JP2009135690A - Setting method of measuring instrument, and measurement system using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that applications have to be switched one by one even when address setting and various settings are continuously performed, the address setting cannot be performed in the middle of the various settings, and the address setting cannot be performed in a system using communication having only one communication system such as RS232 communication since the address setting for performing the various settings and the various settings are performed by different applications. <P>SOLUTION: When an address is input, the address is stored, the address setting and a measure (restart) for validating the address are instructed by communicating with a measuring instrument, reconnection is performed by waiting until the address is validated to input/set various setting values. Since the address setting and the various settings are performed by one application, operations become easy, and the address is changed even in the system using the communication having only one communication system. In addition, the application may be made to return to the address setting during the various settings. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a measuring device setting method capable of performing various settings of a measuring device from the host computer in a measuring system including a measuring device and a host computer that controls the measuring device, and a measuring system using the measuring device. is there.

  The measurement system is a system that can set, control, and collect data for a measurement device by connecting the host computer and the measurement device via a communication line and operating the host computer. In such a measurement system, a unique address is set for the measurement device, and the device is set using this address.

  In such a measurement system, FIG. 5 shows a configuration for setting a measurement device from a host computer. In FIG. 5, reference numeral 10 denotes an address setting application for setting an address of a measuring device, and is configured by a setting unit 10a and a communication unit 10b. Reference numeral 11 denotes an application for performing various settings other than the address, and includes a setting unit 11a and a communication unit 11b. These address setting application 10 and various setting applications 11 operate on the host computer. The communication units 10b and 11b communicate with the measuring device 12.

  The flowchart in FIG. 6 shows an operation for setting the measuring device 12 using the address setting application 10 and the various setting applications 11. In FIG. 6, first, in step (P6-1), the user starts the address setting application 10 and inputs the address of the measuring device 12 using the setting unit 10a. When the address is input, in step (P6-2), the communication unit 10b communicates with the measuring device 12, and sets or changes the address. When the address is set / changed, the user ends the address setting application 10. The measuring device 12 takes measures to validate the set / changed address. As an example of this measure, there is initialization or restart of the measuring device 12. Thereafter, other settings are performed using this address.

  Next, in step (P6-4), the user activates various setting applications 11 and inputs other various setting values using the setting unit 11a. When the input is completed, in step (P6-5), the communication unit 11b communicates with the setting target measuring device 12 and changes the setting of the measuring device 12.

The address setting application 10 and the various setting applications 11 have an independent and exclusive relationship with each other. For this reason, different communication methods must be used for the communication used in these applications. For example, in Ethernet (registered trademark), the address setting application 10 uses UDP (User Datagram Protocol) communication, and the various setting applications 11 use TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) communication.
JP 2003-121471 A

  However, such a measurement system has the following problems. As shown in FIG. 5, the address must be set using the address setting application 10, and other settings must be set using the various setting applications 11. In addition, these applications must communicate with the measuring device using different communication methods. Furthermore, if the address is changed, communication with the measuring device is disconnected. For this reason, there is a problem that the address cannot be changed even if the address has to be changed during various settings.

  Also, since different communication methods must be used for address settings and various settings, when using communication with only one communication method such as RS232 communication, only various settings can be changed from the host computer. There was also a problem that the address could not be changed

  Further, the address set by the address setting application 10 is an address used by the various setting applications 11. There is also a problem that the address used by the address setting application 10 cannot be changed. In order to be able to change this address, a separate setting application is required, and there is a problem that the configuration becomes complicated.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to enable address setting and various settings to be performed by one application, so that the address can be changed in the middle of various settings and these settings can be changed by one communication method. An object of the present invention is to provide a measurement device setting method and a measurement system using the same.

In order to solve such a problem, the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention,
In the method of setting the measuring instrument connected to the communication line,
A process of inputting an address for setting;
Storing the input address, communicating with a measuring device, setting the input address in the measuring device, and performing a measure to validate the address;
Re-connecting to the instrument using a stored address after waiting for the action to validate the address to be completed;
When reconnection is completed, a step of inputting a setting value to be set in the measuring device;
Communicating with the measuring device and setting the input set value in the measuring device;
Is provided. Address settings and various settings can be executed as a series of operations.

The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1,
In the step of inputting a set value to be set in the measuring device, the process can be shifted to the step of inputting the address. Address settings can be made during various settings.

The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1 or claim 2,
After communication with the measuring device is disconnected, reconnection is attempted with the stored address until reconnection succeeds. You can automatically reconnect.

The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
Inputting an address for setting the address, and setting the address in the measuring device. Address for address setting can be set with the same application.

The invention according to claim 5
In a measurement system in which a host computer and a measurement device are connected by a communication line, the host computer sets the measurement device, and collects data measured by the measurement device.
When an address to be set in the measuring device is input to the host computer, after outputting this address, it waits until the address becomes valid, and the address becomes valid and is reconnected to the measuring device. And a setting unit for outputting the input set value,
An address storage unit that is arranged in the host computer and stores an address output by the setting unit;
When the measure placed in the host computer and output from the setting unit is set in the measuring device and the address is validated, reconnection to the measuring device is performed using the address stored in the address storage unit. And a communication unit for setting the setting value output by the setting unit in the measuring device;
Is provided. Address settings and various settings can be executed as a series of operations.

The invention according to claim 6 is the invention according to claim 5,
The setting unit is configured to allow an address to be input when a setting value to be set for the measuring device is input. Address settings can be made during various settings.

The invention according to claim 7 is the invention according to claim 5 or claim 6,
The communication unit attempts to reconnect to the measurement device using the address stored in the address storage unit until the reconnection succeeds after the communication with the measurement device is disconnected. is there. You can automatically reconnect.

The invention according to claim 8 is the invention according to any one of claims 5 to 7,
An address for setting the address is input to the setting unit, and the communication unit sets an address for setting the address in the measuring device. Address for address setting can be set with the same application.

As is apparent from the above description, the present invention has the following effects.
According to the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth inventions, the address is set after the address is set, and the connection is made after waiting until the address becomes valid. Various settings were made.

  An address setting for performing various settings and various settings can be performed by one application. Therefore, there is an effect that the troublesomeness of switching applications is eliminated. In addition, since an address and various settings can be performed by one application, there is an effect that an address can be set via a communication line even when communication such as RS232 communication having only one communication method is used. .

  Further, since the address setting and various settings are performed by one application, it is possible to return to the address setting in the middle of various settings and to automatically perform reconnection with the measuring device. Further, there is an effect that an address for address setting can be set.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The measurement system of the present invention has a configuration in which at least one measurement device and a host computer are connected via a communication line, and the host computer performs setting of the measurement device via the communication line. Is a system that accumulates the data collected in the host computer.

  FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a measurement device setting application for setting the measurement devices constituting the measurement system according to the present invention. This measurement device setting application is configured by software and operates on a host computer. The same elements as those in FIG. 5 are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  In FIG. 1, the measurement device setting application 20 includes a setting unit 21, a communication unit 22, and an address storage unit 23. The setting unit 21 outputs an address or various setting values input by a user operation to the communication unit 22. The communication unit 22 communicates with the measuring device 12 to set / change the address of the measuring device or various set values. When the set value sent from the setting unit 21 is an address, the address is stored in the address storage unit 23. Remember me. The address storage unit 23 is a memory or a file.

  Next, the operation of the measurement device setting application 20 will be described based on FIG. FIG. 2 is an operation diagram showing the operation of the measurement device setting application. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same element as FIG. 1, and description is abbreviate | omitted. In FIG. 2, in step (S2-1), the setting unit 21 displays an address input screen on a display unit (not shown), and the user inputs an address for performing various settings of the measuring device using this screen. The setting unit 21 outputs the input address to the communication unit 22. The communication unit 22 communicates with the measuring device 12 and sets / changes the address of the measuring device 12. Then, in the process (S2-2), the measuring device 12 executes a measure for validating the set / changed address. Measures for enabling this address include restarting and initialization of the measuring device 12, but are not limited thereto. In short, any measures may be used as long as the set / changed address becomes effective. Note that when the address is activated, communication between the measurement device setting application 20 and the measurement device 12 is disconnected.

  The user monitors the state of the measuring instrument 12, and when the measure for enabling the address is completed, the user inputs that the measure has been completed to the setting unit 21 (step (S2-3)). Subsequently, in step (S2-4), the user notifies the setting unit 21 whether the processing is completed only by changing the address, or whether various settings are subsequently performed (processing continues). The steps (S2-3) and (S2-4) are actually performed as one operation. That is, when the user inputs whether or not to continue processing, the setting unit 21 knows that the address is valid. When the processing is continued, the setting unit 21 instructs the communication unit 22 to reconnect, and the communication unit 22 reconnects to the measuring device 12 according to this instruction.

  When the reconnection is completed in the step (S2-5), the communication unit 22 notifies the setting unit 21 that the reconnection is completed. The setting unit 21 displays a screen for inputting various setting values on the display unit. In step (S2-6), the user inputs various set values. The setting unit 21 outputs various input setting values to the communication unit 22, and the communication unit 22 communicates with the measuring device 12 to set or change the setting value of the measuring device 12.

  Next, the operation of the measurement device setting application will be described in detail using the flowchart of FIG. Note that FIG. 3 illustrates the case of changing the address, but the operation is almost the same when the address is set. In FIG. 3, in step (P3-1), the display unit 21 displays a screen for inputting an address used for various settings on the display unit (not shown), and the user inputs the address using this screen.

  When the address input is completed, the setting unit 21 displays “address changing” in step (P3-2) and outputs the address input in step (P3-3) to the communication unit 22. In step (P3-4), the communication unit 22 communicates with the measuring device 12 and changes its address. Further, this address is stored in the address storage unit 23 (process (P3-4)). When the address is changed, the measuring instrument 12 executes a measure for enabling the changed address. At this time, the communication between the measuring device 12 and the communication unit 22 is disconnected (step (P3-5)). Measures for enabling the address include initialization and restart of the measuring device 12.

  In the process (P3-6), the user inputs whether to complete the process only by changing the address or to continue the process using a keyboard or the like, and notifies the setting unit 21 of the input. Normally, the user inputs this input after monitoring the measuring device 12 and confirming that the address change has been completed.

  In the process (P3-7), the setting unit 21 determines the user's input, and instructs the communication unit 22 to reconnect to the measuring device 12 in the process (P3-8) if the process is continued. At this time, the address is read from the address storage unit 23, and this address is output to the communication unit 22. In accordance with this instruction, the communication unit 22 reconnects to the measuring device 12 using the input address. If the process is not continued, it is terminated.

  If the reconnection is successful in the step (P3-9), the setting unit 21 displays a screen for various settings in the step (P3-10), and the user inputs setting values for the various settings. Various settings include setting of measurement conditions such as the range of the measuring device 12. When the input of various setting values is completed, the setting unit 21 outputs the input setting values to the communication unit 22 in step (P3-11), and the communication unit 22 communicates with the measuring device 12 in step (P3-12). Then, the input set value is set in the measuring device 12, and the process ends. If reconnection fails in the process (P3-9), the process returns to the process (P3-2). That is, the setting unit 21 displays “address change in progress” again, and the user inputs whether to continue the process.

  In this embodiment, since the address setting and various settings are executed by the same application, although not shown in the figure, when various setting values are input in the process (P3-10), the process returns to the process (P3-1) again. You can also enter an address. For this reason, it is possible to change the address again without ending the measurement device setting application. In addition, since both the address and various settings can be performed with one measuring device setting application, both the address and the various setting values can be set even for a device having only one communication method such as RS232 communication. .

  In addition, it is possible to easily add a process of changing an address used when setting an address for performing various settings. In this case, the same steps as the steps (P3-1) to (P3-6) may be added before the step (P3-1), and the address used for address setting may be changed in the added step. .

  FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of the present invention. In the embodiment of FIG. 3, reconnection to the measurement device 12 is performed when the address change of the measurement device 12 is completed. However, in this embodiment, the reconnection process is automated. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same element as FIG. 3, and description is abbreviate | omitted. Further, since the steps (P3-1) to (P3-5) and the steps (P3-10) to (P3-12) are the same as those in FIG. 3, the description thereof is omitted.

  In FIG. 4, when the setting unit 21 displays “address changing” in step (P3-2), the user inputs whether to complete the process only by changing the address or to continue the process. In the embodiment of FIG. 3, the user inputs after confirming the completion of the address change, but in this embodiment, the user inputs without waiting for the completion of the address change. Further, since this input is processed using an interrupt, the setting unit 21 can receive the input regardless of the stage of input. Therefore, the process of user input is not described in the flowchart of FIG.

  The setting unit 21 checks the user input in the process (P4-1). If the process is to be continued, the process proceeds to the process (P4-2). If the process is not continued, the process ends. If there is no input, the processing is continued. And when continuing, the communication part 22 tries reconnection with the measuring device 12 using the address stored in the address memory | storage part 23 by process (P4-2), and reconnection succeeds by process (P4-3). Determine whether or not. If the changed address is not valid, reconnection fails. In this case, the process returns to step (P4-1) to repeat the process of checking whether or not the user's input is continued. Since the reconnection succeeds when the changed address of the measuring device 12 becomes valid, the process proceeds to step (P3-10). This simplifies the operation because the user does not need to check that the address is valid.

It is a block diagram which shows one Example of this invention. It is an operation | movement diagram which shows operation | movement of one Example of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of one Example of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the other Example of this invention. It is a block diagram of the setting application of the conventional measuring device. It is a flowchart showing operation | movement of the setting application of the conventional measuring device.

Explanation of symbols

12 measuring device 20 measuring device setting application 21 setting unit 22 communication unit 23 address storage unit

Claims (8)

In the method of setting the measuring instrument connected to the communication line,
A process of inputting an address for setting;
Storing the input address, communicating with a measuring device, setting the input address in the measuring device, and performing a measure to validate the address;
Re-connecting to the instrument using a stored address after waiting for the action to validate the address to be completed;
When reconnection is completed, a step of inputting a setting value to be set in the measuring device;
Communicating with the measuring device and setting the input set value in the measuring device;
A method for setting a measuring instrument.   The method of setting a measuring device according to claim 1, wherein the step of inputting a setting value to be set in the measuring device can be shifted to the step of inputting the address.   3. The measuring device setting method according to claim 1, wherein after the communication with the measuring device is disconnected, reconnection is attempted with an address stored until the reconnection succeeds.   The method for setting a measuring instrument according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a step of inputting an address for setting the address and setting the address in the measuring instrument. In a measurement system in which a host computer and a measurement device are connected by a communication line, the host computer sets the measurement device, and collects data measured by the measurement device.
When an address to be set in the measuring device is input to the host computer, after outputting this address, it waits until the address becomes valid, and the address becomes valid and is reconnected to the measuring device. And a setting unit for outputting the input set value,
An address storage unit that is arranged in the host computer and stores an address output by the setting unit;
When the measure placed in the host computer and output from the setting unit is set in the measuring device and the address is validated, reconnection to the measuring device is performed using the address stored in the address storage unit. And a communication unit for setting the setting value output by the setting unit in the measuring device;
A measurement system comprising:   The measurement system according to claim 5, wherein the setting unit is configured to be able to input an address when inputting a setting value to be set in the measurement device.   The communication unit attempts to reconnect to the measurement device using the address stored in the address storage unit until the reconnection succeeds after communication with the measurement device is disconnected. The measurement system according to claim 5, wherein the measurement system is characterized.   6. An address for setting the address is input to the setting unit, and the communication unit sets an address for setting the address in the measuring device. Item 8. The measurement system according to any one of Items 7.

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