JP2005122584A - Nc program editing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an NC program editing apparatus which can efficiently perform display operation and cursor movement operation by displaying a plurality of NC programs simultaneously on a same screen. <P>SOLUTION: A program contents simultaneous display screen 40 displays program lists of two different NC programs in right and left program contents display areas 41 and 42 in parallel. When a normal operation mode is switched to an interlock operation mode by operating a "simultaneous two programs" key 43c prepared in a key display area 43 in a state that the program contents simultaneous display screen 40 is displayed, since display operations such as scrolling or page turning over and a cursor movement operation to the two NC programs displayed in the program content display areas 41 and 42 are interlocked mutually, check work can be performed efficiently when the two NC programs are compared and the differences of them are checked. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an NC program editing apparatus capable of simultaneously displaying and editing a plurality of NC programs.

  NC machine tools are usually equipped with NC program editing devices for entering or editing NC programs. These NC program editing devices display multiple NC programs simultaneously on the same screen. Some can be edited.

  When using an NC program editing device that can display such a plurality of NC programs on the same screen, for example, when comparing similar NC programs that are partially different, and checking the differences between them Displays the program lists of the two NC programs to be compared, with the same blocks corresponding to each other, and displays them simultaneously on the same screen, and scrolls or turns the display parts of both program lists in the same way. Thus, both program lists can be compared graphically, so that the difference between the two program lists can be confirmed efficiently.

  Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-182715 discloses a numerical control apparatus capable of two-system control, displaying two NC programs at the same time so that a predetermined code is a line at the same position from the first line of the NC program. In addition, an NC program editing device having a function of automatically inserting a dummy block line consisting only of “; (end of block)” in one of the NC programs, or two NC programs in which predetermined codes are located at the same position In order to check the above, an NC program editing apparatus is disclosed in which the display scroll control of each NC program can be synchronized.

JP 2002-182715 A

  By the way, since the NC program editing apparatus as described above automatically edits the NC program, the data capacity increases or the creation date / time is rewritten, so it is only necessary to compare two NC programs. Or, if you only want to search for a predetermined code to copy the necessary part from one NC program to the other NC program, you cannot use the functions described above. In order to perform display operations such as scrolling and page turning in the same manner on the display portion of, and also to move the cursor in the same manner, first, the display area of one NC program is activated and the display operation is performed. Or move the cursor, activate the display area of the other program, and And so, such as performing the operation of moving the 示操 operation and cursor, to alternately display area of the NC program must be carried out the operation while switching to the active, there is a problem that the operation is complicated.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an NC program editing apparatus capable of displaying a plurality of NC programs simultaneously on the same screen and efficiently performing display operations and cursor movement operations.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 comprises display means for displaying an NC program and operation means for confirming, inputting or editing the NC program, and displaying a plurality of NC programs on the display. In the NC program editing apparatus that can be operated by the operation means while being displayed on the means simultaneously, the display operation and / or the cursor movement operation by the operation means for the plurality of NC programs displayed on the display means are mutually performed. The present invention provides an NC program editing device characterized in that it has an interlocking operation mode for interlocking with.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the linked operation mode in the NC program editing device according to the first aspect of the present invention, an input operation by the operation means and / or a plurality of NC programs displayed on the display means are provided. Or, editing operations are linked to each other.

  As described above, in the NC program editing apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, the interlocking operation for interlocking the display operation and / or the cursor movement operation by the operation unit with respect to a plurality of NC programs displayed on the display unit. Since the mode is provided, if this linked operation mode is set, display operations and cursor movement operations for a plurality of NC programs displayed on the display means can be performed simultaneously. Therefore, when comparing different NC programs with different parts while confirming the difference between the two, the confirmation operation can be performed efficiently.

  Further, in the interlock operation mode in the NC program editing device according to the second aspect of the present invention, the input operation and / or the edit operation by the operation means for the plurality of NC programs displayed on the display means are further interlocked with each other. Therefore, when the same editing is performed on a plurality of NC programs displayed on the display means, the editing work can be performed efficiently.

  Hereinafter, embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, this NC machine tool 1 includes a machine tool main body 2 and an NC device 3 for controlling the operation of the machine tool main body 2. The NC device 3 includes an NC program editing program according to the present invention. The device is installed.

  As shown in the figure, the NC device 3 stores a CPU 11 for overall control of the entire device, a ROM 12 for storing system programs and the like, and modal information such as NC programs, various parameters, and tool correction amounts. RAM 13 and programmable logic that controls the operation of the machine tool body 2 instructed by the M function and T function such as cutting fluid supply / cut-off and automatic tool change based on the NC program stored in the RAM 13. In response to an instruction from the controller (PLC) 14 and the CPU 11, an axis movement command or the like is output to a servo amplifier 16 that drives a servo motor (not shown) mounted on the machine tool body 2. In accordance with the control circuit 15 for controlling the drive and instructions of the CPU 11, the position of each axis, alarm, parameter, NC program CRT17 that displays various information such as rams, and NC program input / edit operations by the operator (for example, changing the currently selected NC program to another NC program or changing the cursor position in the NC program) And a keyboard 18 for performing a reset operation and the like are connected via the bus line BL, and the NC program of the present invention is connected by the CPU 11, the CRT 17, the keyboard 18 and the like. An editing device is configured. The CRT 17 and the keyboard 18 are connected to the bus line BL via the interfaces 17a and 18a, and the input operation unit 19 is connected to the PLC 14 via the interface 19a.

  The CRT 17 constituting the NC program editing apparatus can display a program screen showing information necessary for checking the NC program. This program screen displays the NC program from various viewpoints. As can be checked, various different screens can be displayed by switching the display mode.

  As shown in FIG. 2A, the basic screen in which the program screen is displayed in the basic display mode includes a program content display area 21 in which the content of the selected NC program is displayed, and absolute coordinates of each axis. A coordinate display area 22 for displaying the value and the remaining movement amount, and an operation information display area 23 for displaying various commands by the NC program and various kinds of operations executed based on the various commands. Below the basic screen 20, a key display area 24 for displaying various soft keys for performing screen operations is provided.

  Since the content of the last selected NC program is displayed in the program content display area 21 of the basic screen 20, another NC program different from the NC program already displayed in the program content display area 21 is displayed. If you want to check or edit the contents, use the keyboard 18 to enter the program number of the NC program you want to check, and operate the “O search” key 24a provided in the key display area 24 to enter the NC of the entered program number. A program is selected, and the contents of the NC program are displayed in the program content display area 21.

  When the “display switching” key 24b provided in the key display area 24 is operated while the basic screen 20 is displayed, only the key display area 24 has a key arrangement as shown in FIG. When the “<” key 24c is operated, only the key display area 24 is switched to the key layout as shown in FIG. 5C. When the “program list” key 24d is operated, Then, the basic display mode is switched to the program list display mode, and a program list display screen 30 as shown in FIG. 3 is displayed.

  As shown in the figure, the program list display screen 30 includes a program content display area 31 on the left side of the screen for displaying the contents of the currently selected NC program, as in the case of the basic screen 20. In addition, on the right side of the screen, instead of the coordinate display area 22 and the operation information display area 23 on the basic screen 20, the program numbers and comments of all NC programs registered in the NC device 3 are displayed in a list. A list display area 32 is provided, and a key display area 33 for displaying various soft keys for performing screen operations is provided below the program list display screen 30.

  While the program list display screen 30 is displayed, a “selection switching” key 33a provided in the key display area 33 is operated to activate the program list display area 32 on the right side of the screen, and the program list display area When an arbitrary program number is selected from the program numbers of the NC programs displayed in the list 32 and the “O search” key 33b is operated, the contents of the newly selected NC program are changed to the program contents on the left side of the screen. Although displayed in the display area 31, when the “BGO search” key 33c is operated, the program list display mode is switched to the program content simultaneous display mode, and a program content simultaneous display screen 40 as shown in FIG. 4A is displayed. It has become so.

  As shown in the figure, the program content simultaneous display screen 40 is configured such that program lists of two different NC programs are displayed in parallel in the left and right program content display areas 41 and 42, respectively. Below the program content simultaneous display screen 40, a key display area 43 for displaying various soft keys for performing screen operations is provided. When the NC program is selected on the program list display screen 30 and the “BGO search” key 33 c is operated, the NC program is displayed in the program content display area 42 on the right side.

  If the “>” key 43a provided in the key display area 43 is operated in the state where the program content simultaneous display screen 40 is displayed, only the key display area 43 has a key as shown in FIG. When the “extended editing” key 43b is operated here, only the key display area 43 is switched to the key arrangement as shown in FIG. 5C. Here, the “two simultaneous” key is used. When the button 43c is operated, as shown in FIG. 5, the screen operation mode is switched from the normal operation mode to the linked operation mode, and this is indicated in the mode display area 44 by the characters “two simultaneous” and “two simultaneous”. "Key 43c is highlighted.

  In the normal operation mode, as shown in FIG. 4A, only one of the program content display areas 41 and 42 is active, and the cursor appears only in the program content display area. In addition, display operations such as scrolling and page turning, cursor movement operations, and NC program input / edit operations can be performed on the active program content display area. As shown in FIG. 5, both of the program content display areas 41 and 42 become active, the cursors appear in both of the program content display areas 41 and 42, and are displayed in both program content display areas 41 and 42, respectively. The cursor can be moved by the same number of words at the same time (FIG. 6 (a) is illustrated from the state of FIG. The right cursor key is pressed once), and the program lists displayed in both program content display areas 41 and 42 are simultaneously scrolled by the same number of lines (FIG. 6 (b) is shown in FIG. 6 (a) shows a state where a right cursor key or a down cursor key (not shown) is pressed once to scroll one line.), It is possible to turn pages by the same number of pages. .

  However, in this linked operation mode, the NC program displayed / displayed in the program content display areas 41 and 42 cannot be input / edited. Therefore, when editing an NC program, it is provided in the key display area 43. It is necessary to switch to the normal operation mode by operating the “two simultaneous” key 43c again. When the “return” key 43d provided in the key display area 43 is operated, only the key display area 43 is switched to the key arrangement as shown in FIG.

  As described above, in this NC program editing device, display operations and cursor movement operations for the two NC programs displayed in the program content display areas 41 and 42 of the program content simultaneous display screen 40 on the program screen are mutually performed. Since it has an interlocking operation mode for interlocking, if two different similar NC programs are compared and the difference between them is checked, the program content display area of the program content simultaneous display screen 40 When the contents of the two NC programs are displayed on 41 and 42 and the normal operation mode is switched to the linked operation mode, the display operation and the cursor movement operation for the two NC programs can be performed simultaneously. The confirmation work can be performed efficiently.

  It should be noted that in the interlock operation mode in this NC program editing apparatus, the NC program input operation and editing operation displayed in the program content display areas 41 and 42 of the program content simultaneous display screen 40 cannot be performed. However, the present invention is not limited to this. “Insert” for inserting a word or block after the cursor in each NC program (FIG. 7B shows the “18” in the keyboard 18 in the state of FIG. 7A. This shows the state after pressing the “P” key, “5” key, “1” key, and “insert” key in sequence, and “word deletion” for deleting the word selected by the cursor (FIG. 7). (A) shows a state after the “delete” key of the keyboard 18 is pressed in the state of FIG. 7B.) Or “range” for deleting a plurality of words Input operation and editing operation such as “Replace” or “Replace” to replace a specific word with another specific word are linked to the two NC programs displayed in the program content display areas 41 and 42. It is also possible to do so, and when doing so, when inputting and editing in the same way for the two displayed NC programs, the input and editing operations are efficiently performed. be able to.

  In the above-described embodiment, two NC programs can be displayed on the program content simultaneous display screen 40. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and three or more NC programs are displayed. In this case, display operations and cursor movement operations for the displayed NC programs are linked to each other, and input operations and editing operations are linked to each other. Just keep it.

It is a block diagram which shows one Embodiment of NC apparatus by which the NC program editing apparatus concerning this invention is mounted. (A) is a figure which shows the basic screen in the program screen displayed on NC program editing apparatus same as the above, (b), (c) is a figure which shows the key display area switched in the basic screen same as the above. It is a figure which shows the program list display screen in the program screen displayed on NC program editing apparatus same as the above. (A) is a figure which shows the program content simultaneous display screen in the program screen displayed on the NC program editing apparatus same as the above, (b), (c) shows the key display area switched in the program content simultaneous display screen same as the above. FIG. It is a figure which shows the program content simultaneous display screen of the state switched from the normal operation mode to the interlocking operation mode. (A) is a figure which shows the movement operation of the cursor in interlocking operation mode, (b) is a figure which shows the display operation (scrolling operation) in interlocking operation mode. (A), (b) is a figure which shows edit operation of NC program in interlocking operation mode.

Explanation of symbols

1 NC machine tool 2 Machine tool body 3 NC unit 11 CPU
12 ROM
13 RAM
14 Programmable logic controller (PLC)
15 Control circuit 16 Servo amplifier 17 CRT
18 Keyboard 19 Input operation section BL bus line 20 Basic screen 30 Program list display screen 40 Program content simultaneous display screen 41, 42 Program content display area 43 Key display area 43c “Two simultaneous” key 44 Mode display area

Claims (2)

Display means for displaying the NC program;
Operation means for confirming, inputting or editing the NC program,
In an NC program editing apparatus that can be operated by the operating means in a state in which a plurality of NC programs are simultaneously displayed on the display means,
An NC program editing apparatus comprising an interlocking operation mode in which a display operation and / or a cursor movement operation by the operation means are interlocked with each other for a plurality of NC programs displayed on the display means.   2. The NC program editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein in the interlocking operation mode, an input operation and / or an editing operation by the operation means for a plurality of NC programs displayed on the display means are interlocked with each other.

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