JP6983102B2 - Engineering equipment and control system - Google Patents

Description

The present application relates to engineering devices and control systems for selecting control device programs and parameters.

The control device that controls the plant is designed to control a wide variety of plants with one model. Therefore, it has a large number of parameters and programs to meet the specifications of the entire plant. These many parameters are generally classified into basic common parameters determined by the plant configuration and functional parameters that differ depending on the function to be used in each plant.

Further, the program is generally classified into a basic common program determined by the configuration of the plant, a function-specific program different depending on the function to be used in each plant, and a control program for controlling the plant. And, in order to operate the plant normally, it is necessary to set these parameters and programs correctly.

Conventionally, when setting parameters to the control device of a plant, the operator refers to a list of parameters for each function, selects the parameters that need to be set from a huge amount of parameters, and manually sets them. I was setting parameters.

Similarly, for the program, the necessary program was selected from the programs divided for each function, and the program was manually cut and pasted. In general, many methods for automatically selecting parameter setting points for each function and automatically selecting a program by a tool or the like have been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2-235107 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 5-46220

However, even if the parameter setting location and the program are automatically selected for each function, it is possible to completely prevent parameter setting errors, forgetting to set, and program transfer errors due to the intervention of an operator. figure. There is a possibility that the control device will operate due to incorrect parameters and incorrect programs. Execution of misconfigured parameters and programs is likely to result in unexpected miscontrols and problems with plant control.

This application discloses a technique for solving the above-mentioned problems, obtains hardware information from a control device, and automatically selects parameters and programs to be set based on the acquired hardware information. By doing so, it is intended to provide engineering equipment and control systems that can reduce errors caused by human intervention.

The engineering equipment disclosed in this application is
A program / parameter selection tool that selects programs and parameters used by external control devices,
A device information definition file that defines the device name of the device that constitutes the control device and the function number that represents the function provided by the device, and
A program definition file that defines the type of the program, the program name, the function number provided by the program, and
The program parameter selection tool has received from the control device, including the address of the parameter, the parameter name of the parameter, the value of the parameter, and the parameter definition file that defines the function number assigned to the parameter. A hardware information extraction unit that extracts second hardware information including the function number corresponding to the device name from the first hardware information including the device name constituting the control device.
It is provided with an automatic selection unit that automatically selects at least one of the program and the parameter for each function used by the control device based on the second hardware information.

In addition, the engineering equipment disclosed in the present application is
A program / parameter selection tool that selects programs and parameters used by external control devices,
A system information definition file that defines the system name of the system of the control device and the function name of the function provided by the system, and
A function name definition file that defines the function name and the function number corresponding to the function name, and
A program definition file that defines the type of the program, the program name, the function number provided by the program, and
It includes the address of the parameter, the parameter name of the parameter, the value of the parameter, and the parameter definition file that defines the function number assigned to the parameter.
The program parameter selection tool includes a system information extraction unit that extracts system information including the function name and the function number from one system name selected from the system information definition file.
Based on the system information, it is provided with the program for each function used by the control device and an automatic selection unit for automatically selecting at least one of the parameters.

Further, the control system disclosed in the present application is the above-mentioned engineering apparatus.
The program parameter selection tool has parameter setting confirmation information for saving the confirmation result of the operator for the setting of the parameter automatically selected by the automatic selection unit.
The automatic selection unit transmits the parameter setting confirmation information to the control device, and the automatic selection unit transmits the parameter setting confirmation information to the control device.
It includes the engineering device and the control device connected via a communication line.

According to the engineering device disclosed in the present application, the program and parameters required for the control device can be automatically selected based on the first hardware information obtained from the control device, so that an error caused by the intervention of an operator can be performed. Can be reduced.

Further, according to the control system disclosed in the present application, it is possible to confirm a parameter setting error on the control device side, so that the control device can be operated safely.

It is a block diagram of the engineering apparatus according to Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the detailed structure of the device information definition file by Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the detailed structure of the program definition file by Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the detailed structure of the parameter definition file by Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the processing flow of the program parameter selection tool by Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure of the control device by Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the detail of the 2nd hardware information by Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the detailed structure of the automatic selection part by Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the detailed structure of the screen display part by Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a block diagram of the engineering apparatus according to Embodiment 2. It is a figure which shows the structure of the system information definition file by Embodiment 2. FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure of the function name definition file by Embodiment 2. It is a figure which shows the processing flow of the program parameter selection tool by Embodiment 2. FIG. It is a figure which shows the detailed structure of the system information by Embodiment 2. FIG. It is a block diagram of the engineering apparatus according to Embodiment 3. It is a figure which shows the detailed structure of the control device by Embodiment 3. FIG. It is a figure which shows the detailed structure of the parameter definition file by Embodiment 3. FIG. It is a figure which shows the detailed structure of the function name definition file by Embodiment 3. FIG. It is a figure which shows the first half of the processing flow of the program parameter selection tool by Embodiment 3. FIG. It is a figure which shows the detailed structure of the automatic selection part by Embodiment 3. FIG. It is a figure which shows the detailed structure of the screen display part by Embodiment 3. FIG. It is a figure which shows the latter half of the processing flow of the program parameter selection tool by Embodiment 3. FIG. It is a block diagram of the program parameter selection tool according to Embodiment 4. It is a figure which shows the detailed structure of the control device by Embodiment 4. FIG. It is a block diagram of the control system according to Embodiment 5. It is a figure which shows the detailed structure of the program parameter selection tool by Embodiment 5. It is a figure which shows the detailed structure of the program definition file by Embodiment 5. It is a figure which shows the detailed structure of the parameter definition file by Embodiment 5. It is a figure which shows the processing flow of the program parameter selection tool by Embodiment 5.

Embodiment 1.
Hereinafter, the engineering apparatus according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the engineering device 100 according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of the device information definition file 11.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of the program definition file 12.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of the parameter definition file 13.
The engineering device 100 is connected to an external control device 40 that executes a program by a communication line 30.

As shown in FIG. 1, the engineering device 100 defines a program parameter selection tool 20 for selecting a program and parameters used by an external control device 40, and device information definition for defining various information of the device used by the control device 40. It consists of a file 11, a program definition file 12 that defines the above-mentioned program, and a parameter definition file 13 that defines parameters.

Further, the program parameter selection tool 20 includes a receiving unit 21 that receives data from the control device 40, a hardware information extraction unit 23 that extracts hardware information (second hardware information) of the control device 40, and a control device. It includes an automatic selection unit 25 that automatically selects the programs and parameters used by the 40, and a screen display unit 26 that displays the programs and parameters corresponding to the control device 40 selected by the automatic selection unit 25 on the display 50.

Next, the device information definition file 11, the program definition file 12, and the parameter definition file 13 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4. The operator registers and stores the function numbers representing the functions provided by the devices constituting the various control devices that can be set by the engineering device 100 in the device information definition file 11 shown in FIG. The serial number, the device name, and the function number are registered in the device information definition file 11. This registration should be done when adopting a new device.

Further, the worker registers the program created by himself / herself in the program definition file 12. In the program definition file 12, all the created programs corresponding to various control devices are registered. The items to be registered in the program definition file 12 are a serial number, a program type, a program name, and a function number. A 4-digit number is assigned to the program type, and a number that can be determined by the registered program as a common program, a function-specific program, or a control program is stored in the 4th digit. 1 represents a common program, 2 represents a function-specific program, and 3 represents a control program. Then, the serial numbers in each type of program are assigned to the 1st to 3rd digits. Programs can be added, edited, and deleted from the program definition file 12.

Further, the operator registers the parameters for operating the various control devices 40 in the parameter definition file 13. In the parameter definition file 13, all the parameters related to all the systems (all programs) of all the control devices handled by the engineering device 100 are registered, and the items to be registered are the serial number, the address, the parameter name, the description, and the value ( Flag), the function number assigned to the parameter. The parameter definition file 13 can add, edit, and delete parameters.

Both the program definition file 12 and the parameter definition file 13 are linked to the device information definition file 11 using the function number as a key. With all the programs and parameters registered in their respective files, the operation described below is performed.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a processing flow of the program parameter selection tool 20 of the engineering device 100.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the configuration of the external control device 40.
The control device 40 includes the first hardware information 43 including the slot number of the control device 40 and the device name stored in the slot.

Next, the processing flow of the program parameter selection tool 20 will be described.
The control device 40 transmits the first hardware information 43 from the transmission unit 42 to the engineering device 100 via the communication line 30, and the reception unit 21 of the engineering device 100 receives this (step S001).

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing details of the second hardware information 23a extracted by the hardware information extraction unit 23.
The hardware information extraction unit 23 of the program parameter selection tool 20 has a function corresponding to the device name from the device information definition file 11 based on the device name in the first hardware information 43 received from the control device 40. The second hardware information 23a including the number is extracted (step S002). The function number is a number assigned to each function, such as function A: 000, function B: 001, and the like.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of the automatic selection unit 25.
Next, the worker selects from the automatic selection unit 25 whether the target to be automatically selected from now on is a parameter or a program (program for each function) (step S003).

When the worker selects "parameter", the automatic selection unit 25 uses the function number of the second hardware information 23a extracted by the hardware information extraction unit 23 as a key, and the function number is obtained from the parameter definition file 13. Automatically select the parameters corresponding to (step S004A).

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of the screen display unit 26.
Next, the screen display unit 26 automatically edits the automatically selected parameters so that the operator can easily see them, and displays the parameters, the names, explanations, and values of the parameters on the display 50 (step S005).

When the worker selects "program", the automatic selection unit 25 uses the function number of the second hardware information 23a extracted by the hardware information extraction unit 23 as a key, and the function number is transmitted from the program definition file 12. Automatically select the program corresponding to (step S004B).

Next, the screen display unit 26 automatically edits the automatically selected program so that the operator can easily see it, and displays the program type and the program name on the display 50 (step S005).

According to the engineering device 100 according to the first embodiment, the program and parameters required for the control device 40 can be automatically selected based on the first hardware information 43 obtained from the control device 40, so that a person intervenes. The error caused by this can be reduced.

Embodiment 2.
Next, the engineering device 200 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings, focusing on the parts different from the first embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram of the engineering apparatus 200 according to the second embodiment. In FIG. 10, the same reference numerals are given to the same as those in the first embodiment.

In the first embodiment, the program parameter selection tool 20 receives the first hardware information 43 from the control device 40, and the second hardware information 23a is extracted from the received first hardware information 43, and the extracted second hardware information 23a is extracted. (Ii) A method of automatically selecting parameters and programs using the function number of the hardware information 23a as a search key has been described.

However, in the engineering device 100 of the first embodiment, only information such as the device (unit) name can be transmitted to the program parameter selection tool 20 due to the limitation of the control device 40, so that the score of the signal used as the system and the like can be transmitted. Program parameters that do not depend on specifications and equipment (units) cannot be selected.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, the program parameter selection tool 220 is provided with a system information extraction unit 224 to supplement the lacking information.
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the configuration of the system information definition file 214.
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing the configuration of the function name definition file 215.

In the system information definition file 214 shown in FIG. 11, a serial number, a system name of the control device 40, and a function name of a function provided by the system are defined. For example, when the function A and the function C are used in the system called AAA, the AAA system is registered in the system name, and the function A and the function C are registered in the function name. In the function name definition file 215 shown in FIG. 12, a serial number, a function name, and a function number corresponding to the function name are registered.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a processing flow of the program parameter selection tool 220 of the engineering device 200.
FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of the system information 224a extracted from the system information extraction unit 224.
In the first embodiment, the first hardware information 43 is received from the control device 40 at the beginning of the process, but in the present embodiment, first, the first hardware information 43 is received from the control device 40 in step S001A. Whether to acquire the system information 224a used by the target system by using the system information extraction unit 224, the operator is made to select the information source (step S001A).

In step S001A, when the operator selects to read the first hardware information 43 from the control device 40 as the information source, the same processing as in the first embodiment is performed (steps S001 to S005).

In step S001A, when the worker selects the system information as the information source, the system information extraction unit 224 asks the worker which system to extract the system information from the system information definition file 214. Select one system name and acquire the function name provided by the selected system.

Next, the system information extraction unit 224 acquires the function number corresponding to the function name from the function name definition file 215 using the acquired function name as a key (step S002B). For example, if the worker selects the BBB system from the system information definition file 214, the function number 008 corresponding to the function H and the function number 044 corresponding to the function Z are extracted. The processing after step S003 is the same as that of the first embodiment.

According to the engineering device 200 according to the second embodiment, even if the device name to be used is unknown, the parameter program to be used in the system can be automatically selected based on the designated system name. Although each figure used in the present embodiment is described by adding the configuration used in the present embodiment to each figure of the first embodiment, the engineering device 200 includes the hardware information extraction unit 23. It may be a configuration that does not include.

Embodiment 3.
Next, the engineering device 300 according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings, focusing on the parts different from the second embodiment. The present embodiment is an extension of the second embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a block diagram of the engineering device 300 according to the third embodiment. In FIG. 15, the same reference numerals are given to the same as those of the first and second embodiments.
FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of the control device 340.

In the first embodiment, the program parameter selection tool 20 receives the first hardware information 43 from the control device 40, and the second hardware information 23a is extracted from the received first hardware information 43, and the extracted second hardware information 23a is extracted. (Ii) A method of automatically selecting parameters and programs using the function number of the hardware information 23a as a search key has been described. Further, in the second embodiment, a method of automatically selecting a parameter program to be used in the system has been described based on the system name selected by the operator.

In the present embodiment, the engineering device 300 includes a transmission unit 22 for transmitting the program and parameters selected by the program parameter selection tool 320 to the control device 340. Further, the control device 340 includes a receiving unit 41 for receiving the program and the parameter, and a storage unit 44 for holding the received common program and the parameter. Further, the automatic selection unit 325 of the program parameter selection tool 320 automatically selects a specific function from a plurality of subprograms constituting the common program.

In the second embodiment, it has been described that the parameters and the program are automatically selected using the function name defined in the system information definition file 214 as a search key, but the program selected there is a function-specific program specified from the function. Met. Also in the first embodiment, the program selected from the function numbers was a function-specific program.

In the program definition file 12, a common program, a function-specific program, and a control program are classified and defined. The common program is a program used by all the control devices 340, and is created as a component of a plurality of subprograms. Even with such a common program, registration in the program definition file 12 is treated as one common program, so the subprograms actually used are individually selected from the plurality of subprograms existing in the common program. Cannot be automatically selected.

Originally, the common program may be divided into a plurality of programs and individually registered in the program definition file 12, but due to the huge amount of programs to be registered, it takes a lot of time for automatic program selection. turn into.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of the parameter definition file 313.
FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of the function name definition file 315.
Therefore, as a preliminary preparation, first, the parameter definition file 313 shown in FIG. 17 is provided with a parameter for determining whether or not the subprogram can be executed for each function provided by the subprogram included in the common program. Next, in the function name definition file 315 shown in FIG. 18, for the function provided by the subprogram of the common program, for example, the function number is omitted so that it can be determined that it is a function of the common program.

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing the first half of the processing flow of the program parameter selection tool 320 of the engineering device 300.
FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of the automatic selection unit 325.
FIG. 21 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of the screen display unit 326.
Next, the processing flow of the program parameter selection tool 320 will be described with reference to FIG. The processing flow of the third embodiment is premised on the fact that the system information is selected in the information source selection (step S001A) and the system information 224a is extracted by the system information extraction unit 224 (step S002B). Now assume that the worker has selected the AAA system shown in FIG. 11 as the source of information. The AAA system includes function A and function C.

Then, in step S003, the operator selects a parameter or a program as in the first and second embodiments. When the program is selected, the function C whose function number is known is handled in the same manner as in the first and second embodiments (step S304B). Then, in the next step, the automatic selection unit 325 determines the function provided by the common program in the AAA system (step S0045). In this example, the function A is determined to be a function of the common program.

Next, using the function name of "function A" as a key, the parameter column of the parameter definition file 313 is searched. Then, since it is found that the serial number 60 has a parameter for setting the execution presence / absence flag of the function A, the value is automatically changed from the initial value of 0 (OFF) to 1 (ON) (step S304A). At this time, the parameters of the other functions (including the function B) of the common program remain in the OFF state of the initial value.

FIG. 22 is a diagram showing the latter half of the processing flow of the program parameter selection tool 320 of the engineering device 300.
After that, the automatic selection unit 325 transmits the parameters of all the functions of the common program, the function-specific program for the function C, the common program, and the control program to the control device 340 via the transmission unit 22 (step). S008). The control device 340 is stored in the storage unit 44 via the reception unit 41, and for the common program, the flag of the parameter of all the transmitted functions is referred to (step S009), and the flag is ON for the function A. Only the process (subprogram) is executed, and the process related to the other functions for which the flag is OFF is not executed (step S010).

According to the engineering device 300 according to the third embodiment, as for the subprograms constituting the common program of the control device 340, only the subprograms that provide the necessary functions can be operated, so that the load on the control device 340 is reduced. can.

Embodiment 4.
Next, the engineering device and the control system according to the fourth embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings, focusing on the parts different from the third embodiment.

FIG. 23 is a block diagram of the program parameter selection tool 420 of the engineering device according to the fourth embodiment. In FIG. 23, the same reference numerals are given to the same components as those in the first to third embodiments.
FIG. 24 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of the control device 440.

When the control device 440 executes each program, it is necessary to operate with the correct parameters, and if the control device 440 operates with the wrong parameters, the plant equipment controlled by the control device 440 malfunctions, leading to a serious accident. Therefore, in the present embodiment, a flag is added as the parameter setting confirmation information 29 to the parameter automatically selected by the program parameter selection tool 420, and the operator confirms or changes the parameter value as the set value. Then, the flag is set to be updated (ON) so that the flag can be confirmed on the control device 440 side.

That is, the program parameter selection tool 420 requests the operator to confirm the setting of the parameter automatically selected by the automatic selection unit 425. When the operator confirms the parameter, the confirmation flag turns ON. The result is saved as the parameter setting confirmation information 29. Then, the parameter setting confirmation information 29 is transmitted to the control device 440 via the transmission unit 22 together with the parameters.

The control device 440 receives the parameter via the receiving unit 41, and stores the parameter in the storage unit 44. The parameter setting confirmation unit 45 determines whether or not the parameters are correctly set and changed (all the flags are ON) based on the parameter setting confirmation information 29 received from the program parameter selection tool 420. conduct. The RAS generation unit 46 transmits RAS information to the engineering device because if the parameter setting or change is unconfirmed, a serious problem may occur in the control device 440. Here, the RAS information is information on Reality: reliability, Availability: availability, and Serviceability: maintainability. The generated RAS information is also stored in the storage unit 44.

After transmitting the RAS information, the control device 440 stops the operation of the program and puts the status in the dangerous state. The program parameter selection tool 420 displays the RAS information 27 (A system: parameter setting error: E101) received from the control device 440 via the receiving unit 21 on the display 50 via the notification function 28. That is, an alarm is displayed to notify the operator that the parameter setting confirmation omission has occurred.

According to the engineering device and the control system according to the fourth embodiment, even if the control device 440 becomes a dangerous state due to omission of parameter confirmation, the RAS information can be displayed on the display 50 in advance, so that the control device 440 can be operated safely. can do.

Embodiment 5.
Next, the engineering device and the control system according to the fifth embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 25 is a block diagram of the control system 500A.
In FIG. 25, the same reference numerals are given to the same components as those in the first to fourth embodiments.

In the RAS information received by the program parameter selection tool 520 when the program of the control device 540 is stopped, the operation of the control device 540 is abnormal in addition to the alarm for the parameter setting confirmation omission described in the fourth embodiment. There is abnormal information when becomes. For example, if the parameters related to the network communication connecting the control device 540 are set incorrectly, a RAS abnormality related to the network communication occurs, and the RAS information 527 of the communication abnormality is displayed on the display 50.

The operator searches for an abnormal part from all programs and all parameters based on the RAS information 527 displayed on the display 50, and tries to correct it to the correct setting, but it takes time to find the abnormal part. ..

Therefore, the second hardware information 23a and system information 224a described in the first and second embodiments are combined with the RAS information 527, and the function numbers defined in the parameter definition file 13 and the program definition file 12 are newly added to each file. Select the candidate parameter with the wrong setting according to the error code defined in.

FIG. 26 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of the program parameter selection tool 520.
FIG. 27 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of the program definition file 512.
FIG. 28 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of the parameter definition file 513.
The program definition file 512 is provided with an error code column. The error codes registered here are error codes related to the corresponding program names. The parameter definition file 513 also has an error code column. The error codes registered here are error codes related to the corresponding parameters.

FIG. 29 is a diagram showing a processing flow of the program parameter selection tool 520 of the engineering device 500.
After the program of the control device 540 is stopped and the program parameter selection tool 520 of the engineering device 500 receives the RAS information 527, the operator selects the information source of the means for selecting the location of the setting error (step S501A). ).

When the selection means is hardware information, the first hardware information 43 is received from the control device 540 (step S501), and the automatic selection unit 525 receives the function number of the first hardware information 43 and (step S502A). ), Using the error code of the RAS information 527 received from the control device 540 as a search key, a parameter candidate with an incorrect setting is selected from the parameter definition file 513 (step S503A).

Further, using the received function number of the first hardware information 43 and the error code of the RAS information 527 received from the control device 540 as search keys, a candidate for a program in which an abnormality has occurred can be similarly selected from the program definition file 512. Select (step S504A).

When the selection means is system information 224a (step S501A), a specific system is selected from the system information definition file 214, and the above-mentioned system information 224a used by the system is acquired from the function name definition file 215 (step S502B). ), The automatic selection unit 525 selects a parameter candidate with an incorrect setting from the parameter definition file 513 using the acquired function number of the system information 224a and the error code of the RAS information 527 received from the control device 540 as search keys. (Step S503B).

Further, using the acquired function number of the system information 224a and the error code of the RAS information 527 received from the control device 540 as search keys, a candidate for a program in which an abnormality has occurred is similarly selected from the program definition file 512 (step). S504B).

After selecting the candidates, the selected parameters and programs are edited by the screen display unit 526 into contents that are easy for the operator to see and displayed on the display 50 (step S505).

According to the engineering device 500 and the control system 500A according to the fifth embodiment, even if the control device 540 becomes in a dangerous state due to omission of parameter confirmation, a candidate considered to have an incorrect setting is selected based on the RAS information. Therefore, the control device 540 can be restored at an early stage.

Although the present application describes various exemplary embodiments and examples, the various features, embodiments, and functions described in one or more embodiments are applications of a particular embodiment. It is not limited to, but can be applied to embodiments alone or in various combinations.
Therefore, innumerable variations not exemplified are envisioned within the scope of the techniques disclosed in the present application. For example, it is assumed that at least one component is modified, added or omitted, and further, at least one component is extracted and combined with the components of other embodiments.

500A control system, 100,200,300,500 engineering equipment, 11 equipment information definition files, 12,512 program definition files,
13,313,513 parameter definition file, 214 system information definition file, 215,315 function name definition file,
20,220,320,420,520 Program parameter selection tool,
21,41 Receiver, 22,42 Transmitter, 23 Hardware Information Extractor,
23a Second hardware information, 224 system information extraction unit,
224a System Information, 25,325,425,525 Automatic Selection Department,
26,326,526 screen display, 27,527 RAS information, 28 notification function,
29 Parameter setting confirmation information, 30 Communication line,
40, 340, 440, 540 controller, 43 first hardware information,
44 storage unit, 45 parameter setting confirmation unit, 46 RAS generation unit,
50 displays.

Claims (8)

A program / parameter selection tool that selects programs and parameters used by external control devices,
A device information definition file that defines the device name of the device that constitutes the control device and the function number that represents the function provided by the device, and
A program definition file that defines the type of the program, the program name, the function number provided by the program, and
The program parameter selection tool has received from the control device, including the address of the parameter, the parameter name of the parameter, the value of the parameter, and the parameter definition file that defines the function number assigned to the parameter. A hardware information extraction unit that extracts second hardware information including the function number corresponding to the device name from the first hardware information including the device name constituting the control device.
An engineering device including the program for each function used by the control device and an automatic selection unit for automatically selecting at least one of the parameters based on the second hardware information. A program / parameter selection tool that selects programs and parameters used by external control devices,
A system information definition file that defines the system name of the system of the control device and the function name of the function provided by the system, and
A function name definition file that defines the function name and the function number corresponding to the function name, and
A program definition file that defines the type of the program, the program name, the function number provided by the program, and
It includes the address of the parameter, the parameter name of the parameter, the value of the parameter, and the parameter definition file that defines the function number assigned to the parameter.
The program parameter selection tool includes a system information extraction unit that extracts system information including the function name and the function number from one system name selected from the system information definition file.
An engineering device including the program for each function used by the control device and an automatic selection unit for automatically selecting at least one of the parameters based on the system information. The program is a common program consisting of a plurality of subprograms that provide different functions.
The automatic selection unit extracts the function name of the function included in the common program from the system information.
From the parameter definition file, select the parameter corresponding to the function name, change the flag setting, and change the flag setting.
The engineering device according to claim 2, wherein the automatic selection unit transmits parameters of all functions of the common program and the common program to the control device. The program parameter selection tool has parameter setting confirmation information for saving the confirmation result of the operator for the setting of the parameter automatically selected by the automatic selection unit.
The engineering device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the automatic selection unit transmits the parameter setting confirmation information to the control device. The engineering device according to claim 4 and
A control system including the engineering device and the control device connected via a communication line. The control device includes a parameter setting confirmation unit that determines whether the parameters have been set or changed based on the parameter setting confirmation information received from the program parameter selection tool.
The control system according to claim 5, further comprising a RAS generator that transmits RAS information regarding reliability, availability, and maintainability to the engineering device when the setting or change of the parameter is unconfirmed. The RAS information includes an error code and contains an error code.
The parameter definition file has an error code corresponding to each parameter.
The control system according to claim 6, wherein the automatic selection unit selects a candidate for the parameter whose setting is incorrect from the error code included in the RAS information. The program definition file has an error code corresponding to each program.
The control system according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the automatic selection unit selects a candidate for a program in which an abnormality has occurred from the error code included in the RAS information.

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