TWI448859B - Control system and instruction setting method thereof - Google Patents

Description

Control system and its instruction setting method

The present invention relates to a control system and a command setting method thereof, and more particularly to a control system capable of graphical custom editing and an instruction setting method thereof.

The general control system has a control interface provided by the system developer. The system developer plans the logic flow in the control system and the output input contact (I/O or internal memory), and the output input contact is corresponding to The action function of the product, such as the "clip" function of the robot arm, corresponds to the output contact Y0. The system developer will design dozens of command actions for the product. For example, the command actions that can be controlled by the robot arm have instructions such as mold opening, mold closing, ejection, jacking, clamping and clamping. Moreover, after completing the instruction planning of the entire product, an instruction setter is provided in the controller or the man-machine interface, so that the user can use the instructions provided by the product to combine a series of actions to achieve the purpose of control.

Figure 1 is a user control interface of a conventional control system. Referring to FIG. 1 , the control interface includes a plurality of instruction keys I, a plurality of editing keys E ₁ , E _{2 ,} and an instruction list IL. The user can select one of the instruction keys I, add the content of the corresponding instruction key I to the instruction list IL, and then adjust or reset the instruction parameters in the instruction list IL by the editing keys E ₁ and E ₂ , and edit the editing. After execution, a series of instruction actions in the instruction list IL can be performed.

However, in this control interface, the instruction action corresponding to the instruction key I, the number of instructions, the number of parameters of the instruction, and the like are fixed and cannot be changed by the user. In order to meet the needs of different users, the system developer must change the firmware of the controller to add instruction functions, modify the appearance of the instruction display, modify the number of instruction parameters, or change the logic flow inside the instruction. However, because the customized firmware program is provided for different users, the cost and speed of the command action change and modification are high and the speed is slow. At the same time, the modification of the control interface is not easy.

Therefore, how to provide a control system and its command setting method can freely edit the design of the control interface through the editing interface without modifying the firmware, so that the user can adjust and operate the control more quickly, intuitively and customizedly. Interfaces and command actions, saving labor, time and expense for changing control interfaces and command actions, and improving competitiveness and efficiency have become important issues at present.

In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a control system and a command setting method thereof, which can freely edit the design of the control interface through the editing interface without modifying the firmware, so that the user can more quickly, intuitively and customizely Adjust and operate the control interface and command actions, saving labor, time and expense for changing the control interface and command actions, and improving competitiveness and efficiency.

An instruction setting method of a control system according to the present invention includes the steps of: providing an editing interface to edit a user interface, the user interface including a plurality of instruction keys, an instruction list, and a plurality of picture elements. Add and edit the contents of the command key in the editing interface. The contents of the command key include the appearance of the command, the command attribute, the command action and the finger Order parameters. Added and typed instruction keys, instruction lists, and these screen elements in the editing interface.

In an embodiment, the instruction setting method further comprises the step of: interpreting the edited user interface.

In an embodiment, the instruction setting method further comprises the step of: selecting at least one instruction key in the user interface to set and display a corresponding instruction key content in the instruction list. And, the content of the instruction key in the instruction list is executed.

In an embodiment, the instruction key content displayed by the instruction list may be an instruction appearance and an instruction parameter. Moreover, the instruction setting method may further include the step of: editing the instruction parameters displayed by the instruction list in the user interface.

In an embodiment, the instruction setting method further comprises the steps of: editing the appearance of the user interface, the instruction list, and the screen component in the editing interface.

In one embodiment, the picture elements include linear elements, polyline elements, button elements, text elements, curved elements, histogram elements, and instrumentation elements for display on the user interface and for a user to operate functions. The picture elements can be, for example, numerical input elements, switching picture button elements, basic graphic elements, and the like.

A control system in accordance with the present invention includes an instruction setter and an instruction editor. The command setter has a user interface, and the user interface includes a plurality of command keys, a command list, and a plurality of picture elements. The instruction editor has an editing interface for adding and editing the contents of the instruction keys. The contents of the instruction keys include the appearance of the instructions, the attributes of the instructions, the actions of the instructions and the parameters of the instructions, and the addition and formatting of the command keys, the list of instructions and the screen elements.

In one embodiment, the command setter is interpreted according to the user interface edited by the command editor.

In an embodiment, after selecting the command key in the user interface, the command setter sets and displays a corresponding command key content in the instruction list, and when an execution key is selected in the user interface, the instruction setter executes The instruction action of the contents of the command key in the instruction list. In the user interface, the content of the instruction key displayed by the instruction list may be the appearance of the instruction and the instruction parameter, and the instruction parameter displayed by the instruction list allows a user to edit.

In one embodiment, in the editing interface, the command editor allows a user to edit the appearance of the user interface, the list of instructions, and the screen elements.

In one embodiment, the picture elements include linear elements, polyline elements, button elements, text elements, curved elements, histogram elements, and instrumentation elements for display on the user interface and for a user to operate functions.

According to the present invention, a control system and a command setting method thereof are designed to cooperate with a user interface by designing an editing interface, so that the user can freely edit through the editing interface without modifying the firmware. The user interface even adds and edits the content of the instructions to be used. Compared with the prior art, since the invention does not need to modify the firmware program, the system developer and the like can quickly complete the desired user interface adjustment and the instruction addition by using the general editing interface. The editor not only makes the overall control system more flexible, but also saves time, labor and development costs. At the same time, system developers can customize the instructions and add new editing screen components to develop more user interfaces in response to different control system requirements, and significantly reduce their development time and cost, thereby enhancing competitiveness. And efficiency.

Furthermore, since the user interface in the present invention can be adjusted in various appearances by the editing interface of the command editor, the user interface can be graphically displayed and have better visual effects. The interface can be customized with custom command actions, which allows the end user to operate more intuitively and quickly, thereby enhancing the smoothness of the instruction programming process, facilitating the operation of the application and accurately reflecting the user's will.

1‧‧‧Instruction Setter

11‧‧‧User interface

111, I‧‧‧ command key

111a, a ₁ , a ₂ ‧ ‧ directive appearance

111b, b ₁ , b ₂ ‧‧‧ instruction action

111c, c ₁ , c ₂ ‧ ‧ directive attributes

111d, d ₁ , d ₂ ‧‧‧ instruction parameters

112. List of IL‧‧‧ directives

113‧‧‧ Picture components

2‧‧‧Instructor Editor

21‧‧‧Editing interface

211, 212‧‧‧ function

CS‧‧‧Control System

D0, D1, Y1, Y6‧‧‧ memory

E ₁ , E ₂ ‧ ‧ edit keys

P1, P2, P3‧‧‧ parameters

S01~S03‧‧‧Steps

Write Bit, Visible Bit‧‧‧ Properties

X1‧‧‧ access points

1 is a user control interface of a conventional control system; FIG. 2 is a flow chart of a command setting method of a control system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a system of a control system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of a user interface and an editing interface according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; FIGS. 5 and 6 are diagrams showing the contents of instruction keys in different aspects of a preferred embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. A schematic diagram of a user interface of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a control system and a command setting method thereof according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein the same elements will be described with the same reference numerals.

2 is a flow chart showing a method of setting an instruction of a control system in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention. It should first be noted that the control system according to the present invention may be any electronic and computer control system such as a factory automation system, a heavy machinery control system, a transportation system or a programmable logic control system, and the invention is not limited thereto. Please refer to Figure 2 The instruction setting method of the control system includes the following steps S01 to S03.

Step S01: providing an editing interface to edit a user interface, the user interface includes a plurality of instruction keys, an instruction list, and a plurality of picture elements. The user interface is for the end user to manipulate the programming instructions to control the control system to complete a series of actions, and the instruction list can be used to display the instructions that the user has arranged. The screen component can be displayed in the user interface and provided for the user to select and operate the corresponding function.

Step S02: Adding and editing the content of the instruction key in the editing interface, the contents of the instruction key include the instruction appearance, the instruction attribute, the instruction action, and the instruction parameter. The meanings and functions represented by the appearance of the instructions, the attributes of the instructions, the actions of the instructions, and the parameters of the instructions are described in more detail in subsequent paragraphs.

Step S03: adding and formatting command keys, instruction lists, and screen components in the editing interface. The "typesetting" mentioned in the manual represents a layout adjustment of the user interface, and includes a typesetting command key in the user interface, The position of the instruction list and the screen component display, the illustration, and the like can be modified by this step S03.

Specifically, FIG. 3 shows a system block diagram of a control system using the above-described command setting method, and FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of a user interface and an editing interface. Referring to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the control system CS in this embodiment includes an instruction setter 1 and an instruction editor 2.

The command setter 1 has the user interface 11 described above, and includes a plurality of command keys 111, an instruction list 112, and a plurality of screen elements 113. The contents of the command keys 111 include an instruction appearance 111a, an instruction action 111b, an instruction attribute 111c, and an instruction parameter 111d. . The instruction editor 2 has the above-mentioned editing interface 21 for adding and editing the content of the instruction key 111 (function 211), and adding and formatting the instruction key 111, the instruction list 112 and the drawing. Face element 113 (function 212).

In a preferred embodiment, the editing interface 21 may further have the function of editing the appearance of the user interface 11, the instruction list 112, and the screen component 113, such as the background color of the user interface 11 and the grid color of the instruction list 112. Color and list width and so on.

The actual operation of the control system CS is described in detail below. The user interface 11 is originally provided with a preset command key 111 content, a command list 112, and a screen component 113. However, when the content, layout, or even the design of the preset command key 111 does not meet the user's needs, the user or the system The developer can customize the modification through the editing interface 21 of the instruction editor 2. After the editing is completed, the instruction editor 2 transmits the editing information to the instruction setter 1 for interpretation. After the interpretation information is updated, the user interface 11 displays the edited layout screen and the newly added or modified instruction key 111 and Content, instruction list 112 and screen element 113.

However, it should be particularly noted that the aforementioned instruction editor 2 can only be edited in the editing interface 21 when the control system CS stops operating, and when the instruction editor 2 transmits the edited information to the instruction setter 1 for interpretation, The command setter 1 can select the command key 111 to arrange a continuous control action while the control system CS is stopped, and can change its command parameter 111d.

5 and 6 show schematic views of the contents of the command key 111 in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4, the contents of the command key 111 include an instruction appearance 111a, an instruction action 111b, an instruction attribute 111c, and an instruction parameter 111d, and the representative meanings and functions thereof are described in detail below.

The command appearance 111a may be, but not limited to, the shape of the command key 111, the background color, the name, the text font, the text size, the display pattern, the position and the width and height, etc. visually The pattern change is used to describe the appearance of the command key 111 and the information when the command is displayed on the instruction list 112. The instruction action 111b is a logic flow owned by the instruction, and the programming interface with a logic flow can be edited. The programming interface can be, for example but not limited to, a structured language such as a macro, a script, or a graphic. Languages, such as ladder diagrams and function block diagrams. The command attribute 111c may be, for example but not limited to, a write address, a visible address, an effective address, an effective level, a read address, and a blinking attribute, and the number of the instruction attributes 111c may be zero or set. More than one instruction attribute 111c number. The command parameter 111d is for the terminal user, that is, the derivative number connected after the corresponding instruction, and the system developer can freely adjust the content of the argument, for example, the preset value and the range value can be defined according to the type of the command parameter. The text name, text size, and text font of the command parameter 111d can be customized. In addition, the number of command parameters 111d can be set to zero, or more than one instruction parameter 111d can be added; the type of the command parameter 111d can be set as a constant, a string, an address variable, or a custom data. Type.

It should be emphasized that FIGS. 5 and 6 are all example, the description thereof is not a limiting sense, and the figures for convenience of reference, the appearance of the instruction to switch to a _1, a ₂ reference, the operation instruction switch b ₁ The b ₂ label, the instruction attribute are changed to c ₁ , the c ₂ label, and the instruction parameter is changed to the d ₁ and d ₂ labels.

Taking the embodiment shown in FIG. 5 as an example, the user can newly create an instruction key 111 in the appearance of the instruction a ₁ and place it on the screen (12, 50). And set the command name and appearance, this will set the command name to "Opl", the name font size is set to 20, the name text color is set to red, the background graphic is not specified, and the display name is set to "custom command 1 The display font type is set to "italic".

Then set the instruction attribute c ₁ , here you can add the attribute Write Bit (write address), set the attribute value to Y1, and set the preset value to ON. The effect is that when the instruction is executed, the interpreter reads the attribute Write Bit and sets the value of the memory Y1 to ON. Also add the property Visible Bit and set the property value to Y6. The function is that when the value of the memory Y6 is ON, the command key 111 is displayed on the screen; when the value of the memory Y6 is OFF, the command key 111 is hidden and is not displayed on the screen, so that the terminal user cannot Use this directive.

Furthermore, the command parameter d _{1 is set} . For example, the parameter P1 is added, the parameter name is set to P1, the data type of P1 is set to Const (constant), and the preset value is set to 10. Added parameter P2, set the parameter name to P2, set the data type of parameter P2 to Const (constant), and set the default value to 30. The parameter P3 is added, the parameter name is set to P3, the data type of parameter P3 is set to the memory type, and the access contact is set to X1.

Finally, the programming instruction acts b ₁ . For example, the operation flow can be written by using a macro, and it is first determined whether the access contact X1 is TRUE. If the condition is satisfied, the value of the memory D0 is set to the parameter P1, and the value of the memory D1 is set to the parameter P2. When the instruction is executed, the interpreter (not shown) in the instruction setter 1 performs this action flow.

Another example is the content of the instruction key 111 of the embodiment shown in FIG. First, an instruction key 111 is newly created in the instruction appearance a ₂ to be placed on the screen (12, 90). Then set the command name and appearance. For example, the command name is set to "Mold Open", the name font size is set to 10, the name text color is set to blue, the background graphic is not specified, and the display name is set to "waiting for open mode". Then plan the instruction attribute c ₂ , add the attribute Write Bit, set the attribute value to Y6, and set the default value to ON. The action is that when the instruction is executed, the interpreter reads the attribute Write Bit and sets the value of the memory Y6 to ON. Here we do not set the command parameter d ₂ and the command action b ₂ .

Referring to FIG. 4, the picture element 113 in the user interface 11 may be, but not limited to, a line element, a poly line element, a button element, a text element, and a 2D curve. A component, a Bar component, a Meter component, etc., which are independent of the instruction. For example, the screen component 113 can be a related component that the user can use when using the user interface 11. For example, a button component can be added to display the next page for the user to cut the screen to the next. The instruction list 112 of the page; or, an element for inputting a value is added for the user to set the value of the instruction parameter 111d. In addition, the screen component 113 can also be a chart that displays information.

Please refer to FIG. 7, which is a schematic diagram of the user interface 11 of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. The command setter 1 has a user interface 11, and the command setter 1 interprets the edit information transmitted from the command editor 2 and displays it in the user interface 11. As shown in FIG. 7, the user interface 11 includes instructions. Key 111, an instruction list 112, and picture element 113. Herein, the command key 111 includes the command keys added in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, and the names are "Opl" and "Mold Open" respectively, and the system preset command key, the name is "JIG", and the screen component 113 includes a line graph on the right side of the user interface 11, and buttons for executing and stopping the operation of the control system: "execute" and "stop" buttons.

The user interface 11 is operated by selecting at least one instruction key 111 in the user interface 11 to set and display a new corresponding instruction key 111 content in the instruction list 112, thereby displaying the appearance of the instruction (instruction The display name, representative icon, etc.) and the command parameters are examples. After the editing is completed, the execution key 113 is pressed to execute the content of the instruction key 111 in the instruction list 112, or the stop key 113 is pressed to execute the instruction again. Edit. Here, before the execution, in the user interface 11, the user can also adjust the content of the instruction key 111 displayed by the instruction list 112, for example, changing the instruction parameters (such as Speed, Force, Enable, P1, P2, P3 in FIG. 7). The value of ).

For example, after the user presses the command keys "JIG", "Line", "JIG", "Mold Open" and "Opl" respectively, the command list 112 is displayed as shown in FIG. 7 by setting other screen elements. (The figure is not shown, for example, the edit keys E ₁ , E _{2 in} FIG. 1 ), and its instruction parameters can be modified, and even the instructions in the instruction list 112 can be deleted or changed.

The present invention also discloses a control system CS applying the above-described instruction setting method, as shown in FIG. The control system CS includes an instruction setter 1 and an instruction editor 2. Since the detailed structure, components, and functions of the control system CS have been mentioned in the above description of the command setting method, they will not be described here.

In summary, a control system and an instruction setting method thereof according to the present invention can be freely edited through an editing interface without modifying a firmware by designing an editing interface to cooperate with a user interface. The user interface even adds and edits the content of the instructions to be used. Compared with the prior art, since the invention does not need to modify the firmware program, the system developer and the like can quickly complete the desired user interface adjustment and the instruction addition by using the general editing interface. The editor not only makes the overall control system more flexible, but also saves time, labor and development costs. At the same time, system developers can customize the instructions and add new editing screen components to develop more user interfaces in response to different control system requirements, and significantly reduce their development time and cost, thereby enhancing competitiveness. And efficiency.

Furthermore, since the user interface in the present invention can be made by the editing interface of the instruction editor Various appearance adjustments, which in turn allow the user interface to be graphical and have better visual effects. This graphical user interface can be customized with customizable command actions, making the end user more intuitive and fast. The operation can enhance the smoothness of the instruction programming process, facilitate the operation at the time of application, and accurately reflect the will of the user.

The above is intended to be illustrative only and not limiting. Any equivalent modifications or alterations to the spirit and scope of the invention are intended to be included in the scope of the appended claims.

S01~S03‧‧‧Steps

Claims (10)

A command setting method for a control system, comprising the steps of: providing an editing interface for editing a user interface, the user interface comprising a plurality of command keys, an instruction list, and a plurality of picture elements; adding and editing the editing interface The contents of the instruction keys, the contents of the instruction keys include an instruction appearance, an instruction attribute, an instruction action, and an instruction parameter; the instruction keys, the instruction list, and the picture elements are added and typed in the editing interface; Selecting at least one of the user interface to set and display a corresponding instruction key content in the instruction list; and executing the content of the instruction key in the instruction list, wherein the instruction key displays the instruction key content as Instruction appearance and instruction parameters. The method for setting an instruction as described in claim 1 further includes the following steps: interpreting the edited user interface. The method for setting an instruction as described in claim 1 further includes the step of: editing, in the user interface, an instruction parameter displayed by the instruction list. The method for setting an instruction according to claim 1 further includes the step of: editing the user interface, the list of instructions, and the appearance of the screen elements in the editing interface. The method for setting an instruction according to claim 1, wherein the screen component comprises a linear component, a polygonal component, a button component, a text component, a curved component, a rectangular component, and a meter component for displaying the user interface and For a user to operate can. A control system includes: an command setter having a user interface, the user interface including a plurality of command keys, a command list and a plurality of screen elements, and an instruction editor having an editing interface for adding and Editing the contents of the instruction keys, the contents of the instruction keys include an instruction appearance, an instruction attribute, an instruction action, and an instruction parameter, and adding and formatting the instruction keys, the instruction list, and the screen components, wherein After the instruction key is selected in the user interface, the instruction setter sets and displays a corresponding instruction key content in the instruction list, and when an execution key is selected in the user interface, the instruction setter executes the instruction list. The instruction action of the instruction key content, and the instruction key content displayed by the instruction list is the instruction appearance and the instruction parameter. The control system of claim 6, wherein the command setter is interpreted according to the user interface edited by the command editor. The control system of claim 6, wherein in the user interface, the instruction parameter displayed by the instruction list allows a user to edit. The control system of claim 6, wherein in the editing interface, the command editor allows a user to edit the user interface, the list of instructions, and the appearance of the screen elements. The control system of claim 6, wherein the screen component comprises a linear component, a polygonal component, a button component, a text component, a curved component, a rectangular component, and a meter component for displaying and providing the user interface. A user operation function.