JP2000259722A - Method for automatically allocating tag number - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method capable of automatically allocating a proper tag number at the time of registering a tag number. SOLUTION: A dictionary file made the name of a process device correspond to a device code to be used for the tag number is prepared. At the time of inputting the name of the process device and an identification number to the name inputting part 22 of a tag registering screen 1 and then selecting a tag number conversion designating button 3, the name of the process device registered in the dictionary file is retrieved from the inputted name. After converting into the device code, the identification number of the process device is added to the converted device code to automatically prepare the tag number, which is displayed on a tag number inputting part 21.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for automatically assigning a tag number when registering a tag number which is an identification number of a device used in a plant control / monitoring system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a plant control / monitoring system, a technician who constructs a system tags an identification number corresponding to the device number of a process device (flow meter, power meter, control valve, etc.) to be monitored and controlled. Number (tag No.).

A tag number is composed of alphanumeric characters, and when there are a plurality of identical devices, the tag number is often created by adding a serial number after a code indicating the device or by prefixing a number or symbol indicating the device.

[0004] The name is a service name of a device indicating the meaning of the tag number in the process. In most cases, a process device name and an identification number when there are a plurality of devices are registered. It consists of kanji, alphanumeric characters and symbols. In each case, registration is performed by manual input from the keyboard.

[0005]

However, the conventional registration method has the following problems. Because of manual input, efficiency is low and input errors are likely to occur. There are cases where the tag number system is not uniform and the monitoring is not easy or the appearance is not good.

[0006] When changing or reviewing registration, it is necessary to start the registration after examining the current tendency of tag numbering. Also, it is not easy to check the last number of the serial number.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional problem, and has as its object to provide an automatic tag number assigning method capable of automatically assigning an appropriate tag number at the time of tag number registration. And

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for automatically assigning a tag number in a plant control / monitoring system, wherein a dictionary file in which process device names are associated with device codes used for tag numbers in advance is created. In addition, at the time of tag number registration, a character string of a device name is searched from a name using a dictionary file, converted into a device code, and the converted device code is used as a tag number.

According to such a method, a systematically unified tag number can be assigned accurately and quickly. In a plant control / monitoring system according to claim 2, when a plurality of process devices are provided in the plant control / monitoring system, an identification number that becomes a part of the tag number is registered as a wild card when registering the tag numbers of these process devices. It is characterized in that a serial number is assigned collectively later for a part designated as a wild card.

According to such a method, there is no error due to manual input and the input operation can be performed without concern for the identification number.
Work time can be reduced. According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the plant control / monitoring system, a plurality of tag numbers corresponding to the same type of process equipment are already registered, and a tag number of the same type of process equipment is additionally registered. In this case, it is possible to refer to a tag number that is currently registered and has the largest serial number or a tag number with a missing serial number.

According to such a method, it is easy to check the current registration status of the tag. In addition to the registration status, it is possible to search for the tag numbering tendency and the last number of the serial number, making it easy and reliable to change, add, or review the registration. Become like

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in a plant control / monitoring system, a template tag registration information is created, and a code common to each tag number is designated at the time of tag number registration. , Are added collectively.

According to such a configuration, the devices and the control stations for controlling are different, but when the configuration of the tags registered in each device is the same or similar, a code for identifying the device or the control station is used. Can be collectively added to each tag number.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. In the following drawings, the same symbols indicate the same or corresponding parts.

(First Embodiment) First, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the first embodiment, when registering a tag number, a dictionary file in which a process device name is associated with a device code used for the tag number is used.

FIG. 1 shows an example of the structure of a dictionary file in which a process device name 11 constituting a part of a tag name is associated with a device code 12 used for a tag number. This dictionary file is stored on the hard disk.

Next, a tag registration method according to the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 shows a display of the tag registration screen. In FIG. 2, a control station name for controlling a tag to be registered on this screen is displayed and a control station name display / selection section 2 for selection is displayed on an upper portion of the tag registration screen 1, and on the right side thereof. There is a tag number conversion specification button 3 for specifying tag number conversion.

In the lower part from the center of the tag registration screen 1, all parameters including the tag number and the name can be registered. When performing registration, the name of the tag, that is, the service name, is the same as the process device name already registered in the dictionary file and the same system (or registered group unit).
Register the identification number when the same device is used multiple times. For example, the name input part 2 of the item 1 of the tag registration screen 1
In 2, input the process equipment name “supply flow controller” and the identification number “1”.

When a tag number conversion designation button 3 at the top of the tag registration screen 1 is selected, the service name of each of the tags that can be registered on this screen, that is, the name input from the name input unit 22, is used to convert the dictionary file Search for the process device name "Supply flow controller" registered in the "", and convert it to the device code "FIC" used for the tag number. The identification number “1” is added to the converted device code to create a tag number “FIC01”, which is displayed in the tag number input section 21 of item 1 of the tag registration screen 1.

According to the first embodiment, a tag number is created by automatically converting a service name into a tag number using a dictionary file, so that a systematically unified tag number can be accurately and quickly obtained. Can be assigned to

(Second Embodiment) Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the second embodiment, when there are a plurality of process devices, when registering the tag numbers of these process devices, an identification number that is a part of the tag number is designated as a wild card, and for the portion designated as a wild card, Later, serial numbers are assigned collectively.

In FIG. 2 showing the tag registration screen, a batch conversion designation button 4 is provided on the right side of the tag number conversion designation button 3. When a plurality of the same process devices are used in the same system (registered group unit), when registering the tag numbers, their identification numbers are designated as wildcards. For example, in the tag number input section 23 of the item 2 of the tag registration screen 1, "*" is added after the device code "TIC".
A wild card is designated as “*”. A plurality of process devices are registered by performing input operations in this manner. (Note that input to the tag number input section is performed directly to the tag number input section. Alternatively, as described in the first embodiment, the service name may be input to the name input unit, and the service name may be automatically converted into a tag number.) Each serial number is assigned to a tag number in a lump.
The serial numbers are in the order of registration. According to the second embodiment, since there is no error due to manual input and the input operation can be performed without concern for the identification number, the operation time can be reduced.

(Third Embodiment) Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the third embodiment, a tag number of the same type of process device is additionally registered in a system (registered group unit) in which a plurality of tag numbers corresponding to the same type of process device are already registered. When checking how many tag numbers have been registered, the tag number with the largest serial number or the tag number with the missing serial number is registered. When a tag number is additionally registered, a serial number next to the maximum value is assigned.

FIG. 3 shows a display of a tag registration screen according to the third embodiment. A dictionary file used in the first embodiment is stored on a hard disk. When a tag number search / add button 5 is selected from the tag registration screen 1, a tag number search / add window 31 is displayed.

In the tag number search / add window 31, a device name registered in the dictionary file is displayed as a menu in the device name selection section 32, and a device name to be searched is selected therefrom. Is specified, the device code is displayed in the device code display section 35, the tag number having the largest identification number is displayed in the identification number maximum tag number display section 36, and the tag number display in which the identification number is missing when the identification numbers are not consecutive. The missing tag number is displayed in the section 37.

When the add button 34 is designated, a tag number addition confirmation window 38 is displayed, a message confirming the addition is displayed together with a tag number having an identification number of which the maximum value has been incremented by +1. The tag number is added.

According to the third embodiment, it is easy to check the current tag registration status. In addition to the registration status, it is possible to search for the tag numbering tendency and the last number of the serial number, making it easy and reliable to change, add, or review the registration. Become like

(Fourth Embodiment) Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 4 is a display of a tag registration screen according to the fourth embodiment.

In the fourth embodiment, template tag registration information is created, and when registering a tag number, a code common to each tag number is designated and added collectively.

That is, the station selection section 2 on the tag registration screen 1 has an item of "TEMP" in addition to the station name, and can register template tag information.
Then, the tag number in the registration information of the template can be converted according to the set rules and replaced with actual information.

To do this, first, "TEMP" is designated in the station name selection section 2, tag registration information is registered, and the registration information save button 6 is selected, and the station information of the template is saved in the TEMP file. Is done.

Next, in the station selecting section 2, "TEM
After specifying "P" and calling the registration information of the template, when a station to be registered is selected, a confirmation message is displayed as to whether the station information can be replaced with the information of the template. When "Yes" is selected, All information is replaced with the template information.

Here, after the registration information of the template is called and the tag registration screen 1 is displayed, when the conversion rule setting window display button 7 is selected, a tag number conversion rule setting window 41 is displayed. , And information or position to be added to the tag number. As the information to be added, a character string can be freely specified in addition to the selected station number and the serial number for each device type.

For example, when the item of "designation *", for example, "designation 1" is selected and the designation change button 43 is selected, a designation change window 44 is displayed, and a character string can be designated.
In the designation change window 44, for example, "designation 1" is displayed, and when the designation change button 43 is further clicked, each time the click is made, "designation 2", designation 3 ",... The display changes cyclically.

When "designation 1" is displayed in the designation change window 44, the character string "AB" is displayed in the input section below it.
Is input, "AB" is displayed next to [Specification 1] displayed in the conversion rule setting window 41. In this way, the character strings are sequentially input, and, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, a character string "CD" is displayed next to [designation 2] and "01" indicating a station number is displayed next to [designation 3]. Let it.

Then, those items, for example, [designation 3]
And [Specification 1] are respectively assigned to [Tag No. ], Drag and set, and select the conversion execution button 45, all the tag numbers currently registered as templates are converted according to the rules.

By performing the above-described operation, for example, “01” is added before all tag numbers and “AB” is added after the tag number in the registration information of the template displayed on the tag registration screen 1. Is done.

After the tag number on the tag registration screen 1 is converted in this way, a message "Station No. What?" Is displayed asking for a station to be registered. When a station, for example, “STN01” is designated and a registration information save button 6 is designated, the information displayed on the tag registration screen 1 is a station to be registered, for example, a station No. 01 file.

According to the fourth embodiment, although the devices and the control stations for controlling are different, when the configuration of the tags registered in each is the same or similar, the common parameters and the tags A part of the number is registered as "TEMP", the information of "TEMP" is called for each system (or registration group unit), and codes for identifying the devices and control stations are collectively added to each tag number. This can greatly improve efficiency.

[0040]

As described above, according to the tag number automatic assignment method of the present invention, the name can be automatically converted into the tag number by the dictionary file, and the identification number of the process device can be also automatically assigned. It is possible to construct a system that is systematically unified, easy to monitor, and well-organized. Further, since manual input can be omitted, it is possible to greatly increase efficiency, and reduce input errors.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a view showing a configuration example of a dictionary file in which a process device name and a device code are associated with each other in a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view showing a display example of a tag registration screen in the first and second embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a display example of a tag registration screen according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a view showing a display example of a tag registration screen according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1. Tag registration screen 2. Control station name display / selection section 3. Tag number conversion designation button 4. Batch conversion designation button 5. Tag number search / add button 6. Registered information save button 7. Conversion rule setting window display button 11 ... Process device name 12 ... Device code 21, 23 ... Tag number input section 22 ... Name input section 31 ... Tag number search / add window 32 ... Device name selection section 33 ... Search button 34 ... Add button 35 ... Device code display section 36 … Identification number maximum tag number display section 37… tag number display section with missing identification number 38… tag number addition confirmation window 39… cancel key 41… conversion rule setting window 42… conversion rule input section 43… designation change button 44… Specification change window 45… Conversion execution button

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Claims (4)

[Claims] In a plant control / monitoring system, a dictionary file in which process device names are associated with device codes used for tag numbers is created in advance, and when a tag number is registered, a name is created using the dictionary file. Automatically converting a device name into a device code, and using the converted device code as a tag number. 2. In a plant control / monitoring system, when there are a plurality of process devices, when registering a tag number of these process devices, an identification number which is a part of the tag number is designated as a wild card, and a wild card is designated. A method for automatically assigning a tag number, wherein a serial number is assigned collectively to a part which has been set. 3. In a plant control / monitoring system, when a plurality of tag numbers corresponding to the same type of process equipment are already registered and a tag number of the same type of process equipment is additionally registered, the tag number is currently registered. A tag number automatic assignment method, wherein a tag number having a maximum serial number or a missing serial number can be checked. 4. In the plant control / monitoring system, template tag registration information is created, and when registering a tag number, a code common to each tag number is designated and added collectively. Tag number automatic assignment method.