JP2020160519A - Display control device and display control method - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a display control device that allows an administrator or the like to save the trouble of finding a necessary classification from a plurality of classifications displayed in a list when performing engineering work.SOLUTION: The display control device comprises: a classification hierarchy screen display control unit 101 that displays a classification hierarchy screen based on engineering information; an information input screen display control unit 102 that displays an information input screen for accepting target specification information for displaying an engineering screen related to a target classification corresponding to a target controller of a plurality of controllers 20 to be displayed on the classification hierarchy screen by the classification hierarchy screen display control unit 101; a target reception unit 103 that accepts the target specification information entered based on the information input screen; and an engineering screen display control unit 104 that displays the engineering screen based on the target specification information accepted by the target reception unit 103.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

According to the present invention, in a facility monitoring system including a plurality of controllers for monitoring or controlling one or more devices installed in a facility and an engineering device connected to the plurality of controllers, the engineering device controls the facility monitoring system. It relates to a display control device and a display control method for displaying a screen related to engineering information for construction.

Conventionally, there is known a technique in which an engineering device creates an operation file for operating a controller that monitors or controls equipment in a facility, and downloads the operation file to the controller to construct a facility monitoring system (). For example, see Patent Document 1).
On the other hand, when constructing a facility monitoring system, an administrator or the like displays a screen based on information for constructing the facility monitoring system (hereinafter referred to as "engineering information") from an engineering device, and the displayed screen. From, engineering work is done. Specifically, the administrator or the like first classifies the control-related information based on the engineering information, which is classified according to the purpose for monitoring or controlling one or more devices for each controller. Is displayed in a list. Then, the administrator or the like selects a necessary classification from the plurality of classifications displayed in the list, displays a screen related to the necessary classification, and performs engineering work.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2014-153827

In the conventional technology for constructing a facility monitoring system, an administrator or the like can select from a plurality of classifications set for each of a plurality of controllers displayed in a list in order to display a screen for performing engineering work. , There was a problem that the necessary classification had to be found.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and saves the trouble of an administrator or the like searching for a necessary classification from a plurality of listed classifications when performing engineering work. An object of the present invention is to provide a display control device capable of displaying a screen related to the necessary classification.

The display control device according to the present invention includes one or more devices installed in the facility, a plurality of controllers for monitoring or controlling the one or more devices, and an engineering device connected to the plurality of controllers. In a facility monitoring system, an engineering device constructs a facility monitoring system in which the plurality of controllers and control-related information for the plurality of controllers to monitor or control the one or more devices are associated with each other. A display control device that displays a screen related to engineering information. Based on the engineering information, for each of a plurality of controllers, the purpose when the controller controls the inside of the controller, or a device in which the controller is one or more. The classification hierarchy screen display control unit that displays the classification hierarchy screen that displays the information related to the classification of multiple control-related information classified according to the purpose of monitoring or controlling the controller and the classification hierarchy screen display. The information about the target controller and the information about the target classification corresponding to the target controller are combined to display the engineering screen related to the target classification corresponding to the target controller among the multiple controllers displayed by the control unit on the classification hierarchy screen. The information input screen display control unit that displays the information input screen for accepting the specified target information, the target reception unit that accepts the target specification information input based on the information input screen, and the target received by the target reception unit. It is provided with an engineering screen display control unit that displays an engineering screen based on designated information.

According to the present invention, when an engineer or the like performs engineering work, he / she can save the trouble of searching for a necessary classification from a plurality of classifications displayed in a list and display a screen relating to the necessary classification.

It is a figure which shows the configuration example of the facility monitoring system provided with the display control device which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the configuration example of the display control device which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. In the first embodiment, the figure for explaining an image of an example of the classification hierarchy screen displayed on the display device by the classification hierarchy screen display control unit, FIG. 3A is a diagram when the mode is "engineering mode". FIG. 3B is a diagram showing an image of an example of a classification hierarchy screen displayed by the classification hierarchy screen display control unit, and FIG. 3B shows a classification hierarchy screen displayed by the classification hierarchy screen display control unit when the mode is "connect mode". FIG. 3C is a diagram showing an image of an example, and FIG. 3C is a diagram showing an image of an example of the classification hierarchy screen displayed by the classification hierarchy screen display control unit when the mode is the “difference check mode”. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an image of a screen example in which the classification hierarchy screen display control unit displays a classification hierarchy screen on a display device in the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of an information input screen display button displayed on the classification hierarchy screen in the first embodiment. FIG. 6A is a diagram showing an image of an example of an information input screen displayed by the information input screen display control unit in the first embodiment, and FIG. 6A is a diagram of an information input screen before an administrator or the like inputs target designation information. FIG. 6B is a diagram showing an image of an example, and FIG. 6B is a diagram showing an image of an example of an information input screen after an administrator or the like inputs target designation information. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an image of an example of a screen in which the engineering screen display control unit displays an engineering screen on a display device in the first embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the image of an example of the screen when a plurality of combinations of the information about a controller, the information about a classification, and the information about a mode are input from the information input screen in Embodiment 1. FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an image of an example of an engineering screen in which the engineering screen display control unit 104 displays a screen ID in the first embodiment. In the first embodiment, the controller list screen display is a diagram showing an image of an example of the controller list screen displayed by the controller. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an image of an example of a screen in which a plurality of engineering screens are tabbed and displayed by the engineering screen display control unit in the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an image of an example of a mode list screen displayed by the mode list screen display control unit in the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining an operation in which the display control device according to the first embodiment receives target designation information and displays an engineering screen. A flowchart for explaining an operation of displaying an engineering screen related to the display target controller when the display control device displays a controller list screen and receives a display target controller from the controller list screen in the first embodiment. Is. In the first embodiment, when the display control device displays the mode list screen and accepts the display target mode from the mode list screen, the engineering screen of the target classification corresponding to the target controller is displayed in the display target mode. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the operation to display. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an image of an example of an information input screen in which the information input screen display control unit directly displays a designated unit in association with a display button in the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an image of an example of a screen when information indicating a wild card is input to the controller number input unit, the mode input unit, or the screen ID input unit on the information input screen in the first embodiment. ..

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
Embodiment 1.
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a facility monitoring system 1000 including the display control device 1 according to the first embodiment.
The facility monitoring system 1000 includes an engineering device 10, a controller 20, and equipment 30. The engineering device 10, the controller 20, and the device 30 are connected via a network.
In the first embodiment, the display control device 1 is mounted on the engineering device 10. The operation of the display control device 1 is executed by a program process using a CPU based on software.

In FIG. 1, it is assumed that the facility monitoring system 1000 is provided with three controllers 20, but this is only an example. In the facility monitoring system 1000, a plurality of controllers 20 are provided. Further, in FIG. 1, in the facility monitoring system 1000, each controller 20 is connected to two devices 30, but this is only an example. Each controller 20 may be connected to one or more devices 30.
In the following description, the plurality of controllers 20 are also simply referred to as “controller 20”, and one or more devices 30 are also simply referred to as “device 30”.

Based on the engineering information, the engineering device 10 performs engineering processing related to the control-related information such as setting of the control-related information, and constructs the facility monitoring system 1000. Specifically, an administrator or the like operates the engineering device 10, and for each controller 20, the purpose when the controller 20 controls the inside of the controller 20, or the controller 20 monitors or controls the device 30. A screen (hereinafter referred to as "classification hierarchical screen") displaying information related to the classification of a plurality of control-related information classified according to the purpose of the case in a hierarchical structure is displayed on a display device (not shown in FIG. 1). ) Is displayed. Then, the administrator or the like refers to the classification (hereinafter referred to as "target classification") corresponding to the controller (hereinafter referred to as "target controller") to be engineered from among the controllers 20 displayed on the classification hierarchy screen. ) Is specified. At this time, the administrator or the like displays a screen on which the target controller and the target classification can be input (hereinafter referred to as "information input screen"), which is different from the classification hierarchy screen, and from the information input screen, the target controller and the target controller and the target classification are displayed. Enter information about the target classification. In addition to the target controller and the target classification, the administrator or the like also specifies a mode corresponding to the target controller and the target classification (hereinafter referred to as “target mode”) in combination. In the first embodiment, in the engineering device 10, one or more modes are set according to the use for constructing the facility monitoring system. The details of the mode will be described later.
The engineering device 10 displays a screen (hereinafter referred to as “engineering screen”) for performing engineering processing related to the target classification corresponding to the target controller in the target mode based on the information input by the administrator or the like. To display. The administrator or the like performs engineering work for constructing a facility monitoring system, such as creating an operation file to be downloaded to the controller 20 from the engineering screen. The display control device 1 provided in the engineering device 10 displays the classification hierarchy screen, the information input screen, and the engineering screen on the display device 40.

The controller 20 downloads the operation file created by the engineering device 10, and operates based on the downloaded operation file.
The device 30 is installed in the facility and is, for example, a sensor, a thermometer, a motor, or a wattmeter.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the display control device 1 according to the first embodiment.
The display control device 1 causes the display device 40 to display various screens and the like. The display device 40 is assumed to be a display device provided in the engineering device 10.
The display control device 1 includes a classification hierarchy screen display control unit 101, an information input screen display control unit 102, a target reception unit 103, an engineering screen display control unit 104, a controller list display instruction reception unit 105, and a controller list screen display control unit 106. , Controller designation information reception unit 107, mode list display instruction reception unit 108, mode list screen display control unit 109, and mode designation information reception unit 110.

The classification hierarchy screen display control unit 101 causes the display device 40 to display a classification hierarchy screen in which classification information is displayed in a hierarchical structure for each of a plurality of controllers based on engineering information.
In the first embodiment, the classification information is classified and controlled according to the purpose when the controller 20 controls the inside of the controller 20 or the purpose when the controller 20 monitors or controls the device 30. This information indicates the classification of related information.
In the first embodiment, the controller 20 controls the inside of the controller 20 means that various controls for the controller 20 itself to operate are performed by using the information held internally by the controller 20. Say. Specifically, for example, the controller 20 controls the transfer of internally held logical information and physical information. Further, for example, when the controller 20 is duplicated with another controller 20, it controls to operate as the active controller 20 or the standby controller 20 by using the internally held information. .. In this way, the controller 20 uses the information internally held by the controller 20 itself to perform various controls for the controller 20 itself to operate. The information internally held by the controller 20 itself, which is used for these various controls, is used as the control-related information for constructing the facility monitoring system 1000 in the engineering device 10.

The administrator or the like classifies the control-related information in advance according to the above-mentioned purpose, and creates engineering information defined by associating the control-related information belonging to the classification for each classification. It is stored in a storage unit (not shown). In engineering information, classifications are defined in a hierarchical structure. The storage unit may be provided in the display control device 1, or may be provided in a place outside the display control device 1 where the display control device 1 can be referred to.
The classification hierarchy screen display control unit 101 refers to the storage unit and displays the classification hierarchy screen based on the engineering information.

As described above, in the first embodiment, in the engineering device 10, one or more modes are set according to the use for constructing the facility monitoring system.
The manager or the like displays the engineering screen corresponding to each mode from the engineering device 10 and performs the engineering work. The engineering information is defined according to each mode.

In the first embodiment, it is assumed that three modes of "engineering mode", "connect mode", and "difference check mode" are set as an example.
The "engineering mode" is a mode for creating an operation file. The administrator or the like creates an operation file by inputting, for example, control-related information from the engineering screen displayed in the "engineering mode".
The "connect mode" is a mode for referencing or editing the data held by the controller 20 that has downloaded the operation file created in the "engineering mode". From the engineering screen displayed in the "connect mode", the administrator or the like confirms, for example, that the operation file is operating correctly.
The "difference check mode" is a mode for confirming the difference between the data held by the plurality of controllers 20. From the engineering screen displayed in the "difference check mode", the administrator or the like confirms, for example, whether or not an abnormality has occurred in the controller 20.
Note that this is only an example, and only one mode may be set, two may be set, or four or more may be set.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining an image of an example of the classification hierarchy screen displayed on the display device 40 by the classification hierarchy screen display control unit 101 in the first embodiment. FIG. 3A shows an image of an example of the classification hierarchy screen displayed by the classification hierarchy screen display control unit 101 when the mode is the “engineering mode”, and FIG. 3B shows an image of an example of the classification hierarchy screen displayed when the mode is the “connect mode”. An image of an example of the classification hierarchy screen displayed by the classification hierarchy screen display control unit 101 is shown, and FIG. 3C shows the classification hierarchy screen displayed by the classification hierarchy screen display control unit 101 when the mode is the “difference check mode”. An example image is shown.
Note that the required control-related information may differ depending on the purpose for constructing the facility monitoring system. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, the contents of the engineering information for each mode do not always match.

The classification hierarchy screen display control unit 101 displays the classification hierarchy screen as shown in FIG. 3 based on instructions from the administrator or the like. Specifically, for example, an administrator or the like operates an input device (not shown) such as a mouse or a keyboard to input a classification hierarchy screen display instruction. For example, a classification hierarchy screen display button is displayed on the screen of the display device 40, and the administrator or the like inputs the classification hierarchy screen display instruction by clicking the classification hierarchy screen display button. The reception unit (not shown) of the display control device 1 receives the classification hierarchy screen display instruction, and outputs information to the effect that the classification hierarchy screen display instruction has been received to the classification hierarchy screen display control unit 101. The classification hierarchy screen display control unit 101 displays the classification hierarchy screen when the information indicating that the classification hierarchy screen display instruction has been received is output from the reception unit.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an image of a screen example in which the classification hierarchy screen display control unit 101 displays the classification hierarchy screen on the display device 40 in the first embodiment. In FIG. 4, it is assumed that the classification hierarchy screen display control unit 101 displays the classification hierarchy screen of the engineering mode.
As shown in FIG. 4, the classification hierarchy screen display control unit 101 displays the classification hierarchy screen in a certain area (hereinafter, referred to as “first display area”) on the screen of the display device 40. In the first embodiment, the first display area is set in advance, for example, out of the entire area of the screen of the display device 40, which exists on the left side when the administrator or the like sees the screen from the front. The area of the specified size.

The information input screen display control unit 102 relates to the target controller for displaying the engineering screen related to the target classification corresponding to the target controller among the plurality of controllers 20 displayed by the classification hierarchy screen display control unit 101 on the classification hierarchy screen. The information input screen for accepting the information, the target classification corresponding to the target controller, and the target specification information in which the target mode is combined is displayed.

Specifically, an administrator or the like operates an input device to input an information input screen display instruction. For example, when displaying the classification hierarchy screen, the classification hierarchy screen display control unit 101 displays the information input screen display button 501 on the classification hierarchy screen as shown in FIG. In FIG. 5, for the sake of simplicity, only the peripheral portion of the information input screen display button 501 on the classification hierarchy screen is shown. The classification hierarchy screen display control unit 101 displays the controller list display button 502 and the mode list display button 503 together with the information input screen display button 501. The controller list display button 502 and the mode list display button 503 will be described later.

For example, the administrator or the like operates an input device, clicks the information input screen display button 501, and inputs an information input screen display instruction.
The reception unit of the display control device 1 receives the information input screen display instruction, and outputs information to the effect that the information input screen display instruction has been received to the information input screen display control unit 102. The information input screen display control unit 102 displays the information input screen. The administrator or the like inputs the above target designation information from the displayed information input screen.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an image of an example of an information input screen displayed by the information input screen display control unit 102 in the first embodiment. FIG. 6A shows an image of an example of the information input screen before the administrator or the like inputs the target designation information, and FIG. 6B shows an example of the information input screen after the administrator or the like inputs the target designation information. Shows an image.
The information input screen display control unit 102 may superimpose the information input screen as shown in FIG. 6 on the screen on which the classification hierarchy screen is displayed, or from the state where the classification hierarchy screen is displayed, display the information input screen. The screen may be switched to display the information input screen.

As shown in FIG. 6, the information input screen includes a controller number input unit (see 601 in FIG. 6A), a mode input unit (see 602 in FIG. 6A), a screen ID input unit (see 603 in FIG. 6A), and Display buttons (see 604 in FIG. 6B) are associated and displayed.
The controller number input unit is an input unit for inputting information on the target controller. Here, for example, the administrator or the like specifies the target controller by the controller number. The controller number is a number assigned to each controller 20 for identifying the controller 20.
The mode input unit is an input unit for inputting information on the target mode. Here, for example, the administrator or the like specifies the mode as "E", "C", or "D". “E” indicates an engineering mode, “C” indicates a connecting mode, and “D” indicates a difference check mode. In the facility monitoring system 1000 according to the first embodiment, it is assumed that a character such as "E" is set in advance for specifying each mode.

The screen ID input unit is an input unit for inputting information on the target classification. Here, for example, the administrator or the like is supposed to specify the target classification by the screen ID. The screen ID is a screen ID set in advance for each engineering screen according to which classification the engineering screen is related to. Since a screen ID is assigned to the engineering screen according to the classification, the administrator or the like can specify the target classification by designating the screen ID. For example, the engineering screen for the classification "I / O object" (see FIG. 4) corresponding to the controller A and the engineering screen for the classification "I / O object" (see FIG. 4) corresponding to the controller B are displayed. Since it is an engineering screen related to the same classification "I / O object", the same screen ID is assigned. The administrator or the like can specify which controller 20 to display the engineering screen of the classification by designating the target controller and the target classification in combination in the target designation information.
The display button is an input unit that serves as a trigger for the target reception unit 103 to receive the target designation information input to the controller number input unit, the mode input unit, and the screen ID input unit. The information input screen display control unit 102 displays the display button, for example, when the target designation information is input.

Here, as shown in FIG. 6B, it is assumed that the administrator or the like has input a combination of the controller number “1000024”, the mode “E”, and the screen ID “4”. The screen ID "4" is a screen ID of an engineering screen related to the "I / O object". That is, the administrator or the like has input the information for displaying the engineering screen regarding the "I / O object" corresponding to the "controller A" in the "engineering mode".
When the administrator or the like inputs the above information, he / she operates the input device and clicks the display button 601 or the like. As a result, the input information is received by the target reception unit 103 as the target designation information.

Returning to the description of FIG.
As described above, the target reception unit 103 receives the target designation information input based on the information input screen displayed by the information input screen display control unit 102.
The target reception unit 103 outputs the received target designation information to the engineering screen display control unit 104.

The engineering screen display control unit 104 displays an engineering screen related to the target classification corresponding to the target controller based on the target designation information output from the target reception unit 103.
In the above example, the engineering screen display control unit 104 displays the engineering screen related to the "I / O object" corresponding to the "controller A" in the "engineering mode".
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an image of an example of a screen in which the engineering screen display control unit 104 displays the engineering screen on the display device 40 in the first embodiment.
In FIG. 7, it is assumed that the engineering screen display control unit 104 displays the engineering screen (see 701 in FIG. 7) relating to the “I / O object” corresponding to the “controller A” in the “engineering mode”.
As shown in FIG. 7, the engineering screen display control unit 104 causes the engineering screen to be displayed in a certain area (hereinafter referred to as “second display area”) of the screen of the display device 40. In the first embodiment, the second display area is set in advance, for example, out of the entire area of the screen of the display device 40, which exists on the right side when the administrator or the like views the screen from the front. The area of the specified size is defined, and the first display area and the second display area are areas existing on the same screen.

On the classification hierarchy screen, for all the controllers 20 defined in the engineering information, classification information indicating a plurality of classifications associated with the controller 20 is displayed in a hierarchy for each controller 20, and is displayed. The number of classification information is large. In the conventional facility monitoring system, the administrator or the like has no choice but to specify the classification of the controller to be displayed from the classification information displayed on the classification hierarchy screen and display the engineering screen. Therefore, when the administrator or the like tries to display the engineering screen for performing the engineering work, he / she wants to display the classification hierarchy screen of the mode for displaying the engineering screen and to display it from the classification hierarchy screen. It was necessary to find 20 classifications. The classification information displayed hierarchically under each controller 20 often has the same configuration, and it takes time and effort for the administrator or the like to find out the classification of the controller 20 to be displayed.
On the other hand, the display control device 1 displays the information input screen by the administrator or the like, and outputs the target designation information in which the mode, the controller 20, and the information related to the classification are combined, which is output based on the information input screen. It can be accepted and the engineering screen can be displayed. Therefore, the administrator or the like can display the engineering screen by specifying the mode, the controller 20, and the information related to the classification that he / she wants to display directly from the information input screen, and classifies on the classification hierarchy screen. There is no need to search for information, and the trouble of displaying the engineering screen can be saved.

In the above description, it is assumed that one combination of the target controller, the target classification, and the target mode is input to the information input screen, but this is only an example. On the information input screen, the administrator or the like inputs a plurality of combinations of information on the controller 20, information on classification, and information on the mode, and from the combinations, the target controller, target classification, and target classification to be included in the target designation information. , The combination of target modes may be specified. In other words, the target designation information received by the target reception unit 103 may include a plurality of information on the target controller and a combination of the target classification and the target mode corresponding to the target controller.

To give a specific example, for example, an administrator or the like first inputs a plurality of combinations of information on the controller 20, information on classification, and information on modes from the information input screen, as shown in FIG. ..
Then, the administrator or the like selects a combination of the target controller, the target classification, and the target mode from the above-mentioned plurality of combinations. When the administrator or the like clicks the display button (see 801 in FIG. 8) displayed corresponding to the selected combination with the input device, the target reception unit 103 displays the information related to the selected combination as the target designation information. Accept as.
For example, in the example of FIG. 8, the administrator or the like sets the information for designating the engineering screen related to the "I / O object" corresponding to the "controller B" as the target designation information in the "difference check mode". Suppose you select. Then, the administrator or the like clicks the display button (see 801a in FIG. 8) displayed corresponding to the controller number “10099”, the mode “D”, and the screen ID “4” with the input device. The target reception unit 103 receives the target designation information for which the controller number “1000024”, the mode “E”, and the screen ID “4” are designated.
The engineering screen display control unit 104 displays an engineering screen related to the "I / O object" corresponding to the "controller B" in the "difference check mode".

The administrator or the like selects all the plurality of combinations of the controller 20, classification, and mode input from the information input screen, and the target reception unit 103 uses the information related to all the combinations as the target designation target designation information. It can also be accepted.
Specifically, the administrator or the like inputs a plurality of combinations of the controller 20, classification, and mode, and then clicks the full display button (see 802 in FIG. 8) with the input device. As a result, the target reception unit 103 receives all the combinations of the controller 20, the classification, and the mode input on the information input screen as the target designation information. That is, in the example of FIG. 8, the target reception unit 103 includes a combination of the target controller “1000024”, the target mode “E”, and the target classification “4”, the target controller “100099”, and the target mode “D”. , And the combination of the target controller "4" and the target controller "100100", the target mode "E", and the combination of the target classification "5", the target controller "100101", the target mode "C", and the target. Accepts the target designation information for which the combination of classification "6" is specified.

The engineering screen display control unit 104 is, for example, the engineering screen of the target classification "4" corresponding to the controller "1000024" in the "engineering mode" and the classification corresponding to the controller "100099" in the "difference check mode". Regarding the engineering screen related to "4", the engineering screen related to the classification "5" corresponding to the controller "100100" in the "engineering mode", and the classification "6" corresponding to the controller "100101" in the "connecting mode". The engineering screen is superimposed and displayed.

When displaying the engineering screen, the engineering screen display control unit 104 may display the screen ID on the engineering screen (see 901 in FIG. 9). By causing the engineering screen display control unit 104 to display the screen ID on the engineering screen, the administrator or the like can correctly display the engineering screen related to the specified target classification, or input by himself / herself. It is possible to confirm that the screen ID that was created was correct.

Returning to the description of FIG.
When the engineering screen display control unit 104 displays the engineering screen, the controller list display instruction receiving unit 105 corresponds to the information related to all the controllers associated with the target classification in the engineering information with the information related to the target classification. It accepts display instructions (hereinafter referred to as "controller list display instructions") of the attached and listed screens (hereinafter referred to as "controller list screen"). In the first embodiment, it is assumed that the controller list screen displays information about all the controllers 20 associated with the target classification in the engineering information of the same mode.

For example, it is assumed that the engineering screen display control unit 104 displays an engineering screen as shown in FIG. 7. That is, it is assumed that the engineering screen display control unit 104 displays the engineering screen related to the "I / O object" corresponding to the "controller A" in the "engineering mode". The target mode at this time is "engineering mode", the target controller is "controller A", and the target classification is "I / O object".
From this state, the administrator or the like can operate the input device and input the controller list display instruction based on the engineering screen.
Specifically, for example, the administrator or the like clicks the controller list display button 502 (see FIG. 5) displayed on the classification hierarchy screen by the classification hierarchy screen display control unit 101 with the input device, and instructs the controller list display. Enter.
The controller list display instruction receiving unit 105 receives the controller list display instruction input by the administrator or the like.

When the controller list display instruction receiving unit 105 receives the controller list display instruction, the controller list display instruction receiving unit 105 outputs information regarding the controller list display instruction to the controller list screen display control unit 106. The information regarding the controller list display instruction includes at least information regarding the target mode corresponding to the currently active engineering screen, information regarding the target controller, and information regarding the target classification. Here, the information regarding the controller list display instruction includes information regarding the "engineering mode", the "controller A", and the "I / O object".

The controller list screen display control unit 106 displays the controller list screen based on the information related to the controller list display instruction output from the controller list display instruction reception unit 105 and the engineering information stored in the storage unit.
Here, FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an image of an example of the controller list screen displayed by the controller list screen display control unit 106 in the first embodiment. The controller list screen display control unit 106 may display the controller list screen superimposed on the engineering screen, or may switch the display from the screen on which the engineering screen is displayed. FIG. 10 shows an example of the controller list screen displayed by the controller list screen display control unit 106 based on the information on the controller list display instruction and the engineering information from the state where the engineering screen as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed. It is an image of.

That is, FIG. 10 is an image of an example of a controller list screen listing information about all the controllers 20 associated with the "I / O object" in the engineering information of the "engineering mode".
As shown in FIG. 10, the controller list screen display control unit 106 displays the controller number, the screen ID, and the display button (see 1001 in FIG. 10) in association with each other on the controller list screen.
From FIG. 10, in the engineering information of the "engineering mode", the controller 20 associated with the "I / O object" includes the controller B of the controller number "100099" and the controller in addition to the controller A which is the target controller. It can be seen that there is a controller C having the number "100100" and a controller D having the controller number "100101". In the first embodiment, the controller number of the controller C is "100100", and the controller number of the controller D is "100101".

Here, the controller list screen display control unit 106 also displays information on the target classification corresponding to the target controller for which the engineering screen is already displayed on the controller list screen. Specifically, the controller list screen display control unit 106 displays the information of the "I / O object" (screen ID "4") corresponding to the "controller A" (controller number "1000024"). However, this is only an example, and the controller list screen display control unit 106 may not display the information on the target controller and the target classification corresponding to the already displayed engineering screen on the controller list screen.

The controller designation information receiving unit 107 is for engineering related to the classification corresponding to the controller 20, in other words, the target classification, among the controllers 20 displayed on the controller list screen displayed by the controller list screen display control unit 106. It accepts controller designation information that specifies a controller 20 (hereinafter referred to as "display target controller") for displaying a screen.

Based on the information displayed on the controller list screen, the administrator or the like can display an engineering screen related to the target classification corresponding to the controller 20 different from the target controller.
Specifically, for example, the administrator or the like clicks the display button displayed on the controller list screen with the input device, and the controller 20 associated with the display button is set as the display target controller. specify.
For example, when the content of the controller list screen is as shown in FIG. 10, the administrator or the like can perform an engineering screen (screen ID "screen ID") related to the I / O object of the controller C (controller number "100100"). 4 ”)), the administrator or the like clicks the display button (see 1001a in FIG. 10) associated with the controller number “100100”. As a result, the administrator or the like inputs the controller C having the controller number “100100” as the display target controller.
The controller designation information receiving unit 107 receives the controller designation information that specifies the controller to be displayed, which is input by the administrator or the like. The controller designation information includes at least information regarding the display target controller and the target classification.

When the controller designation information receiving unit 107 receives the controller designation information, the controller designation information receiving unit 107 outputs the received controller designation information to the engineering screen display control unit 104.
The engineering screen display control unit 104 displays an engineering screen related to the target classification corresponding to the display target controller based on the controller designation information output from the controller designation information receiving unit 107.
In the case of the above example, the engineering screen display control unit 104 will display the engineering screen related to the "I / O object" corresponding to the controller C.
The engineering screen display control unit 104, for example, has already displayed the engineering screen related to the "I / O object" corresponding to the controller C for engineering related to the "I / O object" corresponding to the "controller A". It may be superimposed on the screen and displayed, or in the second display area, the engineering screen related to the "I / O object" corresponding to the controller C is already displayed, and the "I" corresponding to the "controller A" is displayed. It may be displayed as a tab side by side with the engineering screen related to "/ O object" (see FIG. 11).

In this way, the engineering screen display control unit 104 displays the engineering screens related to the classifications common to the plurality of controllers 20 for the plurality of controllers 20 defined in the engineering information of the same mode. As a result, the administrator or the like can easily display the engineering screens related to the same classification at the same time across the plurality of controllers 20 in the same mode. As a result, managers and the like can efficiently proceed with engineering work.

In addition, the administrator or the like designates all the controllers 20 displayed on the controller list screen as display target controllers by, for example, clicking the all display button (see 1002 in FIG. 10) with the input device. Can be done.
In this case, the controller designation information receiving unit 107 receives the controller designation information input by the administrator or the like and designating all the controllers 20 displayed on the controller list screen as display target controllers.
The engineering screen display control unit 104 displays an engineering screen related to the target classification corresponding to all the controllers 20 displayed on the controller list screen.

Returning to the description of FIG.
When the engineering screen display control unit 104 displays the engineering screen, the mode list display instruction receiving unit 108 lists information related to all modes in association with the target classification based on the engineering information corresponding to each mode. Accepts display instructions (hereinafter referred to as "mode list display instructions") of the converted screen (hereinafter referred to as "mode list screen"). In the first embodiment, on the mode list screen, information regarding the controller 20 which is the same as the target controller and all modes associated with the same classification as the target classification is displayed.

For example, it is assumed that the engineering screen display control unit 104 displays an engineering screen as shown in FIG. 7. That is, it is assumed that the engineering screen display control unit 104 displays the engineering screen related to the "I / O object" corresponding to the "controller A" in the "engineering mode". The target mode at this time is "engineering mode", the target controller is "controller A", and the target classification is "I / O object".
From this state, the administrator or the like can operate the input device to input the mode list display instruction.
Specifically, for example, the administrator or the like clicks the mode list display button 503 (see FIG. 5) displayed on the classification hierarchy screen by the classification hierarchy screen display control unit 101 with the input device, and instructs the mode list display. Enter.
The mode list display instruction receiving unit 108 receives the mode list display instruction input by the administrator or the like.
When the mode list display instruction receiving unit 108 receives the mode list display instruction, the mode list display instruction receiving unit 108 outputs information related to the mode list display instruction to the mode list screen display control unit 109. The information regarding the mode list display instruction includes at least the information regarding the target mode corresponding to the currently active engineering screen, the information regarding the target controller, and the information regarding the target classification. Here, the information regarding the mode list display instruction includes information regarding the "engineering mode", the "controller A", and the "I / O object".

The mode list screen display control unit 109 displays the mode list screen based on the information regarding the mode list display instruction output from the mode list display instruction receiving unit 108 and the engineering information stored in the storage unit.
Here, FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an image of an example of the mode list screen displayed by the mode list screen display control unit 109 in the first embodiment. The mode list screen display control unit 109 may superimpose the mode list screen on the engineering screen, or may switch from the screen on which the engineering screen is displayed to display the mode list screen. FIG. 12 is an image of an example of the mode list screen displayed by the mode list screen display control unit 109 based on the mode list screen display instruction from the state in which the engineering screen as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed.

That is, FIG. 12 is an image of an example of a mode list screen listing information related to all modes in which the "I / O object" corresponding to the "controller A" is defined in the engineering information.
As shown in FIG. 12, the mode list screen display control unit 109 displays the mode information, the screen ID, and the display button (see 1201 in FIG. 12) in association with each other on the mode list screen. The mode list screen display control unit 109 may also display, for example, the controller number on the mode list screen.
From FIG. 12, it can be seen that the "I / O object" corresponding to the "controller A" is defined in the "engineering mode", the "connecting mode", and the "difference check mode".

Here, the mode list screen display control unit 109 also displays information on the target classification corresponding to the target controller in the target mode on the mode list screen, for which the engineering screen has already been displayed. Specifically, the mode list screen display control unit 109 displays the information of the "I / O object" corresponding to the "engineering mode". However, this is only an example, and the mode list screen display control unit 109 may not display the information on the target mode and the target classification corresponding to the already displayed engineering screen on the mode list screen. ..

The mode designation information receiving unit 110 corresponds to the classification displayed on the mode list screen, in other words, the target controller, among the modes displayed on the mode list screen displayed by the mode list screen display control unit 109. Accepts mode specification information that specifies the mode for displaying the engineering screen related to the target classification to be performed (hereinafter referred to as "display target mode").

Based on the information displayed on the mode list screen, the administrator or the like can display an engineering screen related to the target classification corresponding to the target controller in a mode different from the target mode.
Specifically, for example, the administrator or the like can specify the mode associated with the display button as the display target mode by clicking the display button displayed on the mode list screen with the input device. To do.
For example, when the content of the mode list screen is as shown in FIG. 12, the administrator or the like is in the "connecting mode" (mode "C") and the "I / O object corresponding to the controller A" is displayed. When the engineering screen (screen ID 4) related to "" is to be displayed, the administrator or the like clicks the display button (see 1201a in FIG. 12) associated with "C" on the mode list screen. As a result, the administrator or the like has input the "connecting mode" as the display target mode.

The mode designation information receiving unit 110 receives the mode designation information input by the administrator or the like that specifies the display target mode. The mode designation information includes at least information on the display target mode, the target controller, and the target classification.
When the mode designation information reception unit 110 receives the mode designation information, the mode designation information reception unit 110 outputs the received mode designation information to the engineering screen display control unit 104.
The engineering screen display control unit 104 displays the engineering screen based on the mode designation information output from the mode designation information reception unit 110.
In the case of the above example, the engineering screen display control unit 104 displays the engineering screen related to the "I / O object" corresponding to the controller A in the "connecting mode".

The engineering screen display control unit 104 has already displayed the engineering screen related to the "I / O object" corresponding to the controller A in the "connecting mode", for example, in the "engineering mode", the "controller A". It is superimposed and displayed on the engineering screen related to the "I / O object" corresponding to. At this time, the classification hierarchy screen display control unit 101 is set to display the classification hierarchy screen in the "connecting mode", and the classification hierarchy screen is in the "connecting mode" and corresponds to the controller A "I / O". It may be displayed together with the engineering screen related to "object".

In this way, the engineering screen display control unit 104 displays the engineering screens related to the same classification corresponding to the same controller 20 in a plurality of different modes, so that the administrator or the like can easily set the modes. It is possible to simultaneously display engineering screens related to the same classification corresponding to the same controller 20 across the same controller 20. As a result, managers and the like can efficiently proceed with engineering work.

In addition, the administrator or the like can specify all the modes displayed on the mode list screen as display target modes by clicking the all display button (see 1202 in FIG. 12) with the input device, for example. it can.
In this case, the mode designation information receiving unit 110 receives the mode designation information input by the administrator or the like and designating all the modes displayed on the mode list screen as display target modes.
The engineering screen display control unit 104 displays an engineering screen related to the target classification corresponding to the target controller in all the modes displayed on the mode list screen.

The operation of the display control device 1 according to the first embodiment will be described.
First, an operation in which the display control device 1 receives the target designation information and displays the engineering screen will be described.
FIG. 13 is a flowchart for explaining an operation in which the display control device 1 according to the first embodiment receives target designation information and displays an engineering screen.

On the screen of the display device 40, the classification hierarchy screen display control unit 101 displays a classification hierarchy screen in which classification information indicating the classification of control-related information is displayed in a hierarchical structure for each controller 20 based on engineering information ( Step ST1301).

The information input screen display control unit 102 displays the target designation information for displaying the engineering screen related to the target classification corresponding to the target controller among the plurality of controllers 20 displayed by the classification hierarchy screen display control unit 101 on the classification hierarchy screen. The information input screen for accepting the above is displayed (step ST1302).

The target reception unit 103 receives the target designation information based on the information input screen displayed by the information input screen display control unit 102 in step ST1302 (step ST1303).
The target reception unit 103 outputs the received target designation information to the engineering screen display control unit 104.

The engineering screen display control unit 104 displays an engineering screen related to the target classification corresponding to the target controller based on the target designation information output from the target reception unit 103 (step ST1304).

Next, in the first embodiment, when the display control device 1 displays the controller list screen and receives the display target controller from the controller list screen, the operation of displaying the engineering screen related to the display target controller will be described. To do.
FIG. 14 shows an operation of displaying an engineering screen related to the display target controller when the display control device 1 displays the controller list screen and receives the display target controller from the controller list screen in the first embodiment. It is a flowchart for demonstrating.

When the engineering screen display control unit 104 displays the engineering screen (see the flowchart of FIG. 13), the controller list display instruction receiving unit 105 determines whether or not the controller list display instruction has been received based on the engineering screen. (Step ST1401).
When the controller list display instruction receiving unit 105 does not receive the controller list display instruction in step ST1401 (when "NO" in step ST1401), the display control device 1 ends the process.

When the controller list display instruction receiving unit 105 receives the controller list display instruction in step ST1401 (when "YES" in step ST1401), the controller list display instruction receiving unit 105 provides information regarding the controller list display instruction. Controller list screen display Output to control unit 106.
Controller list screen display The controller 106 displays the controller list screen based on the information related to the controller list display instruction output from the controller list display instruction receiving unit 105 in step ST1401 and the engineering information stored in the storage unit. (Step ST1402).

Whether or not the controller designation information receiving unit 107 has received the controller designation information for which the display target controller is specified among the controllers 20 displayed on the controller list screen displayed by the controller list screen display control unit 106 in step ST1402. (Step ST1403).

When the controller designation information receiving unit 107 does not receive the controller designation information in step ST1403 (when "NO" in step ST1403), the display control device 1 ends the process.

When the controller designation information receiving unit 107 receives the controller designation information in step ST1403 (when "YES" in step ST1403), the controller designation information receiving unit 107 controls the reception screen display for engineering. Output to unit 104.
The engineering screen display control unit 104 displays the engineering screen based on the controller designation information output from the controller designation information receiving unit 107 in step ST1403 (step ST1404).

Next, in the first embodiment, when the display control device 1 displays the mode list screen and accepts the display target mode from the mode list screen, the target classification corresponding to the target controller in the display target mode is performed. The operation of displaying the engineering screen will be described.
FIG. 15 shows, in the first embodiment, when the display control device 1 displays the mode list screen and accepts the display target mode from the mode list screen, the target classification corresponding to the target controller in the display target mode is shown. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the operation which displays the engineering screen of.

When the engineering screen display control unit 104 displays the engineering screen (see the flowchart of FIG. 13), the mode list display instruction receiving unit 108 determines whether or not the mode list display instruction has been received (step ST1501).

When the mode list display instruction receiving unit 108 does not receive the mode list display instruction in step ST1501 (when "NO" in step ST1501), the display control device 1 ends the process.

In step ST1501, when the mode list display instruction receiving unit 108 receives the mode list display instruction (when “YES” in step ST1501), the mode list display instruction receiving unit 108 outputs information regarding the mode list display instruction to the mode. Output to the list screen display control unit 109.

The mode list screen display control unit 109 displays the mode list screen based on the information regarding the mode list display instruction output from the mode list display instruction receiving unit 108 in step ST1501 and the engineering information stored in the storage unit. (Step ST1502).

Whether or not the mode designation information receiving unit 110 has received the mode designation information for which the display target mode is specified among the modes displayed on the mode list screen displayed by the mode list screen display control unit 109 in step ST1502. Is determined (step ST1503).

In step ST1503, when the mode designation information receiving unit 110 does not receive the mode designation information for which the display target mode is designated (when “NO” in step ST1503), the display control device 1 ends the process.

In step ST1503, when the mode designation information receiving unit 110 receives the mode designation information for which the display target mode is specified (when “YES” in step ST1503), the mode designation information receiving unit 110 receives the received mode designation information. , Output to the engineering screen display control unit 104.

The engineering screen display control unit 104 displays the engineering screen based on the mode designation information output from the mode designation information reception unit 110 in step ST1503 (step ST1504).

In the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, the controller number input unit, the mode input unit, the screen ID input unit, and the display button are displayed in association with each other on the information input screen. However, this is just an example.
For example, the information input screen display control unit 102 displays the directly specified unit that inputs the controller number, the mode, and the screen ID together on the information input screen in association with the display button, and the administrator or the like. May enter the controller number, the mode, and the screen ID together in the designated unit directly.
FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an image of an example of an information input screen in which the information input screen display control unit 102 directly displays a designation unit (see 1601 in FIG. 16) in association with a display button.

Further, in the above-described first embodiment, the administrator or the like inputs the controller number when inputting the information about the controller from the information input screen, and the target designation information received by the target reception unit 103 includes the target controller. The controller number is assumed to be included, but this is just an example. The administrator or the like may input the information about the controller by, for example, the controller name, and it is sufficient that the information that can be specified by the controller is input. The information input screen display control unit 102 displays an input unit on which information that can identify the target controller can be input on the information input screen, and the target designation information received by the target reception unit 103 includes information that can identify the target controller. It suffices if is included.

Further, in the above-described first embodiment, when the administrator or the like inputs the information related to the classification from the information input screen, the administrator and the like enter the screen ID assigned to the engineering screen related to the classification, and the target reception unit 103. It is assumed that the target designation information received by the user includes the screen ID of the target classification, but this is only an example. The administrator or the like may input the information related to the classification by, for example, the classification name, and it is sufficient that the information that can identify the classification is input. The information input screen display control unit 102 displays an input unit on which information that can specify the target classification can be input on the information input screen, and the target designation information received by the target reception unit 103 includes information that can specify the target classification. It suffices if is included.

However, by using the screen ID as the information for specifying the classification, for example, when the facility monitoring system is applied in countries with different languages, there is an advantage that it is not necessary to deal with the different languages. Further, for example, when it is desired to compare engineering screens displayed in different facility monitoring systems, even if different screen names are given in the different facility monitoring systems, if a common screen ID is used, it is easy. You can display the engineering screen you want to compare. Further, even if the screen name is changed, the designation of the engineering screen can be accepted without being affected by the change of the screen name.
Further, for example, when there is information managed in association with the screen ID in the facility monitoring system such as a test item document, when the engineering screen display control unit 104 displays the engineering screen, the screen ID is used. The information managed in association with each other can be specified from the screen ID and displayed at the same time when the engineering screen is displayed.

Further, in the above-described first embodiment, when the administrator or the like inputs information on the mode from the information input screen, the administrator or the like inputs characters preset according to each mode such as "E". It is assumed that the target designation information received by the reception unit 103 includes characters indicating the mode, but this is only an example. The administrator or the like may input the information about the mode by, for example, the mode name, and it is sufficient that the information that can specify the mode is input. The information input screen display control unit 102 displays an input unit on which information that can specify the target mode can be input on the information input screen, and the target designation information received by the target reception unit 103 includes information that can specify the target mode. It suffices if is included.

Further, in the above-described first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, the controller number input unit, the mode input unit, and the screen ID input unit are displayed on the information input screen, and the administrator or the like inputs the controller number. The controller number is input to the unit, the mode is input to the mode input unit, and the screen ID is input to the screen ID input unit, but this is only an example. For example, an administrator or the like can input information indicating a wild card in the controller number input unit, the mode input unit, or the screen ID input unit.
FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an image of an example of a screen when information indicating a wild card is input to the controller number input unit, the mode input unit, or the screen ID input unit on the information input screen. In FIG. 17, the information indicating the wild card is indicated by “*”.
For example, when "*" is input to the controller number input unit, the target reception unit 103 accepts the target designation information assuming that all the controllers 20 are designated as the target controllers.

Further, in the above-described first embodiment, the information input screen display control unit 102 displays the information input screen after the classification hierarchy screen display control unit 101 displays the classification hierarchy screen, but the present invention is limited to this. Instead, it is not necessary to assume that the classification hierarchy screen is displayed when the information input screen display control unit 102 displays the information input screen.

Further, in the first embodiment, the classification hierarchy screen display control unit 101 displays the classification hierarchy screen in the first display area, and the engineering screen display control unit 104 displays the engineering screen in the second display area. Therefore, the classification hierarchy screen and the engineering screen are displayed on the same screen, but this is only an example.
The display control device 1 may display the classification hierarchy screen and the engineering screen on different screens.

Further, in the above-described first embodiment, it is assumed that the mode is always set in the facility monitoring system 1000, but this is only an example, and the mode is not set in the facility monitoring system 1000. May be good.
In this case, the information input screen display control unit 102 does not need to display the mode input unit on the information input screen, and the target designation information received by the target reception unit 103 includes information about the target controller and a target corresponding to the target controller. It suffices if the information combined with the classification is included.

Further, in the above-described first embodiment, the display control device 1 displays the controller list screen, and when the controller designation information based on the controller list screen is received, the display control device 1 displays the engineering screen based on the controller designation information. Although it is assumed that the display control device 1 is provided with the function of displaying, the display control device 1 is not essential to have the function.
Further, in the above-described first embodiment, the display control device 1 displays the mode list screen, and when the mode designation information based on the mode list screen is received, the display control device 1 displays the engineering screen based on the mode designation information. Although it is assumed that the display control device 1 is provided with the function of displaying, the display control device 1 is not essential to have the function.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, the display control device 1 has the purpose when the controller 20 controls the inside of the controller 20 for each of the plurality of controllers 20 based on the engineering information, or the said. A classification hierarchy screen that displays a classification hierarchy screen that displays information related to the classification of a plurality of control-related information classified according to the purpose when the controller 20 monitors or controls one or more devices 30 in a hierarchical structure. Display control unit 101 and classification hierarchy screen Information on the target controller and the relevant information for displaying the engineering screen related to the target classification corresponding to the target controller among the plurality of controllers 20 displayed by the display control unit 101 on the classification hierarchy screen. The information input screen display control unit 102 that displays the information input screen for accepting the target specification information that is combined with the information related to the target classification corresponding to the target controller, and the target specification information input based on the information input screen. The target reception unit 103 to be accepted and the engineering screen display control unit 104 to display the engineering screen based on the target designation information received by the target reception unit 103 are provided. Therefore, when the manager or the like performs the engineering work, it is possible to save the trouble of searching for the necessary classification from the plurality of classifications displayed in the list and to display the screen related to the necessary classification.

Further, according to the first embodiment, the display control device 1 is a controller list screen in which information on all the controllers associated with the target classification in the engineering information is listed in association with the information on the target classification. When the controller list display instruction receiving unit 105 that receives the display instruction and the controller list display instruction receiving unit 105 receive the display instruction of the controller list screen, the controller list screen is based on the display instruction of the controller list screen and the engineering information. The controller list screen display control unit 106 for displaying the above is provided. Therefore, the administrator or the like can grasp how many controllers 20 correspond to the same classification.
Further, the display control device 1 specifies a display target controller for displaying an engineering screen related to the corresponding target classification among the controllers 20 displayed on the controller list screen displayed by the controller list screen display control unit 106. The controller designation information receiving unit 107 for receiving the controller designation information is provided, and when the controller designation information receiving unit 107 receives the controller designation information, the engineering screen display control unit 104 corresponds to the display target controller based on the controller designation information. It is configured to display the engineering screen regarding the target classification to be performed. Therefore, the administrator or the like can easily display the engineering screens related to the same classification at the same time across the plurality of controllers 20 in the same mode. As a result, managers and the like can efficiently proceed with engineering work.

Further, according to the first embodiment, in the display control device 1, the classification hierarchy screen display control unit 101 has a classification hierarchy for each one or more modes set according to the use for constructing the facility monitoring system. It is possible to display a screen, and the target reception unit 103 can display information about the target controller, target classification corresponding to the target controller, and target designation information in which the target modes of one or more modes are combined. Reception and engineering screen display The control unit 104 displays an engineering screen related to the target classification corresponding to the target controller, which is displayed on the classification hierarchy screen of the target mode based on the target designation information received by the target reception unit 103. I tried to make it. Then, the display control device 1 has a mode list display instruction receiving unit 108 that receives display instructions on the mode list screen that lists information related to all modes in association with the target classification, and a mode list display instruction receiving unit that receives the mode list screen. When the display instruction of is received, the mode list screen display control unit 109 for displaying the mode list screen is provided based on the display instruction display instruction of the mode list screen and the engineering information for each mode. Therefore, the administrator or the like can grasp how many modes the engineering screen for the same classification corresponding to the same controller 20 is displayed.
Further, the display control device 1 receives a mode designation information receiving unit 110 that receives mode designation information that specifies a display target mode among the modes displayed on the mode list screen displayed by the mode list screen display control unit 109. The engineering screen display control unit 104 is provided with engineering related to the target classification corresponding to the target controller, which is displayed in the display target mode based on the mode designation information when the mode designation information reception unit 110 receives the mode designation information. The screen is configured to be displayed. Therefore, the administrator or the like can easily simultaneously display the engineering screens related to the same classification corresponding to the same controller 20 across the modes. As a result, managers and the like can efficiently proceed with engineering work.

In the present invention, within the scope of the invention, it is possible to modify any component of the embodiment or omit any component of the embodiment.

1000 Facility monitoring system 1 Display control device 10 Engineering device 20 Controller 30 Equipment 40 Display device 101 Classification Hierarchical screen display control unit 102 Information input screen display control unit 103 Target reception unit 104 Engineering screen display control unit 105 Controller list display instruction reception unit 106 Controller list screen display Control unit 107 Controller designation information reception unit 108 Mode list display instruction reception unit 109 Mode list screen display control unit 110 Mode designation information reception unit

Claims (8)

In a facility monitoring system including one or more devices installed in a facility, a plurality of controllers that monitor or control the one or more devices, and an engineering device connected to the plurality of controllers, the plurality of controllers. And the control-related information for the plurality of controllers to monitor or control the one or more devices is associated with the screen for the engineering information for the engineering apparatus to construct the facility monitoring system. It is a display control device that
Based on the engineering information, for each of the plurality of controllers, depending on the purpose of the controller controlling the inside of the controller or the purpose of the controller monitoring or controlling the one or more devices. A classification hierarchy screen display control unit that displays a classification hierarchy screen that displays information related to the classification of the plurality of classified control-related information in a hierarchical structure.
Corresponding to the information about the target controller and the target controller for displaying the engineering screen related to the target classification corresponding to the target controller among the plurality of the controllers displayed on the classification hierarchy screen display control unit. An information input screen display control unit that displays an information input screen for accepting target designation information, which is a combination of information related to the target classification.
A target reception unit that accepts the target designation information input based on the information input screen, and
A display control device including an engineering screen display control unit that displays the engineering screen based on the target designation information received by the target reception unit. The target designation information received by the target reception unit includes a plurality of information in which information on the target controller and information on the target classification corresponding to the target controller are combined.
The engineering screen display control unit
The display control device according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the engineering screens are displayed based on the plurality of the combined information. A controller list display instruction receiving unit that receives a display instruction on a controller list screen that lists all the controller information associated with the target classification in the engineering information in association with the information related to the target classification.
When the controller list display instruction receiving unit receives the display instruction of the controller list screen, the controller list screen display control unit that displays the controller list screen based on the display instruction of the controller list screen and the engineering information is displayed. The display control device according to claim 1. Controller list screen display Among the controllers displayed on the controller list screen displayed by the controller, the controller that receives the controller designation information that specifies the display target controller that displays the engineering screen related to the corresponding target classification. Equipped with a designated information reception section
The engineering screen display control unit
The third aspect of claim 3, wherein when the controller designation information receiving unit receives the controller designation information, the engineering screen relating to the target classification corresponding to the display target controller is displayed based on the controller designation information. Display controller. The classification hierarchy screen display control unit can display the classification hierarchy screen for each one or more modes set according to the application for constructing the facility monitoring system.
The target reception unit receives information about the target controller, the target classification corresponding to the target controller, and the target designation information in which the target modes of one or more of the modes are combined.
The engineering screen display control unit
Based on the target designation information received by the target reception unit and the engineering information for each mode, the engineering screen related to the target classification corresponding to the target controller, which is displayed in the target mode, is displayed. The display control device according to claim 1, wherein the display control device is characterized by the above. A mode list display instruction receiving unit that accepts display instructions on the mode list screen that lists all the information related to the modes in association with the target classification.
When the mode list display instruction receiving unit receives the display instruction of the mode list screen, the mode for displaying the mode list screen based on the display instruction display instruction of the mode list screen and the engineering information for each mode. The display control device according to claim 5, further comprising a list screen display control unit. It is provided with a mode specification information receiving unit that receives mode specification information that specifies a display target mode among the modes displayed on the mode list screen displayed by the mode list screen display control unit.
The engineering screen display control unit
When the mode designation information receiving unit receives the mode designation information, the engineering screen related to the target classification corresponding to the target controller, which is displayed in the display target mode, is displayed based on the mode designation information. The display control device according to claim 6, wherein the display control device is characterized by the above. A plurality of controllers in a facility monitoring system including one or more devices installed in a facility, a plurality of controllers for monitoring or controlling the one or more devices, and an engineering device connected to the plurality of controllers. And the control-related information for the plurality of controllers to monitor or control the one or more devices is associated with the screen for the engineering information for the engineering apparatus to construct the facility monitoring system. It is a display control method to be performed.
Based on the engineering information, the classification hierarchy screen display control unit monitors or controls the purpose when the controller controls the inside of the controller, or the controller monitors or controls the one or more devices for each of the plurality of controllers. A step of displaying a classification hierarchical screen in which information related to the classification of a plurality of the control-related information classified according to the purpose of the operation is displayed in a hierarchical structure.
The target controller for the information input screen display control unit to display an engineering screen related to the target classification corresponding to the target controller among the plurality of the controllers displayed by the classification hierarchy screen display control unit on the classification hierarchy screen. A step of displaying an information input screen for accepting target specification information, which is a combination of information about the target controller and information about the target classification corresponding to the target controller, and
A step in which the target reception unit receives the target designation information input based on the information input screen, and
A display control method comprising a step in which an engineering screen display control unit displays an engineering screen based on the target designation information received by the target reception unit.

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