JP2003028676A - Data collection apparatus and method for measuring instrument - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a data connection apparatus for measuring instruments that is suited in the case of measurement having spread in terms of area and space. SOLUTION: The data collection apparatus comprises an input section 2 for setting information on a plurality of positions for measurement and at the same time instructing the fetching of measurement values, a display section 4 for displaying information on the plurality of set positions and at the same time displaying information for indicating measurement positions to be measured so that it can be identified, a storage section 3 for storing each measurement value corresponding to each measurement position, and a control section 1 for storing measurement values corresponding to measurement positions that are being displayed at the display section 4 so that they can be identified according to a fetching instruction of measurement values by the input section 2.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a measuring instrument data collecting apparatus and a data collecting method suitable for use in collecting, analyzing and checking a measurement signal input from a measuring instrument. Measurement of temperature, humidity, electric field, etc., or other similar measurements outdoors,
It is suitable for use when making measurements that have an area or spatial spread.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There are various kinds of measuring instruments, but a recording function is often provided separately. In this case, the work of recording the measured data, the work of organizing, and the work of further analysis had to be considered separately from the measurement work.

Further, there was a data recorder which uses a medium such as a magnetic tape, a flexible disk or paper as a device different from the measuring device, but usually, the measurer determines what the recorded data means individually. Had to record individually. That is, for example, in the case where measurement is performed while moving the measuring instrument itself or the probe of the measuring instrument at a plurality of different measuring positions (locations), data indicating at which measuring position each data is input by voice or , It was input by the lexical. Therefore, multiple tasks are required for recording the measurement data and recording the data showing their meanings, which is good when there is time to spare, but when hurrying, the work becomes a little complicated, and There was a risk of making mistakes by carrying out the work in a hurry.

Further, a general-purpose method for checking whether or not an error has occurred in recorded data at a measurement site has not been established. Therefore, the measurer must individually consider the method for improving the workability in the check work or preventing the error.

Some measuring instruments also have a recording function, but such a device is excellent in portability because only one measuring instrument and one recording device are required. Thus, it had the same drawbacks as the data recorder.
That is, there is a problem that the measurer must individually record what the recorded data mean individually.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances in the prior art, and a data collection device for a measuring instrument and a data collection device which can solve some or all of the following problems. The purpose is to provide a method. Data collection can be done by simple operation. You can input multi-dimensional data with one touch. Input can be done while monitoring the data. It is recorded in a state in which each data is always known. You can easily display the collected data in graphs and contours. The recorded data can be read out, checked, and corrected. The data collection device is light and small and basically works on batteries, but it can also be used on power lines and can be used freely indoors or outdoors.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 sets an information on a plurality of positions to be measured, and an input unit for instructing the acquisition of measured values, While displaying information on a plurality of positions to be measured set by the input unit, a display unit that distinguishably displays information indicating one measurement position to be measured from the plurality of positions, and by the input unit A storage unit that stores each measurement value corresponding to each set measurement position, and controls the input of each unit and the measurement value, and according to the instruction to import the measurement value by the input unit,
And a control unit for storing in the storage unit a measurement value input corresponding to one measurement position displayed on the display unit in a distinguishable manner. The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the display section relatively displays a plurality of measurement values stored in the storage section in a graphic form. The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that the display section sequentially displays the measurement values being input by the control section. In the invention according to claim 4, the display unit sequentially displays the measurement values being input by the control unit and is stored in the storage unit corresponding to one measurement position instructed by the input unit. It is characterized by displaying one measured value.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a first step of setting information on a plurality of positions for performing measurement and information on a plurality of positions for performing the set measurement are displayed, and among the plurality of positions. According to the second step of displaying the information indicating one measurement position to be measured from the above in a distinguishable manner, the third step of inputting the instruction to import the measured value, and the instruction to import the measured value. And a fourth step of storing the input measured value in association with one measured position. In a sixth aspect of the invention, the first process of setting information on a plurality of positions to perform measurement, and the information on a plurality of positions to perform the set measurement are displayed and measurement is performed from the plurality of positions. A second step of displaying information indicating one measurement position in a distinguishable manner, a third step of inputting a measurement value import instruction, and a distinguishable display according to the measurement value import instruction. Is a program for causing a computer to execute a fourth step of storing the input measurement value in correspondence with the measurement position of. The invention according to claim 7 is a computer-readable recording medium in which the program according to claim 6 is recorded.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, a basic configuration of an embodiment of a measuring instrument data collecting apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

The data collecting apparatus for a measuring instrument shown in FIG. 1 includes a control section 1 for controlling each section, an input section 2 functioning as a peripheral device of the control section 1, a storage section 3, a display section 4, and a measuring instrument section 5. It consists of The control unit 1 is composed of a central processing unit and its peripheral devices such as a memory, and realizes each function by program control. The input unit 2 is for inputting data input by an operator (measurer) to the control unit 1. For example, a keyboard, a mouse, a pointer, various switches, or a touch panel integrally provided with the display unit 4. Etc. Storage unit 3
Is a storage device that stores programs for operating the control unit 1, measurement conditions, measurement results, and the like, and includes, for example, a hard disk, an optical disk, a magnetic optical disk, a semiconductor memory, and the like.

The display unit 4 displays characters and figures under the control of the control unit 1, and is a liquid crystal display, C
It is configured by RT (cathode ray tube) and the like. The measuring device unit 5 is composed of a measuring device for measuring temperature, humidity, electric field and the like, and a portion serving as an interface between the measuring device and the control unit 1. The measuring instrument and the interface are exchangeable with the control unit 1. However, a device such as an interface may be included in the control unit 1.

Incidentally, in the example shown in FIG.
Although it is described as one component of the measuring instrument data collecting apparatus according to the present invention, the measuring instrument unit 5 in the present invention can be any measuring instrument. That is, in the data collection device of the present invention, the measuring instrument unit 5 does not necessarily become an indispensable constituent element for specifying the present invention.

Next, an operation example in the case of measuring a plurality of data at a plurality of spatially or planarly different positions with respect to a certain quantity to be measured by using the measuring instrument data collecting apparatus shown in FIG.

First, the operator operates the input unit 2 in advance to input a plurality of positions to be measured. The storage unit 3 gives a series of numbers to a plurality of input measurement positions and stores them. At that time, in the storage unit 3, in correspondence with each measurement number,
A plurality of storage areas are reserved for recording each measurement data.

When carrying out the measurement, the control unit 1 reads out the information indicating the measurement position corresponding to each measurement number stored in the storage unit 3 and displays the information of characters and figures indicating the position to be measured on the display unit. Display on 4. The display unit 4 displays a two-dimensional or three-dimensional layout diagram showing all of the plurality of measurement positions and emphasizes and displays information indicating one measurement position to be measured. For example, the display color is changed or the display is made to blink so as to be displayed in a distinguishable manner from those that are not highlighted. Here, the operator moves the measuring instrument unit 5 to a predetermined measurement position based on the information displayed on the display unit 4. The display unit 4 also displays the measurement data being measured by the measuring unit unit 5 in a predetermined display area in real time by numerical values or graphs.

When the measurement position is ready for measurement, the operator performs a predetermined input operation on the input section 2. For example, the operator for recording is operated, or the display to that effect is selected by the pointer or the mouse forming the input unit 2.

When a predetermined operation for instructing recording to the input section 2 is performed, the control section 1 takes in measurement data measured by the measuring instrument section 5 at the time of operation. The control unit 1 stores the acquired measurement data in the storage unit 3 as one measurement position to be measured at that time in correspondence with the number of the measurement position highlighted on the display unit 4. Record in the area. When the recording of one measurement data is completed, the control unit 1 reads the information about the next measurement position from the storage unit 3,
It is displayed on the display unit 4. When the acquisition of the measurement data is completed, the display unit 4 returns the highlighted display of the measurement position to the normal display state, and under the control of the control unit 1, highlights the information indicating the next measurement position.

The operator knows that the preparation for data acquisition at the next position is completed by switching the highlighted display, and performs the next measurement according to the display in the same manner as above. By repeating the same operation for each measurement position, it is possible to perform measurement for a plurality of measurement positions.

The measured data stored in the storage unit 3 can be obtained by selecting (for example, clicking with a pointer) display information indicating the measurement position displayed on the display unit 4 or data indicating the measurement number. It is designed to be displayed on the display unit 4. Further, the measurement data stored in the storage unit 3 can be read in a predetermined file format together with the information indicating the measurement position or the measurement number. Therefore, the recorded data can be displayed on a graph, contour, etc. by reading out from a predetermined graph display program.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 2 to 7, an embodiment will be described in which the measuring instrument data collecting apparatus shown in FIG. 1 is configured using a portable personal computer. 2 is an external view of the present embodiment, FIGS. 3 to 4 are flowcharts for explaining the operation of the embodiment, and FIG.
~ FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a screen display of the display unit 4 shown in FIG. In each drawing, the same reference numerals are given to the components corresponding to those shown in FIG.

The measuring instrument data collecting apparatus shown in FIG. 2 comprises a portable computer 100 and a measuring instrument section 5 connected thereto. In this example, the control unit 1 of FIG.
The input unit 2 and the storage unit 3 are provided, and the display unit 4 is provided on the cover portion 100b. In addition, the measuring device section 5 is configured to include a probe 5a including a magnetic sensor capable of measuring in three axis directions.

An example of data collection in the measurement of the magnetic field using the configuration shown in FIG. 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. In this example, three axes (x-axis, y-axis) are measured by the measuring device unit 5.
The magnetic field in the (axis, z-axis) direction is measured and recorded at a plurality of measurement points.

The operator first determines the data name of the measurement data and inputs it through the input unit 2. Next, the operator investigates the data collection place and determines the number of measurement points and positions (step S11 in FIG. 3). In this case, the measurement position is 5 × 5 = 25 points in the X-axis direction × Y-axis direction on the two-dimensional plane,
Each 1m interval shall be set. In this case, the data measured (recorded) at each measurement position is x, y, z.
It is assumed that there are four values, that is, the value of each component in the direction and the value obtained by root mean square (RMS) of them. That is, the dimension of the data is 4
Suppose As shown in FIG. 6, if each of these setting values is input in the input field 40 on the measurement point setting screen displayed on the display unit 4 and the setting button 41 on the screen is clicked, the number of measurement points and positions are An area for setting and storing each measurement result is secured in the storage unit 3 (step S12 in FIG. 3).

When the above settings are completed, a measurement screen is created and displayed as shown in FIG. In the example shown in FIG. 7, on the measurement screen, an area 45 for visually displaying the positional relationship of each measurement point and a display area 4 for showing the measurement data of one arbitrary point.
6 and a recording button 47 for allowing the operator to instruct recording or loading of measurement data. In this case, the area 45 has a total of 25 points, 5 points each in the x and y directions.
A grid-like figure showing the measurement points on a two-dimensional plane is displayed. Then, at the start of the measurement, of the information indicating the plurality of measurement positions displayed in the area 45, the display figure corresponding to the measurement point (1, 1), which is the first measurement position, is colored and blinks. To be done. On the other hand, in the region 46, x, y, which indicate the magnitude of the magnetic field measured by the measuring unit 5,
The values of the three axis components of z are displayed in real time.

Now, the operator places the sensor portion (probe 5) of the measuring instrument portion 5 at a position corresponding to the measurement point (1, 1).
If a) is moved and set, and the record button 47 is clicked, three data in the x, y, and z directions are taken in, and the root mean square (RMS) of these three points is calculated. The four data are recorded in a predetermined area of the storage unit 3 (step S14 in FIG. 3). Here, the (1,1) point on the display screen shown in FIG. 7 is displayed in a normal display state or a display state indicating that data has already been fetched, and then, in the display screen shown in FIG. (1, 2) points are displayed blinking (flicker) (Fig. 3
Step S15).

Next, the operator moves the sensor portion (probe 5a) to the measurement point (1, 2). Then, when the record button 47 is clicked, the data is similarly fetched into the hard disk or the like constituting the storage unit 3 (see FIG. 3).
Steps S14 to S15). This operation is repeated until all the data is lost. When all the data have been input (step S13 in FIG. 3), the screen moves to a screen for selecting data check, the next measurement, or the end of processing (step S16 in FIG. 3), and the operator selects either one. It will be. For example, when the data check is selected ("data check" is selected in step S16), the screen for checking is displayed.

When the data check screen is displayed, a display for reconfirming whether or not to execute the data check is displayed (step S21 in FIG. 4), and when it is confirmed that the data check is to be performed, it is displayed at the time of confirmation. The selection screen of the graph to be displayed is displayed. Then, the selected graph (for example, a three-dimensional graph or contour) is displayed according to the operator's selection (step S22 in FIG. 4). Here, the operator looks at the displayed graph and confirms whether or not there is a suspicious point in the measurement data (step S2 in FIG. 4).
3) If there is a suspicious point, click the graphic display or number corresponding to the suspicious measurement position (measurement number). Then, the measurement data recorded at the measurement position is read from the storage unit 3 and displayed on the screen of the display unit 4. Next, set the probe 5a at the measurement position, and then
The operator compares the measured data (current measured value; indicated value) displayed on the screen 4 with the recorded value (recorded measured value) (step S24 in FIG. 4).

As a result of the comparison, if the operator determines that the difference between the recorded value and the indicated value is large (step S2 in FIG. 4).
5), confirm the number of the measurement position, and press the record button 47 to take in the data (step S26 in FIG. 4). As a result, the recorded value is overwritten with new measurement data and updated. Repeat the above operation until there is no doubt.

On the other hand, when the next measurement is selected in step S16 of FIG. 3, a display for reconfirming whether or not there is a next measurement location is displayed (step S31 of FIG. 5), and the measurement of the next location is performed. If there is any, it is input to that effect, and then moved to the next place to start the measurement (step S32 in FIG. 5).

As described above, according to the above embodiment,
According to the information indicating the preset measurement position, the information indicating the position to be measured next is automatically displayed every time the measurement is completed for one measurement position, so that the measurement for multiple measurement positions can be performed smoothly. This can be done, and the speed of data collection can be increased. Further, since it is not necessary to record the meaning of each measured value at the same time as the data acquisition, the work can be easily performed by one person.
Moreover, after moving the sensor part of the measurement to the position to be measured, the data can be collected by a simple operation for confirming the operation (operation on the push button). Also, the data can be easily read and viewed. Furthermore, by comparing with the surrounding data, the measurement data can be checked more accurately at any time. In addition, the above-mentioned check work can be easily performed visually by using contours and graphs. In addition, the collected data can be promptly organized on site to create graphs, contours, etc.

The embodiments of the present invention are not limited to those described above, but can be modified as appropriate as illustrated below. For example, in the embodiment described with reference to FIG. 2, the measurement position is a plurality of positions on the two-dimensional plane, but it may be a plurality of different positions in the three-dimensional space in which the height and the like are changed, Alternatively, the measurement conditions can be changed in four dimensions, such as when measuring at the same measurement position with a time gap. In that case, it is conceivable that the measurement position is displayed as a three-dimensional image on the measurement screen, or is displayed at the same time as the graphic information indicating the measurement timing.

Further, in the configuration of FIG. 1, the control unit 1, the storage unit 3 and the like are connected to each other via a wired or wireless communication line, or the display unit 4 is distributed to a plurality of places. It is conceivable that they will be arranged. Also,
The input unit 1 is not limited to a keyboard and a mouse, and may also include a unit that allows various settings to be performed by reading data registered in advance in a removable recording medium or that can be set through a communication line. And Further, the program executed by the control unit 1 in FIG.
It can be distributed via a computer-readable recording medium or a communication line.

[0033]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to preset information on a plurality of positions for measurement, and at the time of measurement, information indicating the measurement position to be measured is displayed in a distinguishable manner. At the same time, since the measured values are stored in correspondence with the set measuring positions, it is possible to easily collect data at a plurality of measuring positions.

Further, the measured data is graphically displayed, the measured values being input are sequentially displayed, or they are displayed in a comparable manner, so that the measured data is monitored or recorded. You can easily confirm and correct data.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a basic configuration of an embodiment of a measuring instrument data collecting apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external view showing a specific example of the measuring-apparatus data collecting apparatus shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation (operation) of the measuring instrument data collection device of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining processing subsequent to the flowchart in FIG.

5 is a flowchart for explaining another process subsequent to the flowchart of FIG.

6 is a diagram showing an example (setting screen) of a display screen on the display unit 4 of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example (measurement screen) of a display screen on the display unit 4 of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 control unit 2 Input section 3 storage 4 Display 5 Measuring equipment

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. Setting information on a plurality of positions to be measured, displaying an input unit for instructing the acquisition of measurement values, and information on a plurality of positions to be measured set by the input unit. A display unit that distinguishably displays information indicating one measurement position to be measured from the plurality of positions, and a storage unit that stores each measurement value corresponding to each measurement position set by the input unit. In addition to controlling the input of each unit and the measured value, the measured value input corresponding to one measurement position identifiable displayed on the display unit in response to an instruction to import the measured value from the input unit is displayed. A data collection device for a measuring instrument, comprising: a control unit that stores the data in the storage unit. 2. The data collecting device for a measuring instrument according to claim 1, wherein the display unit relatively displays a plurality of measurement values stored in the storage unit in a graphic form. 3. The data collecting device for a measuring instrument according to claim 1, wherein the display unit sequentially displays the measurement values being input by the control unit. 4. The display unit sequentially displays the measurement values being input by the control unit, and one measurement stored in the storage unit corresponding to one measurement position designated by the input unit. The data collecting device for a measuring instrument according to claim 1, wherein the value is displayed. 5. A first step of setting information on a plurality of positions to be measured, and displaying one piece of information on a plurality of positions to be set and performing one measurement from the plurality of positions. A second step of displaying the information indicating the position in a distinguishable manner, a third step of inputting an instruction to import the measured value, and one measurement position that is distinguishably displayed according to the instruction to import the measured value. And a fourth step of storing the input measurement value in correspondence with the above method. 6. A first step of setting information on a plurality of positions to be measured, and displaying one piece of information on a plurality of positions to be set, and measuring from the plurality of positions. A second step of displaying the information indicating the position in a distinguishable manner, a third step of inputting an instruction to import the measured value, and one measurement position that is distinguishably displayed according to the instruction to import the measured value. A program for causing a computer to execute the fourth step of storing the input measured value in correspondence with. 7. A computer-readable recording medium in which the program according to claim 6 is recorded.