JPH0262606A - Cnc diagnosing system - Google Patents
Cnc diagnosing systemInfo
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- JPH0262606A JPH0262606A JP63214605A JP21460588A JPH0262606A JP H0262606 A JPH0262606 A JP H0262606A JP 63214605 A JP63214605 A JP 63214605A JP 21460588 A JP21460588 A JP 21460588A JP H0262606 A JPH0262606 A JP H0262606A
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- G—PHYSICS
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- G05B19/18—Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form
- G05B19/406—Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form characterised by monitoring or safety
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Abstract
Description
【発明の詳細な説明】
〔産業上の利用分野〕
本発明は数値制御装置（ＣＮＣ）の故障を診断するＣＮ
Ｃのリモート診断方式に関し、特に数値制御装置とホス
ト計算機をネットワークで結合して診断を行うＣＮＣの
診断方式に関する。[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention is a CN system for diagnosing failures in numerical control equipment (CNC).
The present invention relates to a CNC remote diagnosis method, and particularly relates to a CNC diagnosis method in which a numerical control device and a host computer are connected via a network for diagnosis.
数値制御装置はマイクロプロセッサを始めとする半導体
技術、ソフトウェア技術の発達により、より複雑になり
、高度になっている。このような数値制御装置の故障率
は信頼性技術の向上によって改善されているが、−旦障
害が発生すると、その原因を糾明するのは極めて困難に
なる。Numerical control devices have become more complex and sophisticated due to the development of semiconductor technology, including microprocessors, and software technology. Although the failure rate of such numerical control devices has been improved by improvements in reliability technology, once a failure occurs, it is extremely difficult to determine its cause.
一方、加工工場には多数の数値制御工作機械が導入され
、これらの数値制御工作機械は工場内のホスト計算機に
結合されており、加工データ等がホスト計算機から数値
制御装置に転送されている。On the other hand, a large number of numerically controlled machine tools have been introduced into a processing factory, and these numerically controlled machine tools are connected to a host computer in the factory, and machining data etc. are transferred from the host computer to the numerical control device.
しかし、数値制御装置に故障が発生するとサービスエン
ジニアは該当する数値制御装置へいき、故障の内容を調
べ、修理を行っている。一方、数値制御装置がより複雑
になってきており、簡単に故障を発見することが困難な
場合が多く、サービスエンジニアは何度も数値制御装置
と、工場内のサービスセンタ等の間を往復する場合が少
なくない。However, when a failure occurs in a numerical control device, a service engineer goes to the relevant numerical control device, investigates the nature of the failure, and repairs it. On the other hand, as numerical control devices are becoming more complex, it is often difficult to easily detect failures, and service engineers often have to go back and forth between numerical control devices and service centers within factories. There are many cases.
本発明はこのような点に鑑みてなされたちのであり、数
値制御装置とホスト計算機をネットワークで結合して診
断を行うＣＮＣの診断方式を提供することを目的とする
。The present invention has been made in view of these points, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a CNC diagnostic method that performs diagnosis by connecting a numerical control device and a host computer via a network.
ホスト計算機と数値制御装置をネットワークでで連結し
、
前記ホスト計算機より、故障診断用プログラムを前記数
値制御装置にダウンロードし、前記数値制御装置の故障
診断を実行することを特徴とするＣＮＣの診断方式が、
提供される。A CNC diagnostic method, characterized in that a host computer and a numerical control device are connected via a network, a fault diagnosis program is downloaded from the host computer to the numerical control device, and a fault diagnosis of the numerical control device is executed. is provided.
数値制御装置に故障が発生するとホスト計算機は数値制
御装置に故障診断用の診断プログラムをダウンロードし
、故障診断を実行し、必要なデータをホスト計算機に転
送する。When a failure occurs in the numerical control device, the host computer downloads a diagnostic program for failure diagnosis to the numerical control device, executes the failure diagnosis, and transfers necessary data to the host computer.
サービスエンジニアはホスト計算機に表示されたデータ
から数値制御装置の故障診断を行う。The service engineer diagnoses the failure of the numerical control device from the data displayed on the host computer.
本発明では上記課題を解決するために、数値制御装置（
ＣＮＣ）の故障を診断するＣＮＣの診断方式において、
〔実施例〕
以下、本発明の一実施例を図面に基づいて説明する。In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a numerical control device (
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS [Embodiment] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
第１図に本発明のＣＮＣ診断方式の一実施例のブロック
図を示す。図において、１０はホスト計算機部であり、
１１はホスト計算機であり、１２は通信用ボートである
。５１はモデムである。FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of an embodiment of the CNC diagnosis method of the present invention. In the figure, 10 is a host computer section,
11 is a host computer, and 12 is a communication boat. 51 is a modem.
２０．３０及び４０は数値制御工作機械に結合された数
値制御装置（ＣＮＣ）であり、それぞれモデム５２．５
３及び５４に結合され、通信回線５５．５６及び５７を
介してホスト計算機のモデム５１と結合されている。図
では簡単のために、３台の数値制御装置を示したが、実
際にはより多数の数値制御装置が結合される。20.30 and 40 are numerical control units (CNC) coupled to numerically controlled machine tools, each with a modem 52.5
3 and 54, and is connected to the modem 51 of the host computer via communication lines 55, 56, and 57. In the figure, three numerical control devices are shown for simplicity, but in reality, a larger number of numerical control devices are combined.
これらのホスト計算機と数値制御装置とのネットワーク
は現在使用が開始されているＭＡＰ （Ｍａｎｕｆａｃ
ｔｕｒｉｎｇ Ａｕｔｏｍａｔｉ。The network between these host computers and numerical control devices is based on MAP (Manufac), which is currently in use.
turing automation.
ｎ Ｐｒｏｔｏｃｏｌ）が使用される。ネットワーク
を構成する通信回線５５．５６及び５７はペア線、同軸
ケーブルあるいは光ファイバー等が使用される。モデム
５１等は結合機が使用される場合もある。n Protocol) is used. For the communication lines 55, 56 and 57 that make up the network, pair wires, coaxial cables, optical fibers, or the like are used. A coupler may be used as the modem 51 or the like.
ここで数値制御装置（ＣＮＣ）２０．３０あるいは４０
に故障が発生すると、ホスト計算機１０からは故障診断
プログラムが、該当する数値制御装置にダウンロードさ
れ、診断に必要なデータがホスト計算機に転送される。Here numerical control device (CNC) 20.30 or 40
When a failure occurs, a failure diagnosis program is downloaded from the host computer 10 to the corresponding numerical control device, and data necessary for diagnosis is transferred to the host computer.
これらのデータは数値側＜ｎ装置の画面に表示できるデ
ータから必要に応じて選択する。具体的にば数値制御装
置の各軸の位置、座標値あるいはＲＡＭの内容、入出力
の状態等である。These data are selected as necessary from data that can be displayed on the screen of the device (numerical value side <n). Specifically, the information includes the position of each axis of the numerical control device, coordinate values, contents of RAM, input/output status, etc.
サービスエンジニアはこれらのデータをホスト計算機の
画面で確認し、故障診断を行い、必要に応じて、特別な
データを転送するように要求することができる。The service engineer can check this data on the host computer screen, perform fault diagnosis, and request the transfer of special data if necessary.
第２図に本発明の数値制御装置のブロック図を示す。図
において、２０は数値制御装置（ＣＮＣ）であり、６１
は数値制御装置を制御するプロセッサである。６２はシ
ステムプログラムの格納されたＲＯＭ、６３はシステム
プログラムがローディングされ、かつ他のデータを格納
するＲＡＭである。６４ａは操作キー、６４ｂは表示装
置、６５はバッテリバックされた不揮発性メモリを構成
するＣＭＯ３である。FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of the numerical control device of the present invention. In the figure, 20 is a numerical control device (CNC), and 61
is a processor that controls the numerical control device. A ROM 62 stores a system program, and a RAM 63 loads the system program and stores other data. 64a is an operation key, 64b is a display device, and 65 is a CMO 3 constituting a battery-backed nonvolatile memory.
６６ａは数値制御装置２０に内蔵されたＰＭＣ（プログ
ラマブル・マシン・コントローラ）であり、ラダー形式
で作成されたシーケンスプログラムで機械側を制御する
。６６ｂはＩ１０ユニットであり、機械側の強電盤ある
いは操作盤への入出力のインタフェースである。66a is a PMC (programmable machine controller) built into the numerical control device 20, and controls the machine side using a sequence program created in a ladder format. Reference numeral 66b is an I10 unit, which is an input/output interface to a power panel or operation panel on the machine side.
６７は故障診断用のプロセッサであり、６８は故障診断
用プログラムを格納するＲＡＭであり、故障診断時はＲ
ＡＭ６Ｂに格納された診断プログラムによって、プロセ
ッサ６７が診断を行う。これは故障発生時はプロセッサ
６１あるいはＲＡＭ６３等に故障原因がある場合がある
ので、故障診断専用のプロセッサ及びＲＡＭを設けたの
である。67 is a processor for fault diagnosis, and 68 is a RAM that stores a fault diagnosis program.
The processor 67 performs diagnosis using the diagnostic program stored in the AM6B. This is because when a failure occurs, the cause of the failure may be in the processor 61 or the RAM 63, so a processor and RAM dedicated to failure diagnosis are provided.
６９は通信用ポートであり、診断プログラムを受信し、
内部信号に変換する。５２はモデム、５５及び５６は通
信回線である。69 is a communication port, which receives the diagnostic program,
Convert to internal signal. 52 is a modem, and 55 and 56 are communication lines.
７１〜７５は軸制御回路であり、各軸の位置制御を行う
。８１〜８５はサーボアンプであり、サーボモータ９１
〜９５を駆動する。Axis control circuits 71 to 75 control the position of each axis. 81 to 85 are servo amplifiers, and servo motor 91
~95 is driven.
以上説明したように本発明では、ホスト計算機と数値制
御装置をネットワークで結合して故障診断を行うように
したので、サービスエンジニアが工場の管理室等で診断
を行うことができ、障害の復旧時間が短縮され、かつコ
ストも低減される。As explained above, in the present invention, a host computer and a numerical control device are connected through a network to perform failure diagnosis, so a service engineer can perform the diagnosis in a factory control room, etc., and the time required to recover from a failure is time is shortened and costs are also reduced.
第１図は本発明のＣＮＣ診断方式の一実施例のブロック
図、
第２図は本発明の数値制御装置のブロック図である。
０−−一−−・−−−一−〜−・−ホスト計算機部０・
・−・−・−・−数値制御装置
０・・・−・−・・−・−・−数値制御装置０・−・−
・−・−・−数値制御装置
４・・−・・−・−・−モデム
７−・・−・・・・・−通信回線
１−−−−−・−・−・−・−プロセッサ６７・・・・
−−−一−−−−−・・診断用プロセッサ６８−・−・
・−・・・−ＲＡＭ
６９・−・・−・・−一−−−−−−通信用ポート特許
出願人 ファナック株式会社
代理人 弁理士 服部毅巖
第１図FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the CNC diagnosis method of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a numerical control device of the present invention. 0--1--・--1-～--Host computer section 0・
・−・−・−・−Numerical controller 0・・・−・−・・−・−・−Numerical controller 0・−・−
・−・−・−Numerical control device 4・・−・・−・−・−Modem 7−・・−・・・−Communication line 1−−−−−・−・−・−・−Processor 67・・・・・・
---1-----Diagnostic processor 68--
・−・−RAM 69・−・・−・・−1−−−−−Communication port patent applicant FANUC Co., Ltd. agent Patent attorney Takeshi Hattori Figure 1
Claims (3)
の診断方式において、 ホスト計算機と数値制御装置をネットワークでで連結し
、 前記ホスト計算機より、故障診断用プログラムを前記数
値制御装置にダウンロードし、 前記数値制御装置の故障診断を実行することを特徴とす
るＣＮＣの診断方式。(1) CNC that diagnoses failures in numerical control equipment (CNC)
In the diagnosis method, a host computer and a numerical control device are connected via a network, a fault diagnosis program is downloaded from the host computer to the numerical control device, and a fault diagnosis of the numerical control device is executed. CNC diagnostic method.
ｒｉｎｇＡｕｔｏｍａｔｉｏｎＰｒｏｔｏｃｏｌ）で構
成したことを特徴とする特許請求の範囲第１項記載のＣ
ＮＣの診断方式。(2) The network is a MAP (Manufacturer)
ringAutomationProtocol) according to claim 1.
NC diagnosis method.
ダウンロードし、故障診断用のプロセッサによって実行
されることを特徴とする特許請求の範囲第１項記載のＣ
ＮＣの診断方式。(3) C according to claim 1, wherein the fault diagnosis program is downloaded to a RAM for fault diagnosis and executed by a processor for fault diagnosis.
NC diagnosis method.
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| JP63214605A JPH0262606A (en) | 1988-08-29 | 1988-08-29 | Cnc diagnosing system |
| PCT/JP1989/000838 WO1990002366A1 (en) | 1988-08-29 | 1989-08-16 | System for diagnosing cnc |
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| JP63214605A JPH0262606A (en) | 1988-08-29 | 1988-08-29 | Cnc diagnosing system |
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