JPH04262294A - Card type program timer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a card type yearly program timer able to set specifically the motion pattern set for a weekly program as the motion of the day or the next day with a card. CONSTITUTION:A card reader 3 reads the mark in a card and sends it to a signal processing circuit 13. The signal processing circuit 13 distinguishes the card 2 between first one or second one, forms a program following the mark in the card 2 based on the distinction and let an external RAM 14 memorize the program. The card 2 specifies the day or the next day selectively and has a mark writing column to specify selectively the motion pattern already specified by the other card as the motion pattern. In the case the motion for the day or the next day and the corresponding specific pattern are specified, the signal processing circuit 13 controls the circuit in the specified pattern.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a card-type program timer in which timer operation designation information such as temporary on/off times for the current day or the next day is set using a marked card.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional electronic annual timer is known, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 11673/1983. These conventional examples include a year setting device that displays and sets the year digitally, a digital Saturday setting device that sets the control format for Saturday, and a digital device that sets the month and day of the first day of holidays and the number of consecutive days of holidays. The holiday setting device is used to set the year, month, day, and number of holidays and the control format for Saturdays.

There is also a low load time setting device, a peak load time period setting device, and a normal load time period setting device, each of which can be set while displaying the start time of each time period. Furthermore, by pressing the registration button, the setting data set by the setting device is stored in the storage section. In this way, in the conventional example, the date, time, and time are set using digital setting devices, so each setting device takes up a large space on the operation panel surface. In particular, in order to be able to set a large number of holidays,
It is necessary to increase the number of setting devices by that number. Also, if you try to set the start time more precisely (for example, every minute),
Furthermore, a setting device is required, and it is also necessary to press a registration button to memorize the settings.

[0004] In order to save such labor, a card type program timer has been proposed as seen in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 57-42883. This card-type program timer is designed to allow weekly operation programs to be set using one type of card. Similarly, a card-type program timer is disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Application No. 58-186493.

[0005]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, the conventional card-type program timer has a problem in that it is not possible to make temporary changes for the current day or to set a program for a specific pattern for the next day. The invention set forth in claim 1 has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to:
To provide a card type program timer which can easily specify and set a specific operation pattern as a temporary operation program for the same day or the next day.

[0006] In addition to the object of the invention as claimed in claim 1, the invention as claimed in claim 2 can display and confirm the contents of the set program on the current time display section by operating the instruction means. Provides a card-based programmable timer.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 provides a method for writing a mark to designate an operation pattern consisting of on/off times, numbers and conditions of a circuit for operating a timer as a specific pattern. A first card having at least a frame, a mark entry frame for selecting and specifying either the current day or the next day, and a mark entry frame for selecting and specifying either the current day or the next day, and a mark entry frame designated by the first card as an operation pattern for the current day or the next day specified in the mark entry frame. means for determining which card is a card to be read by a card reader using a second card having at least a mark entry frame for selecting and specifying a specific pattern; and from the mark in the mark entry frame read by the card reader. means for importing designated information; means for creating a program from the retrieved designated information; storage means for storing the created program; means for measuring current time; and a program in which the current time is stored in the storage means. This device is equipped with means for generating an output for controlling a circuit that operates a timer of a designated number when the set time coincides with the set time, and a current time display section for displaying the current time.

The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, further comprising an instruction means for instructing the current time display section to display a program stored in the storage means; and means for reading out a program stored in the computer and displaying the contents of the program on the current time display section.

[0009]

[Operation] According to the present invention, the operation pattern in which the number, conditions, and on/off times of the circuit to be operated are marked in the mark entry frame on the first card is designated as a specific pattern, and the second Just write a mark in the mark entry frame to specify whether it is the next day or the same day on the first card, and the mark entry frame to specify the specific pattern specified on the first card.
It is possible to set a specific pattern of operation program for the next day, and by having a card reader read the marks written on the first and second cards, the temporary operation program for the next day or that day can be stored as a storage means. The timer operation based on the stored program is automatically executed.

When it is desired to check the program stored in the storage means, the program can be displayed on the current time display section by operating the instruction means.

[0011]

[Embodiment] Figure 1 shows a circuit block of an embodiment.
This embodiment circuit includes a card reader 3 that reads marks on a card 2, an operation panel 1 equipped with operation switches,
A current time display section 4 and an output display section 5 arranged on the operation panel 1, a VFD driver 6 that drives the current time display section 4, and a relay (not shown) that opens and closes relay contacts constituting six timer switch circuits. ); a chime unit 8 that creates a chime sound for the time signal; an amplifier 9 that amplifies the chime sound signal from the chime unit 8; and a chime sound that is driven by the output from the amplifier 9. A power supply circuit 11 with a power failure compensation function that supplies power to these circuits, a power failure detection circuit 12 that detects a power failure, a signal processing circuit 13 consisting of a microcomputer, an external RAM 14, and a switch operation sound etc. It is composed of a piezoelectric buzzer 15 etc. that generates a sound.

The signal processing circuit 13 has a ROM that stores a program for operating the signal processing circuit 13 itself.According to the program stored in the ROM, the current time and
Internal RA that processes the read data read by the card reader 3 and the clock that measures the year, month, day, and day of the week.
A means for writing to a storage means such as M or external RAM 14, an input processing function for taking in data inputted by an operation switch from the operation panel 1, and displaying the current time, set time and output status stored in the storage means. A crystal oscillator provided externally constitutes a display processing means for comparing the set time stored in the storage means with the current time and an output processing means for outputting a signal to the relay drive circuit 7. The clock means performs a clock operation based on regular signals from the child XL.

The card reader 3 includes an optical sensor consisting of a pair of a phototransistor and an infrared light emitting diode.
A large number of cards are arranged in parallel to correspond to the marks written on the card 2, and an appropriate card feeding device is combined. The operation switch on the operation panel 1 is
It is connected to the key matrix input circuit, and each operation switch is usually a lever switch or a push switch.

The current time display section 4 consists of a liquid crystal display, a light emitting diode segment display, etc., and the output display section 5 consists of a light emitting diode for displaying information regarding timer operation control. The external RAM 14 is for storing and holding data taken into the RAM built into the signal processing circuit 13.

The relay drive circuit 7 constitutes an output means that drives a relay (not shown) by a signal outputted by the output processing means to turn the relay contact on or off.
These relay contacts form a timer switch circuit. Nao 4
0 is a driver circuit for the master clock and slave clock, and the output of this driver circuit 40 is sent to the slave clock via the changeover switch SW and the slave clock power supply voltage circuit 41, and is output as a monitor output via the master clock monitor adjustment switch S6. are output to the master clock as follows. S7 is an adjustment switch for the slave clock, and 42 is a power failure compensation power supply voltage detection circuit for the slave clock.

FIG. 2 shows that the operation panel 1 has both display sections 4,
Below the output display lamps L1 to L6, which display the output status of each timer switch circuit on a circuit-by-circuit basis, the set timer program is displayed for each circuit. Call switch SW used when
1 to SW6 and the output of each circuit regardless of the program.
Manual operation switches SW11 to SW16 that can be turned on and off are arranged correspondingly, and below the current time display section 4 is a switch S1 that is used when setting the time on the digital clock display or checking the contents of the program. ~S5 and
A master clock monitor adjustment switch S6 is also provided.

In addition to displaying the year, month, and day, the current time display section 4 also displays "Next Yr." which displays programs, operation patterns that operate on specific days, summer time, etc.
, "Month", "Day", etc. can be displayed. Further, the master clock monitor adjustment switch S6 is a switch used when adjusting the time of the master clock monitor.

The cards 2 used in the embodiment include a weekly/specific day operation time designation card (hereinafter referred to as the first card) 2A shown in FIG. 3, and an annual pattern setting card (hereinafter referred to as the second card) shown in FIG. (omitted) 2B. 1st card 2A
As with conventional card-type program timers, there is a circuit number specification field 16 for the timer switch circuit, an output specification field 17 for specifying timer output or time signal output, a sound time specification field 18 for specifying the time signal sounding time, and an "input" field. " Time specification field 19 for specifying the time of "off", each time and day of the week specification field 20 for specifying the day of the week to operate, specific pattern number specification field 21, current/next day specification field 22, chime for specifying the song of the time signal chime. A track specification column 23, a time entry frame 31 for entering the time, etc. are provided, and mark entry frames are formed in each of these columns 16 to 23, and the timing for the card reader 3 to read the marks in these mark entry frames is provided. A row of timing marks TM for setting the timing marks TM is provided in the upper longitudinal direction of the card 2A.

The second card 2B has a specific pattern designation field 24, a yearly specific day setting field 25 for one year, and the specific pattern designation field 24 has a specific pattern number designation field 24A.
and a day of the week designation field 24B. In addition, the setting column 25 has multiple months in units of one month, and in each one there is a year entry frame 2.
6. Day of the week entry frame 27, day designation field 28, next year designation field 29,
There is a column 30 for specifying all days in a month. Further, on the leading side of the card 2B, an annual pattern setting card discrimination mark YM is provided corresponding to the first timing mark TM provided in the upper longitudinal direction of the card 2B.

[0020] This annual pattern setting card discrimination mark Y
M is used to identify the first card 2A, and the position of this mark YM is a position where the first card 2B does not have a mark entry frame, and as mentioned above, the timing mark TM
It must be in a certain position. Also, the current day/next day designation field 33 specifies the current day or the next day, and the specific pattern number designation field 24A of the first card 2B specifies the current day/next day's operation pattern.
It is provided with an operation pattern designation field 32 that is designated so as to correspond to the number of.

Next, how to use the cards 2A and 2B will be explained using an actual entry example. For example, the first circuit (first timer switch circuit) may operate from Monday to Friday with the on time (in time) at 9 o'clock and the off time (off time) at 12 o'clock, and the on time (on time) Two operations are set: 13:00 and the cut-off time is 18:00, and on Saturdays, the turn-on time is 9:00 and the cut-off time is 13:00. However, it is turned off all day on Sunday, and as a pattern for specific days throughout the year,
With the Sunday setting pattern, next year January 1st, January 15th, May 5th, May 3rd, this year July 16th to July 31st, all days of August, September 15th, 10th If you want to program the program to operate on May 10th and November 3rd, mark the [1] mark entry frame in the circuit number designation field 16 corresponding to the first circuit on the first card 2A. death,
Mark the mark entry frame for “Timer” in the output specification field 17, and enter the [
Mark [Monday], [Tuesday], [Wednesday], [Thursday], and [Friday], and then in the time specification column 19 for the first timer "On", mark the first "Hour". 8] Mark entry frame and the 10th and 1st place of “minute”

Mark [0] in the mark entry frame,
In addition, in the time specification field 19 for "off" of the first timer, mark the mark [1] for the tenth place of "hour" and [2] for the first place,
10th and 1st place of "minute"

Mark the [0] mark entry frame, and in the time specification field 19 for the second timer "on", mark the tenth digit [1] and first digit [3] of the hour.
10th and 1st place of "minute"

Mark the mark entry frame for [0], and mark the mark entry boxes for the tenth digit [1] and first digit [8] of the second timer in the time specification field 19 for "off". 10th and 1st place of "minute"

Mark the mark entry frame for [0], mark the mark entry frame for [Saturday] in the day of the week specification column 20 for each time of the third timer's "on", and set the mark for the third timer's "on" time. In the designated column 19, the first place for "time" is [9]
] and the 10th and 1st place of “minute”.

Mark the [0] mark entry frame, and also mark the tenth digit [1] and first digit [3] of the third timer in the time specification field 19 for "Off". The tenth place of “minute” and the first place [0
] Mark in the mark entry frame.

[0022] In this example, no specific pattern is used. Also, since the output is not a time signal, the blowing time designation field 18 is also not marked. Furthermore, do not mark the time and day of the week specification fields 20 for the first timer "off", the second timer "on", the second timer "off", and the third timer "off". . This is because the mark entry in each time and day of the week designation column 20 is continued first.

Now, in the second card 2B, in the [day] of the day of the week designation field 24B of the specific pattern designation field 24, mark entry frames [1] and [15] of the January day designation field 28 for the specific day of the year are entered. , next year specification column 29, and July date specification column 28 [16
] to [31], column 30 for specifying all days in the month of August, [15] in column 28 for specifying days in September, and [15] in column 28 for specifying days in October.
10] and [3] in the November date designation column 28.

[0024] Days of the week from June to December 1990 and 19
The days of the week from January to May 1991 are entered in the day of the week entry frame 27. FIG. 5 shows an example in which the second circuit (second timer switch circuit) is controlled so that the on time is set at 17:00 on Friday and the off time is set at 7:00 on Monday. For the first card 2A in this example, mark the [2] mark entry frame in the circuit number specification field 16, mark the "timer" frame in the output specification field 17, and mark the "input" mark for the first timer. Mark the mark entry frame for [Friday] in each time and day of the week designation field 20, and then mark the tenth [1] and first place of the hour in the time designation field 19 for "ON" of the first timer. [7] mark entry frame and the 10th and 1st place of “minute”

Mark [0] in the mark entry frame,
Also, each time and day of the week specification field 20 for the first timer's "off"
Mark the mark entry frame for [month], and mark the [7] mark entry frame for the first digit of "hour" in the time specification field 19 for "off" of the first timer, and the tenth place and mark for "minute". first place

Mark the [0] mark entry frame. In other words, it is a so-called day program.

[0025] When the program is set on card 2A as described above, since the specific pattern is a Sunday pattern,
On the specified days of this, a certain pattern will be prioritized,
Only the second circuit is "on", and the other circuits are "off". Next, an example of a program for temporary operations on the same day or the next day will be explained. First, it is assumed that today is Wednesday, and the schedule has been changed and the load will now be operated using the Saturday operation pattern. An example of entry on the card 2B in this case is shown in FIG.

[0026] In FIG. 6, the current day/next day designation column 33 [same day]
Simply write a mark in the mark entry frame of , write a mark in the mark entry frame of [Saturday] corresponding to Saturday in the operation pattern specification field 32 for the current day/next day, and read the card today (on the day). The load can be operated according to the Saturday operation pattern specified by card 2A.

[0027] In this way, the settings for the day are very easy, and when this card 2B is read forever, the load can be operated according to the operation pattern of the day of the week marked on the card 2B or the operation program of a specific pattern number. can. Then today is Wednesday and the next day (Thursday),
Changed the schedule and started the first circuit (first timer switch circuit)
Figure 7 , Figure 8, Figure 9
All you have to do is write the cards 2A and 2B as shown in the figure and read the cards.

First, FIGS. 7 and 8 show examples in which the operating times of the first circuit and the second circuit are marked. In the example of the card 2A in FIG. 7, marks are first made in the mark entry frames [1] in the specific pattern number designation field 24A and [1] in the circuit number designation field 16. Next, mark the turn-on time of 9:00 and the turn-off time of 18:00. In addition, when setting a specific pattern, the output designation field 17, the blowing time designation field 18, and each time and day of the week designation field 20 are not filled in.

In the example of the card 2A in FIG. 8, [1] in the specific pattern number designation field 24A and [1] in the circuit number designation field 16 are
2) Mark in the mark entry frame. Next, mark the turn-on time of 8:00 and the turn-off time of 20:00. Card 2 in Figure 9
Example B shows an example in which the next day and a specific pattern number are marked, and the [next day] mark entry frame of the current day/next day designation field 33 is marked, and the [1] mark entry frame of the specific pattern number designation field 30 is marked. It is written in

When the program is specified in the cards 2A and 2B in this way, the next day the first circuit (first timer switch circuit) turns on at 9:00, turns off at 18:00, and the second circuit (
The second timer switch circuit) is turned on at 8 o'clock and turned off at 20 o'clock. The card 2A or 2B written in this manner is read in the same manner as in a conventional card-type program timer.

However, the waveform-shaped outputs of each optical sensor of the card reader 3 are directly input to the signal processing circuit 13 consisting of a microcomputer through a comparator circuit within the card reader 3, without going through a multiplexer. Next, the overall operation of the embodiment will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, when the power is turned on, all output signals become "H" state, and this state continues except for signals that are automatically output, and the built-in RAM of the signal processing circuit 13 and the external RAM 14 are all cleared.

After this clearing, no other input will be accepted and no output will be made until the adjustment switch S2 on the operation panel 1 is operated. When the adjustment switch S2 is operated, a transition is made to the initial mode, and initialization is performed to transition to normal operation. In the next timer mode, the functions of clock, timer output, and time signal output operate, and the clock function includes functions such as displaying the current time and displaying the year, month, and day on the current time display section 4. The timer output function is a function that outputs "on" and "off" signals to the relay drive circuit 7 at set times according to a preset program. The time signal output function is a function that causes the chime unit 8 to output a time signal signal based on the chime sound of a song selected at a preset time for a preset time.

After entering the timer mode, the time is corrected in the time adjustment routine, and when there is a reading operation of the card reader 3, the program mode is entered and the card reader input function, card reader control function, etc. are operated. The card reader input function is a function in which the card reader 3 reads marks written on the cards 2A and 2B and sets a timer program necessary for timer operation.

[0034] Furthermore, the card reader control function
, 2B, a timing signal, a data signal, a control signal for the card reader motor, etc. FIG. 11 shows a flowchart showing the contents of the program mode. When the card reader starts reading the card, the signal processing circuit 13 starts capturing the mark, and the card being read becomes the first card 2A. It is determined whether it is the second card 2B or the second card 2B based on the presence or absence of the annual pattern setting card discrimination mark TY.

In the case of the first card 2A, "input" is performed according to the preset definition based on the position of the captured mark.
A timer function program including time, "off" time, circuit number, circuit conditions, etc. is created, and the created program is stored in the external RAM 14 to complete the program settings. In addition, for the second card 2B, based on the position of the captured mark, create a timer function program that corresponds to the year, month, day, and type of operation pattern of a specific day of the year according to the definition, and The program is stored in the external RAM 14 to complete the program setting.

As described above, after importing marks, a program is created and stored, but the following processes may be performed sequentially during mark import, or each process may be performed all at once. You can also combine them. In addition, in the embodiment, two types of cards 2A and 2B can be used, but the timer function program can be divided by function and assigned to three or more types of cards, and the program can be set by capturing the mark of each card. You can do it like this.

Now, the program confirmation mode shown in FIG. 6 is a mode for confirming the set program, and the program set by the timer function is displayed on the current time display section 4 using the operation switch of the operation panel 1. Furthermore, Figure 1
In the low power consumption mode shown in 0, when a power failure detection signal is input from the power failure detection circuit 12 to the signal processing circuit 13, the signal processing circuit 13 performs a low power consumption operation using the compensation power supply of the power supply circuit 11, etc. This is an operation mode in which low power consumption operation is canceled when the power failure detection signal disappears.

Next, display of the current time and adjustment of the time will be explained. First, since the card-type program timer of the present invention has a function of setting an annual program, it is necessary to display the year, month, day, day of the week, hour, minute, and second for the current time. Each time the display switch S1 on the operation panel 1 is pressed, the display on the current time display section 4 changes between displaying the day of the week, hour, minute, and second of the current time as shown in FIG. 8, and displaying the year, month, and second as shown in FIG. A signal for switching to day display is applied to the signal processing circuit 13.

When adjusting the hours, minutes, and seconds of the current time, first set the display switch S1 to display the day of the week, hours, minutes, and seconds, and then press the adjustment switch S2 and the hour switch S3 at the same time. Press the adjustment switch S2 and the minute switch S4 at the same time to set the minutes, and press the adjustment switch S2 and the seconds switch S5
Press and at the same time to adjust the seconds. When adjusting the hours and minutes, press the hour switch S3 or the minute switch S3 while the adjustment switch S2 is pressed. Each time you press the button, the display will go up by 1, and the hour will be "23" and then "0", and the minute will be "0". After "59" there is "00".

[0040] When the time of simultaneous pressing is 1 second or more, fast forwarding is performed at 8 Hz while the buttons are pressed. When adjusting the seconds, while holding down adjustment switch S2 and seconds switch S5,
When either switch is released while the value remains at 0, it starts counting and displays ``01'', ``02'', ``03'' and so on. To adjust the current year, month, and day, set the current time display section 4 to display the year, month, and day as shown in Figure 9, and press the adjustment switch S2 and hour switch S3 at the same time. The year is adjusted by pressing the adjustment switch S2 and the minute switch S4 at the same time, and the month is adjusted by pressing the adjustment switch S2 and the second switch S5 at the same time.

When adjusting the year, month, and date, press the adjustment switch S.
2 is pressed, if you press hour switch S3, minute switch S4, or second switch S5, the display will change to 1 each time you press it.
The year goes up by ``99'' followed by ``00'', and the month goes up by ``12''.
" followed by "1", and the days are "28", "29", "30"
Or after "31" (depending on the year and month settings) "1"
"become. If the time of simultaneous pressing is longer than 1 second, fast forwarding will be performed at 8Hz while the buttons are pressed.

Next, display of the current time and adjustment of the time will be explained. First, since the card-type program timer of the present invention has a function of setting an annual program, it is necessary to display the year, month, day, day of the week, hour, minute, and second for the current time. Each time the display switch S1 on the operation panel 1 is pressed, the display on the current time display section 4 changes between displaying the day of the week, hour, minute, and second of the current time as shown in FIG. 12, and displaying the year, month, and time as shown in FIG. The signal processing circuit 13 transmits a signal for switching between the day display and the day display.
give to

When adjusting the hours, minutes, and seconds of the current time, first use the display switch S1 to display the day of the week, hours, minutes, and seconds, and then press the adjustment switch S2 and the hour switch S3 at the same time to set the hour. , press the adjustment switch S2 and the minute switch S4 at the same time to adjust the minutes, and press the adjustment switch S2 and the seconds switch S5 at the same time to adjust the seconds. To adjust the hours and minutes, press the hour switch S3 or the minute switch S3 while the adjustment switch S2 is pressed. Each time you press the button, the display will go up by 1, and the hour will go from "23" to "0" and the minute will go up. “00” after “59”
becomes.

[0044] When the time of simultaneous pressing is 1 second or more, fast forwarding is performed at 8 Hz while the buttons are pressed. To adjust the second, set it to "00" while holding down the adjustment switch S2 and second switch S5.
If you release either switch while it is still on, it will start counting and display "01", "02", "03" and so on. To adjust the current year, month, and day, set the current time display section 4 to display the year, month, and day as shown in Figure 9, and press the adjustment switch S2 and hour switch S3 at the same time. The year,
The month is adjusted by pressing the adjustment switch S2 and the minute switch S4 at the same time, and the day is adjusted by pressing the adjustment switch S2 and the second switch S5 at the same time.

To adjust the year, month, and date, press the hour switch S3 or the minute switch S while the adjustment switch S2 is pressed.
When you press 4 or seconds switch S5, the display increases by 1 each time you press it, and the year is "99" followed by "00", the month is "12" then "1", and the day is "28" and "29". , "1" after "30" or "31" (depending on the year and month settings). If the time of simultaneous pressing is longer than 1 second, fast forwarding will be performed at 8Hz while the buttons are pressed.

Next, a method for checking the program will be explained using, for example, the first card 2A in FIG. Since the first circuit is specified for the first card 2A in FIG. 3,
Press call switch SW1. In response to the operation signal of this call switch SW1, the signal processing circuit 13 outputs the external RAM 14.
The program stored in is read out, and the program contents for the first circuit are displayed on the current time display section 4 in the order in which they were entered. When all the displays are completed, the characters "End" are displayed and the first one is displayed again. Display from the program. Figure 14
shows an example display of the program.

Confirmation of the month, day, and pattern type of the specific date set on the second card 2B in FIG. 4 will be explained. In this case, card 2B has a Sunday pattern of January 1st and 15th of next year, May 3rd and 5th of next year, and July 16th of this year.
July 31st, all days of August, September 15th, October 10th, 1
The date is set for January 3rd, and when the second switch S5 is pressed, the current time display section 4 displays the month:day (July 16th) of the specific day program with the youngest date, as shown in Figure 15, and the pattern. type (Sunday pattern).

Each time the second switch S5 is pressed, the year, month, day, and type of pattern of the specific program are sequentially displayed. FIG. 16 shows a display example of a program for another specific day. This displays the month, day (January 1st), and pattern type (Sunday pattern) of next year's specific day program.

Similarly, by pressing the hour switch S3, minute switch S4 or call switch S5, the card 2
You can check the operating time and day of the week of the program set by A and 2B, as well as the month, day, and pattern type of a specific day program. When you set the current day or the next day and actually arrive at that day (on the day, after reading the card and completing the program storage, the day of the week displayed on the current time display section 4 will flash, You can notify that the load is running in the next day's program.

Also, when checking the program, when the type of pattern is displayed on the current time display section 4, "Patte" is displayed.
The character "r" can be displayed to make it easier to recognize. Furthermore, when a specific date for next year is set, the characters "Next Yr.", meaning next year, can be displayed blinking to make it easier to understand. These functions can be implemented in the timer mode processing or program confirmation mode processing of the signal processing circuit 13.

[0051]

Effects of the Invention The invention according to claim 1 provides a first card having at least a mark entry frame for specifying an operation pattern consisting of on/off times, numbers and conditions of a circuit for operating a timer as a specific pattern; and the next day, and a mark entry frame for selecting and specifying a specific pattern specified by the first card as the operation pattern for the current day or the next day specified in the mark entry frame. a means for determining which card is a card read by a card reader using at least a second card; a means for importing specified information from a mark in a mark entry frame read from the card reader; means for creating a program from, a storage means for storing the created program, a means for measuring the current time, and a number specified when the current time matches the set time of the program stored in the storage means. The device is equipped with means for generating an output for controlling the circuit that operates the timer, and a current time display section for displaying the current time. By simply writing a mark in the mark entry frame for that day or the next day, the program for that day or the next day can be easily set on the card at any time.

The invention as set forth in claim 2 further provides an instruction means for giving an instruction to display the program stored in the storage means on the current time display section, and reading out the program stored in the storage means according to the instruction from the instruction means. Therefore, if you wish to check the program stored in the storage means, you can display the program on the current time display section by operating the instruction means. This has the effect that it can be displayed.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a circuit block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a layout example diagram with a part of the operation panel omitted.

FIG. 3 is a partially omitted front view showing a state in which a mark is written on a first card according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a partially omitted front view showing a state in which a mark is written on a second card according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an abbreviated front view showing another state in which marks are written on the first card according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a partially omitted front view showing another mark entry state of the second card according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a partially omitted front view showing a state in which marks are written in a specific pattern on a first card according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an abbreviated front view showing another specific pattern of marks on the first card according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a partially omitted front view showing how marks are written for the operation patterns of the same day and the next day on the second card according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is an overall flowchart of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a program reading process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of the display of the current time on the current time display section according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of the display of the current time on the current time display section according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram of a display of a program of a current time display section according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a display explanatory diagram of a program of a current time display section according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a display explanatory diagram of a program of a current time display section according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Operation panel 2 Card 3 Card reader 4 Current time display section 5 Output display section 6 VFD driver 7 Relay drive circuit 8 Chime unit 9 Amplifier 10 Speaker 11 Power supply circuit 12 Power outage detection circuit 13 Signal processing circuit 14 External RAM

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A first card comprising at least a mark entry frame for specifying an operation pattern consisting of on/off times, numbers and conditions of a circuit for timer operation as a specific pattern;
A mark entry frame for selecting and specifying either the current day or the next day,
Using a second card having at least a mark entry frame for selecting and specifying a specific pattern specified on the first card as an operation pattern for the current day or the next day specified in the mark entry frame, A means for determining which card is to be read, a means for importing designated information from a mark in a mark entry frame read from a card reader, a means for creating a program from the retrieved designated information, and a means for storing the created program. means for measuring the current time; and means for generating an output for controlling a circuit that operates a timer with a specified number when the current time matches a time set in a program stored in the storage means. , a current time display section that displays the current time. 2. Instructing means for instructing the current time display section to display a program stored in the storage means; and according to instructions from the instruction means, the program stored in the storage means is read out and the program is displayed on the current time display section. 2. The card-type program timer according to claim 1, further comprising means for displaying contents.