JP2008102647A - Display method for operation window of monitoring control system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate operation input while checking the operation history of a monitoring control apparatus and numeric value setting. <P>SOLUTION: When an operation window is displayed by the selection of a symbol or a character string on the monitoring control screen with a mouse or the like, and an apparatus operation input or a numerical value setting input is performed by the operation input to the operation window, the latest operation input time and information after the setting/information before the setting out of the operation history data stored in a message list are displayed in a history display part A1 or A2. An operation history button is provided to the operation window. When this operation history button is selected, information on the daily operation history is displayed on a message window. When a symbol or a character string on the monitoring control screen is selected with a mouse or the like, the operation window and the message window are collectively displayed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a method for displaying an operation window in a monitoring control system.

  The monitoring and control system collects a lot of monitoring information such as measured values of various facilities and equipment on the site side in the computer system on the monitoring room side, and generates control information on the monitoring room side based on the monitoring information and operation information by the operator Then, the data is transmitted to a controller on the site side, and the functional configuration is configured to control the equipment and equipment by the controller.

  The computer system on the monitoring room side connects a supervisory control computer that mainly processes supervisory control information of a plant to be monitored and controlled with a management computer that processes management information via a network such as a LAN, and exchanges various information. It is possible.

  An operation window is provided as one function of the human interface in these computers (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The operation window is displayed by selecting a symbol or character string on the monitoring control screen with a pointing device such as a mouse. This operation window includes a device operation window and a numerical value setting window.

  The device operation window displays the current state (operating state, mode state, etc.) of various facilities / devices and control operation items, as shown in the screen example in FIG. By confirming and selecting the control operation item in the window, the device operation / control data input process is executed.

The numerical value setting window displays the current values of various data as shown in the screen example of FIG. 4B, and the numerical value setting process is performed when the operator inputs numerical values into numerical setting items in the window. Execute.
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 07-210240

  In the conventional window display by the operation window, windows for device control and numerical setting operation input are displayed, but a history display of these operation inputs is not performed. As shown in the message list screen example in FIG. 5, the operation input history is switched to the message list screen, searched on the message list screen, and can be confirmed.

  For this reason, when an operation is input on the operation window screen, in order to know the history of the operation input, a troublesome operation of switching to the message list screen and returning to the operation window screen upon confirmation is required.

  Further, since simultaneous operation input cannot be performed while checking on the message list screen, there is a risk of inappropriate operation input.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an operation window display method that facilitates operation input while confirming an operation history.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention makes it possible to display the previous operation history or the operation history per day on the operation window screen, and has the following method.

(1) A monitoring control system that displays an operation window by selecting a symbol or character string on the monitoring control screen with a pointing device or the like, and enables device operation input or numerical value setting input by operation input to the operation window screen The operation window display method of
Of the operation history data stored as a message list, the latest operation input time and post-setting information / pre-setting information are displayed on the operation window screen.

  (2) An operation history button is provided on the operation window screen, and operation history information per day is displayed in a message window when the operation history button is selected and operated.

  (3) The operation window and the message window are collectively displayed when a symbol or character string on the monitoring control screen is selected with a pointing device or the like.

As described above, according to the present invention, since the previous operation history or the operation history per day can be displayed on the operation window screen, the operation input while checking the operation history is facilitated. In particular,
-No need to check the operation history by switching to the message list screen.

  -It is an operation in which the previous operation history or the operation history per day is confirmed, and an error in operation input can be prevented.

  -By selecting symbols and character strings on the monitor control screen, the operation window and operation history can be displayed in a batch to simplify operation input.

  FIG. 1 is an operation window screen showing an embodiment of the present invention, where (a) shows a device operation window screen and (b) shows a numerical value setting window screen.

  4 is different from FIG. 4 in the operation window screen that shows the latest operation input time and post-setting information / pre-setting information in the operation history data stored in the message list and displayed on the message list screen. The point is to display.

  In the device operation window shown in FIG. 1A, for the operation target device “aeration tank stirring device No. 1”, the history display unit A1 displays the device operation time “10:00:00” and the device at this time. The post-setting information “stop” and the pre-setting information “(running)”, which means that is stopped, are displayed.

  By this display, the operator can confirm that “aeration tank agitating apparatus No. 1” has been operated from “operation” to “stop” at “10:00:00”. Can be operated.

  In the numerical value setting window shown in FIG. 1B, the numerical display target item “Ditch No. 1 DO setting value” has a setting time “10:00:10” in the history display portion A2, and the item at this time. The post-setting information “5:00” and the pre-setting information “3:00” are displayed.

  By this display, the operator can confirm that “Ditch No. 1 DO setting value” has been numerically set from “3: 00%” to “5: 00%” at “10:00:10”. Based on this confirmation, the following settings can be made.

  Therefore, according to the display method of the operation window according to the present embodiment, the operator can know the previous operation history without switching from the operation window screen to the message list screen during the device operation or the numerical value setting operation. The following operations can be performed on the basis of sufficient and reliable recognition.

  2A and 2B are operation window screens showing another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2A shows a device operation window screen, and FIG. 2B shows a numerical value setting window screen.

  1 is different from FIG. 1 in that operation history buttons B1 and B2 are provided on the operation window screen, and a function for displaying operation history information per day in a message window when these buttons B1 and B2 are selected and added is added. It is in the point.

  In the device operation window shown in FIG. 2A, when the device operation history button B1 is selected and operated, the device operation history of the day is displayed in a lump as shown in the device operation message window in FIG. . The display format is the same as that of the history display unit A1.

  In the numerical value setting window shown in FIG. 2B, when the numerical setting operation history button B2 is selected, the numerical setting history of the current day is displayed collectively as shown in the numerical value setting message window in FIG. To do. The display format is the same as that of the history display part A2.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, by selecting the operation history buttons B1 and B2, it is possible to check the operation history of the day including the history display portion A1 and A2 history. With this function, for example, it is easy to confirm the operation state of the current operation different from the operation state immediately before the current day.

  FIG. 3 shows a procedure for displaying an operation window according to another embodiment of the present invention. (S1) When a symbol C (or character string) on the monitoring control screen is selected with a mouse or the like, (S2) an operation window And the message window are displayed simultaneously. This display format is the same as in FIG.

  In the case of FIG. 2, in order to confirm the operation window display and its operation history, the operator needs to operate the operation history buttons B1 and B2, whereas in this embodiment, the operator selects and operates the symbol C. When you do this, the message window is also displayed in a batch and only one behavior is required.

The operation window screen which shows embodiment of this invention. The operation window screen and message window screen which show other embodiment of this invention. The display procedure of the operation window which shows other embodiment of this invention. The example of the conventional operation window screen of a monitoring control system. The example of the conventional message list screen of a monitoring control system.

Explanation of symbols

A1, A2 History display section B1, B2 Operation history button C Symbol for selection operation of operation window display

Claims (3)

An operation window is displayed by selecting a symbol or character string on the monitoring control screen with a pointing device, and the operation window of the monitoring control system that enables device operation input or numerical value setting input by operation input to this operation window screen Display method,
A method for displaying an operation window of a monitoring control system, characterized in that, among operation history data stored as a message list, the latest operation input time and post-setting information / pre-setting information are displayed on the operation window screen. .   2. The operation of the monitoring control system according to claim 1, wherein an operation history button is provided on the operation window screen, and operation history information per day is displayed in a message window when the operation history button is selected and operated. How to display the window.   3. The display of the operation window of the monitoring control system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the operation window and the message window are collectively displayed when a symbol or character string on the monitoring control screen is selected with a pointing device. Method.