JP2000009497A - Recorder - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make recording results well descrinable through a simple arrangement by diving a recording part or a display part into a plurality of zones and assigning input signals to respective zones. SOLUTION: When an analog trend record continues from up to down at a recording section 2 or a display section 3, a recording area is divided equally in three along the flowing direction of record. Zones Z1, Z2 and Z3 are arranged in parallel starting from one having smallest measuring amount. Channels CH 1, 2 appear in the zone 1, a channel CH 5 appears in the zone Z2 and channels CH3, 4, 6 appear in the zone 3 before recording is performed. Alternatively, to six zones, a plurality of CHs can be assigned respectively. Since each channel can be assigned freely to each zone depending on similar unit quantity, group, or the like, record results can be arranged and identified well. The record data may be preserved, outputted externally through communication or inputted through communication and recorder or displayed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a recorder for displaying or recording a measurement input signal.

2. Description of the Related Art Recorders are used for measuring and monitoring process quantities such as temperature. However, when recording data of a plurality of channels, usually, all channels are recorded in the same recording width.

However, when input signals of different units are mixed, there is a problem that it is difficult to identify these recording results. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a recorder which has a simple configuration and can easily identify a recording result in view of the above points.

According to the present invention, in a recorder for displaying or recording measured values of a plurality of input signals in an analog manner on a recording unit or a display unit, the recording unit or the display unit is divided into a plurality of zones. The recorder includes operating means for assigning each input signal to each of the plurality of divided zones.

FIG. 1 is a structural explanatory view showing the appearance of a recorder according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1A, a door 1a having a transparent window is provided on the inside of the recorder main body 1, and a display unit for displaying measured values of each channel and initial setting is provided at an upper portion, and a recording means 3a is provided at the center. A recording unit 3 for performing analog trend recording on recording paper, and a plurality of operation means 4 such as keys and switches are provided below.
In another recorder shown in FIG. 1B, there is no recording paper, and a display section 3 used for analog trend display recording and initial setting is provided on the front of the recorder main body 1, and a plurality of keys and switches are provided below. An operation unit 4 is provided, and a storage medium 5 such as an FD for storing measurement record data is detachably provided. In these examples, time flows from the top to the bottom of the figure, but may be in the left-right direction. FIG.
(A) is a block diagram of the present invention, in which input signals of a plurality of channels CH1, CH2,... CHn such as temperature are sequentially switched and selected by an input means 6, and a measuring means 7 including an amplifier and an A / D converter is used. In, the data is amplified, A / D converted, and input to a processing means 8 such as a μCPU as digital signal data. In the case of the high-speed input processing, the input is not switched, and an A / D converter or the like is provided for each channel to perform the processing individually. The processing means 8 performs predetermined arithmetic processing according to the contents set by the operation means 4 and
Then, analog trend recording of measured values of a plurality of input signals is performed. That is, the operation means 4
Is operated, for example, the zone key Z of the operating means 4 of FIG. 1A is pressed to set the zone division mode, and the number of zones to be divided is pressed by pressing the number keys (for example, 3) corresponding to the desired number of zones with the number keys. Set. Then, the display unit 2 displays a table 2a of the setting screen of FIG. This table 2a
Has columns for numbers 1, 2, 3, etc., corresponding to the number of zones (ZONE), and a channel (CH) corresponding to each zone. With reference to Table 2a, using the so-called cursor or the like of the operation means 4 and the display unit 2, one of the channel numbers of each input signal is inserted corresponding to the number of zones 1, 2, and 3. Input and set which input signal is assigned to which zone. In this example, zone 1 divided into three has channels 1 and 2, channel 2 has channel 5, and zone 3 has channels 3, 4, and 6. That is, after the settings are made as described above, when the measurement recording operation is started, as shown in FIG.
In, when the analog trend recording continues from top to bottom, the recording area is divided into three equal parts along the flow direction of this recording, and the zones Z1, Z2, Z3 are arranged in parallel from the one with the smaller measured amount, Then, as previously set, CH1 and CH2 appear in the divided zone Z1, CH5 and CH3, 4, and 6 appear in the zone Z2 and recording is performed. FIG.
(B) shows an example in which a plurality of channels are assigned to six zones, and any setting is possible. As a result, each channel can be freely assigned to each zone, for example, by similar unit amount, for each group, or the like, and the organization and identification of the recording results can be improved. The recorded data is
The data may be stored in the storage medium 5, or data may be output through communication with an external device, or may be input through communication and recorded and displayed. In the above example, in FIG. 1A, the recording unit has a three-zone dividing function, and in FIG.
The example with the zone division function was shown. Furthermore, depending on the number of channels allocated to the zones and the tendency of the size of the data, the widths of the respective zones are not equal, and the ratios of the zone widths may be changed to set the desired widths.

According to the present invention, in a recorder for displaying or recording measured values of a plurality of input signals on a recording section or a display section in an analog manner, the recording section or the display section is divided into a plurality of zones, and the divided sections are divided. This recorder is provided with operation means for assigning each input signal to each of a plurality of zones. As a result, each channel can be freely assigned to each zone, for example, by similar unit amount, for each group, or the like, and the organization and identification of the recording results can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration explanatory view showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration explanatory view showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a configuration explanatory view showing one embodiment of the present invention.

[Description of Signs] 1 Recorder main body 2 Display unit 3 Recording unit 4 Operating means 5 Storage medium 6 Input means 7 Measurement means 8 Processing means

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A recorder for recording measured values of a plurality of input signals in a recording section in an analog manner, wherein the recording section is divided into a plurality of zones, and each input signal is assigned to each of the plurality of divided zones. A recorder comprising: 2. A recorder for displaying measured values of a plurality of input signals on a display unit in an analog manner, wherein the display unit is divided into a plurality of zones, and each input signal is assigned to each of the plurality of divided zones. A recorder comprising: