatur und mechanische Kalibrierung.

8. Verfahren zum Detektieren und Fernverwalten von Sensoren und/oder Vorrichtungen zum Zuführen textiler und/oder metallischer Garne (10), welche an einer oder mehreren Textilmaschinen (100, 100a, 100b) installiert sind, nach Anspruch 4, ebenfalls umfassend die folgenden Schritte:

- Auswählen einer (100) der Textilmaschinen aus dem Hauptmenü mit auswählbaren Einträgen (70);

- Vergleichen jedes der ersten aktuellen oder realen Daten und/oder Betriebsparameter (N1) der ausgewählten Textilmaschine (100) mit ersten gewünschten Daten und Parametern;

- Aktualisieren, durch die tragbare elektronische Vorrichtung (50), wenigstens eines der ersten aktuellen oder realen Daten und/oder Betriebsparameter (N1) der ausgewählten Maschine (100), indem sie durch erste gewünschte Daten und Parameter ersetzt werden, folgend auf die Detektion einer Diskrepanz zwischen dem wenigstens einen der aktuellen oder realen Daten und Betriebsparameter der Maschine und dem entsprechenden ersten gewünschten Datenwert und Parameter.

9. Verfahren zum Detektieren und Fernverwalten von Sensoren und/oder Vorrichtungen zum Zuführen textiler und/oder metallischer Garne (10), welche an einer oder mehreren Textilmaschinen (100, 100a, 100b) installiert sind, nach dem vorhergehenden Anspruch, wobei die ersten aktualisierbaren aktuellen oder realen Daten und Betriebsparameter (Dil, Di2, Di3) aus der Gruppe ausgewählt werden, bestehend aus: Hardwareversion; Produktionseffizienz; Zustand eines Produktionsfortschritts; Stoppzustand der Maschine; Arbeitszustand der Maschine.

10. System (1000) zum Detektieren und Fernverwalten von Sensoren und/oder Vorrichtungen zum Zuführen textiler und/oder metallischer Garne (10), welche an einer oder mehreren Textilmaschinen (100, 100a, 100b) installiert sind, wobei jede Textilmaschine umfasst:

- eine elektronische Steuereinheit (30, 30a, 30b), welche elektrisch mit Sensoren und/oder Zuführvorrichtungen verbunden ist, um Kennungen (Sil, Si2, Si3), welche einem des Sensors und/oder der Zuführvorrichtung (10) zugeordnet sind, und Daten sowie Betriebsparameter (Dil, Di2, Di3) zu empfangen, welche für einen aktuellen oder realen Betriebszustand der installierten Sensoren und/oder Zuführvorrichtungen (10) repräsentativ sind;

- erste Kommunikationsmittel (31, 31a, 31b), welche der elektronischen Steuereinheit (30, 30a, 30b) betriebsmäßig zugeordnet sind;

- wobei das System ebenfalls umfasst:

- eine tragbare elektronische Vorrichtung (50), welche mit zweiten drahtlosen Kommunikationsmitteln (51) und mit Anzeigeschnittstellenmitteln (52) bereitgestellt ist, wobei die Vorrichtung (50) dazu eingerichtet ist, eine drahtlose Kommunikation mit der elektronischen Steuereinheit (30) der einen oder der mehreren Textilmaschinen (100, 100a, 100b) herzustellen, um die Schritte des Verfahrens nach einem der Ansprüche 1-9 auszuführen.

11. System (1000) nach Anspruch 10, wobei die ersten Kommunikationsmittel drahtlose Kommunikationsmittel (31, 31a, 31b) sind und eine elektronische drahtlose Kommunikationskarte umfassen, welche entfernbar mit der elektronischen Steuereinheit (30, 30a, 30b) verbunden ist, um eine Wi-Fi-Kommunikation mit einem Wi-Fi-Zugangspunkt (80) herzustellen.

12. System (1000) nach Anspruch 10, wobei die ersten Kommunikationsmittel drahtlose Kommunikationsmittel (31, 31a, 31b) sind und eine drahtlose elektronische Kommunikationskomponente umfassen, welche mit der elektronischen Steuereinheit (30, 30a, 30b) verbunden ist, um eine Wi-Fi-Kommunikation mit einem Wi-Fi-Zugangspunkt (80) herzustellen.

13. System (1000) nach Anspruch 10, wobei die ersten Kommunikationsmittel (31, 31a, 31b) eine physische Ethernet-Verbindung der elektronischen Steuereinheit (30, 30a, 30b) mit einem Wi-Fi-Zugangspunkt (80) umfassen.

14. System (1000) nach einem der Ansprüche 11-12, wobei der Wi-Fi-Zugangspunkt (80) mit einem geografischen WAN-Kommunikationsnetzwerk (81) verbunden ist, um die elektronische Steuereinheit (30, 30a, 30b) jeder Textilmaschine (100, 100a, 100b) mit dem Internet zu verbinden, wobei die tragbare elektronische Vorrichtung (50) dazu eingerichtet ist, über die zweiten drahtlosen Kommunikationsmittel (52) und das Internet-Netzwerk eine drahtlose, ferngesteuerte, geschützte Kommunikation mit der elektronischen Steuereinheit (30, 30a, 30b) der einen oder der mehreren Textilmaschinen (100, 100a, 100b) herzustellen.

15. System (1000) nach einem der Ansprüche 10-14, wobei die tragbare elektronische Vorrichtung (50) in der Form eines Smartphones, eines Tablets, eines Laptops oder einer Smartwatch vorliegt.

16. System (1000) nach Anspruch 10, wobei die Anzeigeschnittstellenmittel (52) der tragbaren elektronischen Vorrichtung (50) eine Touchscreen-Anzeige umfassen, welche über eine Daten-Eingabe-/Ausgabeschnittstelle arbeitet.

17. Computerprogramm, welches in einen Speicher einer tragbaren elektronischen Vorrichtung (50) zu laden ist, welches Anzeigeschnittstellenmittel (52) und zweite drahtlose Kommunikationsmittel (51) aufweist, welche dazu eingerichtet sind, eine drahtlose Kommunikation mit ersten Kommunikationsmitteln (31, 31a, 31b) herzustellen, welche einer elektronischen Steuereinheit (30, 30a, 30b) einer oder mehrerer Textilmaschinen (100, 100a, 100b) betriebsmäßig zugeordnet sind, um die Schritte des Verfahrens zum Detektieren und Fernverwalten von an den Maschinen installierten Sensoren und/oder Vorrichtungen zum Zuführen textiler und/oder metallischer Garne (10) nach wenigstens einem der Ansprüche 1-9 auszuführen.

Revendications

1. Méthode pour détecter et gérer à distance des capteurs et/ou des moyens d'alimentation en fils textiles et/ou métalliques (10) disposés sur une ou plusieurs machines textiles (100, 100a, 100b), dans laquelle chaque machine textile comprend :

- une unité de commande électronique (30, 30a, 30b) connectée électriquement à des capteurs et/ou des moyens d'alimentation pour recevoir des identifiants (Sil, Si2, Si3) associés chacun à l'un dudit capteur et/ou moyen d'alimentation (10) et des données et des paramètres de fonctionnement (Dil, Di2, Di3) représentatifs d'un état de fonctionnement actuel ou réel desdits capteurs et/ou moyens d'alimentation (10) installés ;

- des premiers moyens de communication (31, 31a, 31b) associés fonctionnellement à ladite unité de commande électronique (30, 30a, 30b), la méthode comprenant les étapes de :

- autorisation d'une communication sans fil entre l'unité de commande électronique (30, 30a, 30b) de la ou des machines textiles (100, 100a, 100b) et un dispositif électronique portable (50) pourvu de seconds moyens de communication sans fil (51) et de moyens d'interface d'affichage (52) ;

- transmission par l'unité de commande électronique (30, 30a, 30b) desdits identifiants (Sil, Si2, Si3) des capteurs et/ou moyens d'alimentation disposés sur la ou les machines textiles (100, 100a, 100b) au dispositif électronique portable (50) ;

- traitement desdits identifiants (Sil, Si2, Si3) pour générer, par le dispositif électronique portable (50), un ou plusieurs menus comportant des entrées sélectionnables (60, 60a, 60b) associées chacune à l'une de ladite ou desdites machines textiles, chacun desdits menus comportant des entrées sélectionnables étant représentatif du nombre et du type de capteurs et/ou moyens d'alimentation (10) disposés sur la ou les machines textiles (100, 100a, 100b) ;

- affichage desdits menus comportant des entrées sélectionnables (60, 60a, 60b) sur lesdits moyens d'interface d'affichage (52) du dispositif électronique portable.

2. Méthode pour détecter et gérer à distance des capteurs et/ou moyens d'alimentation en fils textiles et/ou métalliques (10) disposés sur une ou plusieurs machines textiles (100, 100a, 100b) selon la revendication 1, comprenant également les étapes de :

- transmission par l'unité de commande électronique (30, 30a, 30b) des données et des paramètres de fonctionnement (Dil, Di2, Di3) représentatifs d'un état de fonctionnement actuel ou réel des capteurs et/ou moyens d'alimentation disposés sur la ou les machines textiles (100, 100a, 100b) au dispositif électronique portable (50) ;

- sélection du menu comportant des entrées sélectionnables (60) associées à ladite ou à l'une (100) desdites machines textiles ;

- classement des capteurs et/ou moyens d'alimentation disposés sur la machine textile (100) sélectionnée en un ou plusieurs groupes de capteurs et/ou moyens d'alimentation qui sont homogènes les uns par rapport aux autres d'après une comparaison des valeurs d'un ou de plusieurs desdites données et desdits paramètres de fonctionnement (Dil, Di2, Di3) reçus par le dispositif électronique portable (50) à des valeurs de référence.

3. Méthode pour détecter et gérer à distance des capteurs et/ou des moyens d'alimentation en fils textiles et/ou métalliques (10) disposés sur une ou plusieurs machines textiles (100, 100a, 100b) selon la revendication 2, dans laquelle ladite étape de classement est réalisée périodiquement lorsque les données et les paramètres de fonctionnement (Dil, Di2, Di3) actuels ou réels reçus par le dispositif électronique portable (50) varient pour modifier le nombre de groupes de capteurs et/ou moyens d'alimentation (10) de la machine textile (100) sélectionnée, et le nombre et le type de capteurs et/ou de moyens d'alimentation (10) de chaque groupe.

4. Méthode pour détecter et gérer à distance des capteurs et/ou des moyens d'alimentation en fils textiles et/ou métalliques (10) disposés sur une ou plusieurs machines textiles (100, 100a, 100b) selon la revendication 1, comprenant également les étapes de :

- transmission par l'unité de commande électronique (30, 30a, 30b) au dispositif électronique portable (50) de premiers identifiants (M1, M2, M3) associés chacun à une machine parmi ladite ou lesdites machines textiles et représentatifs du type de ladite machine, et de premières données et premiers paramètres de fonctionnement (N1, N2, N3) représentatifs d'un état de fonctionnement actuel ou réel de ladite ou desdites machines textiles (100, 100a, 100b) ;

- traitement desdits premiers identifiants (M1, M2, M3) pour générer, par le dispositif électronique portable (50), un menu principal (70) comportant des entrées sélectionnables associées à ladite ou auxdites machines textiles, un tel menu principal étant représentatif du nombre et du type des machines textiles (100, 100a, 100b) présentes dans une usine ;

- affichage dudit menu principal comportant des entrées sélectionnables (70) sur lesdits moyens d'interface d'affichage (52) du dispositif électronique portable (50).

5. Méthode pour détecter et gérer à distance des capteurs et/ou moyens d'alimentation en fils textiles et/ou métalliques (10) disposés sur une ou plusieurs machines textiles (100, 100a, 100b) selon la revendication 2, comprenant également les étapes de :

- sélection dudit ou de l'un desdits groupes de capteurs et/ou moyens d'alimentation qui sont homogènes les uns par rapport aux autres ;

- comparaison de chacun des données et paramètres de fonctionnement (Dil, Di2, Di3) actuels ou réels des capteurs et/ou moyens d'alimentation (10) du groupe sélectionné avec des données et paramètres souhaités ;

- mise à jour par le dispositif électronique portable (50) d'au moins un élément parmi lesdits données et paramètres de fonctionnement actuels ou réels d'un ou de plusieurs capteurs et/ou moyens d'alimentation (10) du groupe sélectionné, en le remplaçant par la donnée et le paramètre souhaités suite à la détection d'une divergence entre lesdits données et paramètres de fonctionnement (Dil, Di2, Di3) actuels ou réels, au moins au nombre de un, et la donnée et le paramètre souhaités correspondants.

6. Méthode pour détecter et gérer à distance des capteurs et/ou moyens d'alimentation en fils textiles et/ou métalliques (10) disposés sur une ou plusieurs machines textiles (100, 100a, 100b) selon la revendication précédente, dans laquelle ladite étape de mise à jour est réalisée automatiquement par le dispositif électronique portable (50) suite à la détection d'une divergence entre lesdites données et lesdits paramètres de fonctionnement (Dil, Di2, Di3) actuels ou réels, au moins au nombre de un, et la donnée et le paramètre souhaités correspondants, sans nécessiter d'action par un opérateur sur le menu comportant des entrées sélectionnables (60, 60a, 60b) affiché par le dispositif électronique portable (50).

7. Méthode pour détecter et gérer à distance des capteurs et/ou moyens d'alimentation en fils textiles et/ou métalliques (10) disposés sur une ou plusieurs machines textiles (100, 100a, 100b) selon la revendication 5 ou 6, dans laquelle lesdites données et lesdits paramètres de fonctionnement (Di1, Di2, Di3) actuels ou réels pouvant être mis à jour sont sélectionnés dans le groupe composé de : une version logicielle ; une version matérielle ; une tension de travail ; une quantité de fil absorbé (LFA) ; une vitesse de travail ; un état des composants mécaniques et des paramètres d'état respectifs, tels que la température et l'étalonnage mécanique.

8. Méthode pour détecter et gérer à distance des capteurs et/ou moyens d'alimentation en fils textiles et/ou métalliques (10) disposés sur une ou plusieurs machines textiles (100, 100a, 100b) selon la revendication 4, comprenant également les étapes de :

- sélection de l'une (100) desdites machines textiles à partir dudit menu principal comportant des entrées sélectionnables (70) ;

- comparaison de chacun des premières données et premiers paramètres de fonctionnement (N1) actuels ou réels de ladite machine textile (100) sélectionnée avec des premières données et premiers paramètres souhaités ;

- mise à jour par le dispositif électronique portable (50) d'au moins un élément parmi lesdites premières données et lesdits premiers paramètres de fonctionnement (N1) actuels ou réels de la machine (100) sélectionnée en les remplaçant par lesdites premières données et lesdits premiers paramètres souhaités suite à la détection d'une divergence entre lesdits données et paramètres de fonctionnement actuels ou réels, au moins au nombre de un, de la machine et la première donnée et le premier paramètre souhaités correspondants.

9. Méthode pour détecter et gérer à distance des capteurs et/ou moyens d'alimentation en fils textiles et/ou métalliques (10) disposés sur une ou plusieurs machines textiles (100, 100a, 100b) selon la revendication précédente, dans laquelle lesdites premières données et lesdits premiers paramètres de fonctionnement (Dil, Di2, Di3) actuels ou réels pouvant être mis à jour sont sélectionnés dans le groupe composé de : une version matérielle ; un rendement de production ; un état d'avancement de production ; un état d'arrêt de la machine ; un état de travail de la machine.

10. Système (1000) pour détecter et gérer à distance des capteurs et/ou moyens d'alimentation en fils textiles et/ou métalliques (10) disposés sur une ou plusieurs machines textiles (100, 100a, 100b), dans lequel chaque machine textile (100) comprend :

- une unité de commande électronique (30, 30a, 30b) connectée électriquement à des capteurs et/ou moyens d'alimentation pour recevoir des identifiants (Sil, Si2, Si3) associés chacun à un élément parmi ledit capteur et/ou ledit moyen d'alimentation (10) et des données et paramètres de fonctionnement (Dil, Di2, Di3) représentatifs d'un état de fonctionnement actuel ou réel des capteurs et/ou moyens d'alimentation (10) installés ;

- des premiers moyens de communication (31, 31a, 31b) associés fonctionnellement à ladite unité de commande électronique (30, 30a, 30b), le système comprenant également :

- un dispositif électronique portable (50) pourvu de seconds moyens de communication sans fil (51) et de moyens d'interface d'affichage (52), ledit dispositif (50) étant configuré pour établir une communication sans fil avec l'unité de commande électronique (30) de la ou des machines textiles (100, 100a, 100b) pour réaliser les étapes de la méthode selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 9.

11. Système (1000) selon la revendication 10, dans lequel lesdits premiers moyens de communication sont des moyens de communication sans fil (31, 31a, 31b) et comprennent une carte de communication sans fil électronique configurée pour être connectée de façon amovible à l'unité de commande électronique (30, 30a, 30b) pour établir une communication Wi-Fi avec un point d'accès Wi-Fi (80).

12. Système (1000) selon la revendication 10, dans lequel lesdits premiers moyens de communication sont des moyens de communication sans fil (31, 31a, 31b) et comprennent un composant de communication électronique sans fil connecté à l'unité de commande électronique (30, 30a, 30b) pour établir une communication Wi-Fi avec un point d'accès Wi-Fi (80).

13. Système (1000) selon la revendication 10, dans lequel lesdits premiers moyens de communication (31, 31a, 31b) comprennent une connexion Ethernet physique de l'unité de commande électronique (30, 30a, 30b) avec un point d'accès Wi-Fi (80).

14. Système (1000) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 11 et 12, dans lequel le point d'accès Wi-Fi (80) est connecté à un réseau de communication géographique étendu (81) pour connecter l'unité de commande électronique (30, 30a, 30b) de chaque machine textile (100, 100a, 100b) à Internet, le dispositif électronique portable (50) étant configuré pour établir une communication sans fil à distance protégée avec l'unité de commande électronique (30, 30a, 30b) de la ou des machines textiles (100, 100a, 100b) par le biais des seconds moyens de communication sans fil (52) et dudit réseau Internet.

15. Système (1000) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 10 à 14, dans lequel le dispositif électronique portable (50) se présente sous la forme d'un téléphone intelligent, d'une tablette, d'un ordinateur portable ou d'une montre intelligente.

16. Système (1000) selon la revendication 10, dans lequel les moyens d'interface d'affichage (52) du dispositif électronique portable (50) comprennent un afficheur à écran tactile fonctionnant par une interface d'entrée/sortie de données.

17. Programme d'ordinateur à charger dans une mémoire d'un dispositif électronique portable (50) ayant des moyens d'interface d'affichage (52) et un second moyen de communication sans fil (51) configuré pour établir une communication sans fil avec un premier moyen de communication (31, 31a, 31b) associé fonctionnellement à une unité de commande électronique (30, 30a, 30b) d'une ou de plusieurs machines textiles (100, 100a, 100b) pour réaliser les étapes de la méthode de détection et de gestion à distance des capteurs et/ou moyens d'alimentation en fils textiles et/ou métalliques (10) disposés sur lesdites machines selon au moins l'une des revendications 1 à 9.

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