JP2013206327A - Monitoring screen creation device and monitoring screen creation method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a monitoring screen creation device and a monitoring screen creation method which enables a user to easily create a monitoring screen.SOLUTION: A monitoring screen creation device 50 which creates a monitoring screen, comprises: a data input unit 60 through which input data IDs related to a monitoring target apparatus 11 are input to any of a plurality of input tables IT according to types of the input data IDs; and a program creation unit 70 which creates a screen program SP for a monitoring screen on the basis of the input data IDs input to the respective input tables IT.

Description

  Some embodiments according to the present invention relate to, for example, a monitoring screen creation apparatus and a monitoring screen creation method for creating a graphic screen of a monitoring system.

  Conventionally, as a screen creation device of this type, in a graphics screen creation device that creates a graphics screen, the graphics screen is operated using simulated process data to debug the graphics screen without using an actual machine such as an operator station. The thing which made this possible is known (for example, refer patent document 1).

JP 2000-81870 A

  By the way, when creating a monitoring screen that displays the status of a device to be monitored, with a conventional device, the user of the screen creation device can edit a screen program that changes the display on the screen according to the status of the device. Was written and created using.

  However, users of screen creation devices are often unfamiliar with programming, and it takes time to describe the screen program itself. Further, since the screen program description work is serial, there is a problem that the efficiency of screen program creation is low.

  Some aspects of the present invention have been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object thereof is a monitoring screen creation apparatus and a monitoring screen creation method capable of easily creating a monitoring screen.

  A monitoring screen creation device according to the present invention is a monitoring screen creation device that creates a monitoring screen, and data related to a device to be monitored is one of a plurality of input tables according to the type of the data. And a program creation unit for creating a monitoring screen program based on the above-described data input to each of the plurality of input tables.

  According to this configuration, the screen program for the monitoring screen is created based on the data input to each of the plurality of input tables. This allows the user to input the above-mentioned data (information) necessary for creating a screen program without requiring programming knowledge, as compared to the case where a program is directly written as in the conventional screen creation device for monitoring. All you need is enough.

  Further, the above-described data is input to any of a plurality of input tables according to the type of the data. Here, the data related to the device to be monitored includes various types of data. Depending on the type of the data, for example, data related to the actual device to be monitored and the device Can be divided into data related to elements displayed on the monitoring screen. The data related to the actual device and the data related to the element displayed on the monitoring screen corresponding to the device are independent from each other. Is possible. Therefore, by preparing a plurality of input tables corresponding to the types of data described above, it is possible to input the data separately for each input table. Therefore, it is possible to easily create a screen program for the monitoring screen based on the data described above, and to design and input the data in parallel for each type of data. Since efficiency can be improved, it is possible to create monitoring screens more easily and reduce the time and man-hours for creating monitoring screens compared to conventional monitoring screen creation devices and monitoring screen creation methods. be able to.

  Preferably, the plurality of input tables include a reference table for associating the aforementioned data with a predetermined label.

  According to such a configuration, the plurality of input tables include a reference table for associating the aforementioned data with a predetermined label. Thus, even if the above-described data is not input to the reference table, it is possible to input the above-described data to another input table using a predetermined label of the reference table. Therefore, the above-described data design and input work of the reference table can be performed in parallel with the above-described data design and input work of the input table that can use the predetermined label of the reference table. It is possible to easily realize (configure) a monitoring screen creation apparatus capable of reducing screen creation time and creation man-hours.

  Preferably, the monitoring screen displays the state of the device described above, and the plurality of input tables include an input signal table into which input signal data related to the input signal of the device is input, and the device described above. It includes a determination condition table to which determination condition data related to the state determination condition is input, and a screen display table to which screen display data related to the display on the aforementioned device monitoring screen is input.

  According to such a configuration, the monitoring screen displays the status of the device to be monitored, and the plurality of input tables include an input signal table to which input signal data related to the input signal of the device is input. , Including a determination condition table to which determination condition data related to the above-described device condition determination condition is input, and a screen display table to which screen display data related to the display of the above-described device monitoring screen is input. Here, the input signal table is a reference table, and the determination condition table can input the above-described data using a predetermined label of the input signal table, so the above-mentioned data of the input signal table, that is, the input signal data The design and input work can be performed in parallel with the above-described data of the determination condition table, that is, the determination condition data design and input work. Further, the above-mentioned data input to the screen display table, that is, the screen display data related to the display on the monitoring screen of the above-mentioned device, and the data related to the actual device input to the input signal table and the judgment condition table, Are independent of each other, the above-described data design and input work of the screen display table and the above-described data design and input work of the input signal table and the judgment condition table can be performed in parallel. Therefore, when creating a monitoring screen that displays the status of the device to be monitored, the efficiency of the above-described data design and input work can be further increased, so that the monitoring screen can be created more easily. It is possible to further reduce the time and man-hour for creating the monitoring screen.

  Preferably, a storage unit that stores the data input to the input table and a data output unit that outputs the data stored in the storage unit to the output table are further provided.

  According to such a configuration, the above-described input data input to the input table is stored in the storage unit, and the above-described data stored in the storage unit is output to the output table. As a result, the above-mentioned data (information) necessary for creating the screen program for the monitoring screen is output to the output table, so that the program is output (displayed) and decoded as in the conventional monitoring screen creation device. Compared with, the user can understand the contents of the screen program by looking at the input data output in the output table without requiring programming knowledge. Therefore, the efficiency of the screen program debugging work can be increased, the monitoring screen can be created more easily, and the time and man-hour for creating the monitoring screen can be further reduced.

  Preferably, the data output unit can output a plurality of the aforementioned data to the output table.

  According to such a configuration, a plurality of the aforementioned data is output to the output table. As a result, for the device to be monitored, the output table from which the plurality of the above-mentioned data input to each of the plurality of input tables is output has a high listability, and the above-mentioned data is between the plurality of the above-mentioned data. Comparison and verification become easier. Therefore, the efficiency of the screen program debugging work can be further increased.

  Preferably, the data output unit can output the above-mentioned data to an output table for a plurality of the above-mentioned devices.

  According to this configuration, the above-described data is output to the output table for a plurality of the above-described devices. Accordingly, the output table in which the above-described data is output for each of the plurality of the above-described devices has high listability, and the above-described data can be easily compared and verified between the plurality of the above-described devices. Therefore, the efficiency of the screen program debugging work can be further increased.

  In addition, for each of a plurality of the aforementioned devices, a plurality of the aforementioned data is output to the output table, so that a plurality of the aforementioned data input between the plurality of the aforementioned devices and each of the plurality of input tables. The comparison and verification of the above-mentioned data becomes easy both during and between. Therefore, the efficiency of the screen program debugging work can be further increased.

  The monitoring screen creation method according to the present invention is a monitoring screen creation method for creating a monitoring screen, wherein data related to a device to be monitored is stored in a plurality of input tables according to the type of the data. A data input step that is input to any one of the plurality of input tables, and a program generation step that generates a program for the monitoring screen based on the data input to each of the plurality of input tables.

  According to this configuration, the screen program for the monitoring screen is created based on the data input to each of the plurality of input tables. This allows the user to input the above-mentioned data (information) necessary for creating the screen program without requiring programming knowledge, as compared to the case where the program is directly written as in the conventional monitoring screen creation method. All you need is enough.

  Further, the above-described data is input to any of a plurality of input tables according to the type of the data. Here, the data related to the device to be monitored includes various types of data. Depending on the type of the data, for example, data related to the actual device to be monitored and the device Can be divided into data related to elements displayed on the monitoring screen. The input data related to the actual device and the data related to the elements displayed on the monitoring screen corresponding to the device are independent from each other, and the above-mentioned data is designed and input respectively. It is possible. Therefore, by preparing a plurality of input tables corresponding to the types of data described above, it is possible to input the data separately for each input table.

  Preferably, the plurality of input tables include a reference table for associating the aforementioned data with a predetermined label.

  According to such a configuration, the plurality of input tables include a reference table for associating the aforementioned data with a predetermined label. Thus, even if the above-described data is not input to the reference table, it is possible to input the above-described data to another input table using a predetermined label of the reference table. Therefore, the above-described data design and input work of the reference table can be performed in parallel with the above-described data design and input work of the input table that can use the predetermined label of the reference table. A monitoring screen creation method capable of reducing screen creation time and creation man-hours can be easily realized (configured).

  Preferably, the monitoring screen displays the state of the device described above, and the plurality of input tables include an input signal table into which input signal data related to the input signal of the device is input, and the device described above. It includes a determination condition table to which determination condition data related to the state determination condition is input, and a screen display table to which screen display data related to the display on the aforementioned device monitoring screen is input.

  According to such a configuration, the monitoring screen displays the status of the device to be monitored, and the plurality of input tables include an input signal table to which input signal data related to the input signal of the device is input. , Including a determination condition table to which determination condition data related to the above-described device condition determination condition is input, and a screen display table to which screen display data related to the display of the above-described device monitoring screen is input. Here, the input signal table is a reference table, and the determination condition table can input the above-described data using a predetermined label of the input signal table, so the above-mentioned data of the input signal table, that is, the input signal data The design and input work can be performed in parallel with the above-described data of the determination condition table, that is, the determination condition data design and input work. Further, the above-mentioned data input to the screen display table, that is, the screen display data related to the display on the monitoring screen of the above-mentioned device, and the data related to the actual device input to the input signal table and the judgment condition table, Are independent of each other, the above-described data design and input work of the screen display table and the above-described data design and input work of the input signal table and the judgment condition table can be performed in parallel. Therefore, when creating a monitoring screen that displays the status of the device to be monitored, the efficiency of the above-described data design and input work can be further increased, so that the monitoring screen can be created more easily. It is possible to further reduce the time and man-hour for creating the monitoring screen.

  Preferably, the method further includes a storage step of storing the above-described data input to the input table, and a data output step of outputting the stored above-mentioned data to the output table.

  According to such a configuration, the above-described input data input to the input table is stored, and the stored above-described data is output to the output table. As a result, the above-mentioned data (information) necessary for creating the screen program for the monitoring screen is output to the output table. When the program is output (displayed) and decoded as in the conventional method for creating the monitoring screen Compared with, the user can understand the contents of the screen program by looking at the input data output in the output table without requiring programming knowledge. Therefore, the efficiency of the screen program debugging work can be increased, the monitoring screen can be created more easily, and the time and man-hour for creating the monitoring screen can be further reduced.

  Preferably, the data output step can output a plurality of the aforementioned data to an output table.

  According to such a configuration, a plurality of the aforementioned data is output to the output table. This facilitates comparison and verification of the above-described data among a plurality of the above-described data input to each of the plurality of input tables for the device to be monitored. Therefore, the efficiency of the screen program debugging work can be further increased.

  Preferably, the data output step is capable of outputting the aforementioned data for a plurality of the aforementioned devices in an output table.

  According to this configuration, the above-described data is output to the output table for each of the plurality of above-described devices. This facilitates comparison and verification of the aforementioned data among a plurality of the aforementioned devices. Therefore, the efficiency of the screen program debugging work can be further increased.

  In addition, for each of a plurality of the aforementioned devices, a plurality of the aforementioned data is output to the output table, so that a plurality of the aforementioned data input between the plurality of the aforementioned devices and each of the plurality of input tables. The comparison and verification of the above-mentioned data becomes easy both during and between. Therefore, the efficiency of the screen program debugging work can be further increased.

  According to the monitoring screen creation device and the monitoring screen creation method of the present invention, compared to the case where the program is directly described as in the conventional monitoring screen creation device and the monitoring screen creation method, the user can It is sufficient to input the above-mentioned data (information) necessary for creating the screen program without requiring knowledge. In addition, by preparing a plurality of input tables corresponding to the types of data described above, it is possible to input the data separately for each input table. Therefore, it is possible to easily create a screen program for the monitoring screen based on the data described above, and to design and input the data in parallel for each type of data. Since efficiency can be improved, it is possible to create monitoring screens more easily and reduce the time and man-hours for creating monitoring screens compared to conventional monitoring screen creation devices and monitoring screen creation methods. be able to.

It is a block diagram explaining the schematic structure of a control system provided with the monitoring screen apparatus. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the monitoring screen creation device illustrated in FIG. 1. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen graphic of the screen for monitoring. It is a block diagram explaining the other example of the control system 100 shown in FIG. It is a block diagram explaining the further another example of the control system 100 shown in FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the data input operation of the monitoring screen creation apparatus shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. It is a figure which shows an example of an input table. It is a figure which shows an example after the input of an input table. 3 is a flowchart for explaining a program creation operation of the monitoring screen creation apparatus shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. It is a figure which shows an example of the program which a program preparation part produces. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the data display operation of the monitoring screen creation apparatus shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. It is a figure which shows an example of an output table. It is a figure which shows the other example of an output table.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. In the following description of the drawings, the same or similar parts are denoted by the same or similar reference numerals. However, the drawings are schematic. Therefore, specific dimensions and the like should be determined in light of the following description. Moreover, it is a matter of course that portions having different dimensional relationships and ratios are included between the drawings. In the following description, the upper side of the drawing is referred to as “upper”, the lower side as “lower”, the left side as “left”, and the right side as “right”.

  FIGS. 1 to 13 illustrate an embodiment of a monitoring screen device and a monitoring screen creation method according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a control system 100 including a monitoring screen device 50. As shown in FIG. 1, the monitoring system 100 includes a plant 10, a controller 20, a monitoring device 30, and a monitoring screen creation device 50.

  The plant 10 is a facility equipped with mechanical equipment such as a factory, for example, and a plurality of devices 11 are arranged in the plant 10. Examples of the device 11 include various measuring devices such as a thermometer, a pressure meter, a flow meter, and a hygrometer, valves (valves) such as a flow control valve and a pressure control valve, actuators such as a pump and a fan, and the like.

  The controller 20 is for controlling each device 11 installed in the plant 10, for example, a memory (storage) such as ROM and RAM, a storage means such as an auxiliary storage device, and an arithmetic operation such as a CPU and a microprocessor. And a control means. Each device 11 and the controller 20 in the plant 10 are connected to the network N1, and can communicate (transmit / receive) with each other via the network N1.

  The monitoring device 30 is for monitoring each device 11 installed in the plant 10 and is, for example, the above-described computer, like the control device 20. The monitoring device 30 is connected to the control device 20, receives data such as detection signals of the respective devices 11 from the controller 20, and outputs control data to the controller 20. The monitoring device 30 is connected to a display device 31 such as a display and an auxiliary storage device 35 such as a hard disk drive or an SSD (Solid State Drive). The auxiliary storage device 35 stores later-described screen data SD and a screen program SP that are created and transmitted by the monitoring screen creation device 50. The monitoring device 30 monitors each device 11 installed in the plant 10 based on the screen data SD and the screen program SP stored in the external storage device 35 and the detection data of each device 11 input from the controller 20. A screen (hereinafter referred to as a monitoring screen) used in the above is displayed on the display device 31.

  In the present embodiment, an example of an external storage device arranged outside the monitoring device 30 as the auxiliary storage device 35 is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the auxiliary storage device may be built in the monitoring device 30.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the functional configuration of the monitoring screen creation device 50 shown in FIG. The monitoring screen creation device 50 is for creating a monitoring screen used in the monitoring device 30, and is, for example, the above-described computer, like the control device 20 and the monitoring device 30. As shown in FIG. 2, the monitoring screen creation device 50 includes an input device 51, a display device 52, an input / output interface unit 53, a communication interface unit 54, a graphic creation unit 55, a data input unit 60, A program creation unit 70, a storage unit 80, a data output unit 90, and a communication unit 56 are provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, an input device 51 such as a keyboard and a mouse and a display device 52 such as a display are connected to the monitoring screen creation device 50. The input / output interface unit 53 is for performing data communication (data transmission / reception) between the monitoring screen creation device 50, the input device 51, and the display device 52.

  The graphic creation unit 55 is for creating a screen graphic SG of a monitoring screen displayed on the display device 31 of the monitoring device 30. When a user operates the input device 51 and a graphic creation request (command) is input to the graphic creation unit 55 via the input / output interface unit 53, the graphic creation unit 55 executes the graphic editing program. The graphic creation tool is displayed on the display device 52. The user operates the input device 51 to draw and arrange an element (object) e corresponding to the device 11 installed in the plant 10 on the screen of the display device 52 using the graphic creation tool. . When the screen graphic SG of the monitoring screen is created and each element e of the screen graphic SG and other data are input to the graphic creation unit 55 via the input / output interface unit 53, the graphic creation unit 55 The screen data SD is generated based on the above and written in the storage unit 80.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the screen graphic SG of the monitoring screen. As shown in FIG. 3, for example, when the monitoring screen displays the state of the device 11 to be monitored, the screen graphic SG of the monitoring screen includes, for example, a diagram corresponding to the type of the device 11. A plurality of types of elements e ₁ , e ₂ , and e ₃ such as symbols, characters, and numbers are drawn. The element e ₁ is text data created corresponding to a measuring device such as a thermometer, a pressure gauge, a flow meter, or a hygrometer. The element e ₁ is displayed as “RRRRRR” in FIG. 3, for example, and when used as a monitoring screen, the value of the detection data of the device 11 corresponding to the element e ₁ is displayed. The element e ₂ is image data created corresponding to, for example, a valve, and the color of the image data changes according to the state of the device 11. Further, the element e ₃ is image data including a bar graph (bar) created corresponding to the tank, for example, and the length (height) and color of the bar graph change according to the storage amount.

  In the present embodiment, an example of creating the screen graphic SG of the monitoring screen that displays the state of the device 11 to be monitored has been shown. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the graphic creation unit 55 is for other types of monitoring. A screen graphic may be created for the screen.

  The data input unit 60 receives an input data ID related to the device 11 to be monitored. Specifically, the data input unit 60 displays an input table IT described later on the display device 52 via the input / output interface unit 53 in response to a request (command). The input data ID is input to one of the plurality of input tables IT according to the type. In addition, the data input unit 60 writes the input data ID input to the input table IT in the storage unit 80.

  The program creation unit 70 creates a screen program SP for the monitoring screen based on the input data ID input to each of the plurality of input tables IT. The screen program SP is, for example, a program that defines the operation (change) on the screen of each element e of the screen graphic SG.

  The storage unit 80 is a storage unit such as a main storage device or an auxiliary storage device, and stores the aforementioned screen data SD, input data ID, and screen program SP.

  The data output unit 90 outputs the input data ID stored in the storage unit 80. Specifically, in response to a request (command), the data output unit 90 outputs the input data ID read from the storage unit 80 to an output table OT described later, and the output table OT is output via the input / output interface unit 53. It is displayed on the display device 52.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the monitoring device 30 and the monitoring screen creation device 50 are connected to a network N2. The communication interface unit 54 is for performing data communication (data transmission / reception) between the monitoring screen creation device 50 and the monitoring device 30 via the network N2, and is connected to the network N2. The communication unit 56 is for transmitting the screen data SD and the screen program SP to the monitoring device 30. The communication unit 56 reads the screen data SD and the screen program SP stored in the storage unit 80 upon request or at a predetermined timing, and monitors the screen data SD and the screen program SP via the communication interface unit 54 and the network N2. To device 30. The monitoring device 30 that has received the screen data SD and the screen program SP via the network N2 writes the screen data SD and the screen program SP in the auxiliary storage device 35.

  In the present embodiment, an example in which the storage unit 80 built in the monitoring screen creation apparatus 50 stores the screen data SD, the input data ID, and the screen program SP is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram for explaining another example of the control system 100 shown in FIG. As illustrated in FIG. 4, the control system 100A includes a monitoring screen creation device 50A instead of the monitoring screen creation device 50, and further includes a storage device 40. The storage device 40 is a NAS (Network Attached Storage), for example, and is connected to the network N2. Since the monitoring screen creation apparatus 50A has the same configuration and function as the above-described monitoring screen creation apparatus 50, differences will be mainly described. The monitoring screen creation device 50A writes the screen data SD, the input data ID, and the screen program SP written in the storage unit 80 in the above-described monitoring screen creation device 50 to the storage device 40 via the network N2. Accordingly, since the monitoring device 30 can access the storage device 40 via the network N2, the monitoring screen creation device 50 does not need to transmit the screen data SD and the screen program SP to the monitoring device 30, and the monitoring is performed. The device 30 need not include the auxiliary storage device 35.

  In the present embodiment, an example in which the control system 100 includes one monitoring screen creation device 50 is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram for explaining still another example of the control system 100 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the control system 100B includes three monitoring screen creation devices 50A, 50B, and 50C in addition to the storage device 40 shown in FIG. The monitoring screen creation devices 50B and 50C have the same configuration and functions as the monitoring screen creation device 50 described above, and thus the differences will be mainly described. Any one of the monitoring screen creation devices 50A, 50B, and 50C generates the screen data SD and writes it to the storage device 40 via the network N2. In addition, each of the monitoring screen creation devices 50A, 50B, and 50C writes the input data ID into the storage device 40 via the network N2. Then, any one of the monitoring screen creation devices 50A, 50B, 50C creates a screen program SP based on the input data ID stored in the storage device 40, and the screen program SP is transmitted via the network N2. To the storage device 40. As a result, as will be described later, the design and input work of the input data IDs respectively input to the plurality of input tables IT can be performed in parallel by the plurality of monitoring screen creation devices 50A, 50B, and 50C. .

  Next, the operation of the monitoring screen creation device 50 will be described.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the data input operation of the monitoring screen creation apparatus 50 shown in FIGS. When the screen graphic SG shown in FIG. 3 is drawn or after the drawing of the screen graphic SG is completed, the user operates the input device 51 shown in FIGS. When the element e of the screen graphic SG is selected in the data input unit 60 and a data input request (command) is input, the data input unit 60 executes the data input process S110 as shown in FIG. .

  First, the data input unit 60 displays the input table IT on the display device 52 via the input / output interface unit 53 (S111).

  After S111, the data input unit 60 determines whether or not the input data ID is input to the input table IT via the input / output interface unit 53 (S112), and the input data ID is input to the input table IT. Until the process of S112 is repeated.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the input table IT. As shown in FIG. 7, the display device 52 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 displays three input tables IT, for example, an input signal table IT1, a determination condition table IT2, and a screen display table IT3. The input signal table IT1 is a table in which input signal data related to an input signal is input as input data for the device 11 corresponding to the selected element e. In the input signal table IT1 shown in FIG. 7, the name of the signal source of the input signal is input to the column of “input signal” for each of the alarm state signal and the operation state signal.

  The determination condition table IT2 includes, as input data, determination condition data related to the determination condition in order to determine a state such as an alarm state, an operation state, a stop state, or a failure state for the device 11 corresponding to the selected element e. It is an input table. In the determination condition table IT2 shown in FIG. 7, for each of the alarm state, the operation state, and the stop state, the first conditional expression is in the “condition 1” column, and the second conditional expression is “condition 2”. In the column, the operation type of the logical operation is input to the column of “Operation”.

  In the screen display table IT3, screen display data related to the display in the screen graphic GS of the monitoring screen is input to display the device 11 corresponding to the selected element e as the input data ID according to the state. It is a table. In the screen display table IT3 shown in FIG. 7, for each of the alarm state, the operation state, and the stop state, whether or not the element e is visible is in the “visible” column, and whether or not the element e is blinking is “blinking” The color of the element e is input to the “color” column.

  In the present embodiment, for convenience of explanation, an example in which all of the three input tables IT1 to IT3 are displayed on the display device 52 is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this. Since the input data ID only needs to be input to one of the plurality of input tables IT, the data input unit 60 may display one or two of the three input tables IT1 to IT3. . Further, each of the input tables IT1 to IT3 illustrated in FIG. 7 is an example when the device 11 is a valve (valve), and different input tables may be displayed depending on the type of the device 11.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example after the input table IT is input. When the user operates the input device 51 shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, as shown in FIG. 8, input is made to each item (cell) of the input signal table IT1, the judgment condition table IT2, and the display format table IT3. Data ID is input.

  In the example shown in FIG. 8, the input signal table IT1 is a reference table for associating the input data ID with a predetermined label. That is, in the input signal table IT1, the column “input signal” is a column to which the input data ID1 is input, and the column “state” corresponds to a column of a predetermined label (name). In the column of “condition 1” and “condition 2” of the determination condition table IT2, the input data ID3 using a predetermined label (name) of the input signal table IT1, that is, “alarm state signal” and “operation state signal” Is entered. Therefore, even if at least one of “ValueAlarm023” and “Value023” is not input, the user uses the label (name) of the input signal table IT1 to determine the determination condition. Input data ID2 of table IT2 can be input. As described above, the plurality of input tables IT include the reference table for associating the input data ID with a predetermined label, so that, for example, as shown in FIG. In addition, it is possible to input the input data ID2 to another input table IT, for example, the judgment condition table IT2, using the predetermined labels of the input signal table IT1, “alarm state signal” and “operation state signal”. .

  Input of input data to the input table IT is not limited to inputting text using an editor, and a drop-down (pull-down) list is prepared for each item (cell) in advance, and the list can be selected from the list. You may make it select and input. Alternatively, the default data may be displayed in advance in each item of the input table IT, and the user may appropriately modify (change) the default data.

  As a result of the determination in S112, when the input data ID is input to the input table IT as shown in FIG. 8, the data input unit 60 has selected the input data ID input via the input / output interface unit 53. The data is written in the storage unit 80 together with the element name of the element e (S113), and the data input process S110 is terminated. Note that the element name of the element e is given by the graphic creation unit 55 when the element e is drawn, as will be described later. Thus, the input data 11 input to the input table IT is stored in association with the device 11 corresponding to the selected element e.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining the program creation operation of the monitoring screen creation apparatus 50 shown in FIGS. When the screen graphic G shown in FIG. 3 is being drawn or after the drawing of the screen graphic SG is completed, the user operates the input device 51 shown in FIGS. When the element e of the screen graphic SG is selected and the program creation request (command) is input to the program creation unit 70, the program creation unit 70 executes a program creation process S120 as shown in FIG. .

  First, the program creation unit 70 accesses the storage unit 80 to determine whether or not an input data ID is input to each of the plurality of input tables IT for the device 11 corresponding to the selected element e ( S121). Whether or not the input data ID is input to each of the plurality of input tables IT is determined by determining whether or not the input data ID is input to all items (cells) for each of the plurality of input tables IT. The standard. For example, in the case of the three input tables IT of the input signal table IT1, the judgment condition table IT2, and the screen display table IT3 shown in FIG. 7, as shown in FIG. When the input data ID is input to the cell), it is determined that the input data ID is input to each of the plurality of input tables IT.

  When the input data ID is input to each of the plurality of input tables IT as a result of the determination in S121, the program creation unit 70 accesses the storage unit 80 and associates it with the device 11 corresponding to the element e selected. All stored input data IDs are read out, and a program p is created based on all the input data IDs (S122).

  FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of the program p created by the program creation unit 70. The program creation unit 70 creates a program p in a script language, for example, as shown in FIG. In the program p, the input data IDs respectively input to the plurality of input tables IT are converted into text format scripts (processing procedures) and described. Also, the input data ID input using a predetermined label of the reference table is described by replacing the predetermined label portion with the input data ID of the reference table.

  After creating the program p in S122, the program creation unit 70 writes the created program p together with the element name of the selected element e in the storage unit 80 (S123), and ends the program creation process S120. Thereby, the created program p is stored in association with the device 11 corresponding to the selected element e.

  On the other hand, if the input data ID is not input to each of the plurality of input tables IT as a result of the determination in S121, the input data ID is insufficient for generating the program p for the element e. The program creation process S120 is terminated without doing anything.

  By the user's operation, the program creation unit 70 creates the program p for all elements e of the screen graphic SG, so that the screen program SP of the screen graphic SG of the monitoring screen is created. Is written to.

  Here, in the conventional monitoring screen creation device and monitoring screen creation method, after creating the screen graphic SG, the user uses an editor or the like to program each element e of the screen graphic SG as shown in FIG. The screen program SP was created by describing p. However, the users of the monitoring screen creation apparatus and the monitoring screen creation method are often engineers of the plant 10 and are unfamiliar with programming, so it takes time to describe the program itself. Also, for example, if the design and description of an input signal for a certain device 11 is not completed, a program for determining the state of the device 11 using the input signal cannot be described, and the program description work is serial. As a result, screen program creation efficiency was low.

  On the other hand, in the monitoring screen creation devices 50, 50A, 50B, 50C and the monitoring screen creation method of the present invention, the screen of the monitoring screen is based on the input data ID input to each of the plurality of input tables IT. A program SP is created. As a result, the user does not need programming knowledge and input necessary for creating the screen program SP as compared with the case where the program is directly described as in the conventional monitoring screen creating apparatus and monitoring screen creating method. It is sufficient to input a data ID (information). Further, the input data ID is input to one of the plurality of input tables IT according to the type of the input data ID. Here, the input data ID related to the device 11 to be monitored includes various types of data. Depending on the type of the input data ID, for example, the input data ID related to the actual device 11 to be monitored The input data related to the element e displayed on the screen graphic GS of the monitoring screen corresponding to the device 11 can be divided. The input data related to the actual device 11 and the input data related to the element e displayed on the screen graphic GS of the monitoring screen corresponding to the device 11 are independent from each other and are input to each. Data can be designed and entered. Therefore, by preparing a plurality of input tables IT corresponding to the type of input data ID, it is possible to input the input data ID separately for each input table IT.

  When the monitoring screen displays the status of the device 11 to be monitored, the plurality of input tables IT include input signal data related to the input signal of the device 11 as shown in FIGS. Input signal table IT1 to be input, determination condition table IT2 to which determination condition data related to the determination condition of the state of the device 11 is input, and screen display data related to display of the monitoring screen of the device 11 are input. It is preferable to include a screen display table IT3. Here, the input signal table IT1 is a reference table, and the determination condition table IT2 can input the input data ID using a predetermined label, “alarm state signal” and “operation state signal” of the input signal table IT1. Therefore, the input data ID1 of the input signal table IT1, that is, the design and input work of the input signal data, and the input data ID2 of the judgment condition table IT2, that is, the design and input work of the judgment condition data can be performed in parallel. Further, the input data ID3 input to the screen display table IT3, that is, the screen display data related to the display on the monitoring screen of the device 11 is related to the actual device 11 input to the input signal table IT1 and the judgment condition table IT2. Since the input data ID1 and ID2 are independent of each other, the design of the input data ID3 of the screen display table IT3, the input work, and the design of the input data ID1 and ID2 of the input signal table IT1 and the judgment condition table IT2, Input work can be performed in parallel.

  In the present embodiment, as a result of the determination in S121, when the input data ID is not input to each of the plurality of input tables IT, an example is shown in which the program creation process S120 is terminated without doing anything. Not. For example, when the input data ID is not input to each of the plurality of input tables IT, the program creation unit 70 lacks the input data ID for the selected element e via the input / output interface unit 53. A message to that effect may be displayed on the display device 52. Further, the data input unit 60 may activate the data input process S110 and display the input table IT in which the input data ID is not input. At this time, in the input table IT, the input table IT is displayed with highlighting such as highlighting an item (cell) for which no input data ID has been input or highlighting the background color. Is preferred.

  In the present embodiment, the input data ID stored in the storage unit 80 is read to create the program p for each element e to create the screen program SP. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, without the data input unit 60 writing the input data to the storage unit 80, the program creation unit 70 creates the program p for each element e from the input data IDs input to each of the plurality of input tables IT, The screen program SP may be created.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, an example has been shown in which the program creation unit 70 creates the script program p for all the elements e on the screen graphic SG, thereby creating the screen program SP for the screen graphic SG. It is not limited. The program creation unit 70 may create a screen program of a source program for all elements e of the screen graphic SG, and may further create a screen program of an object program using a compiler.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining the data display operation of the monitoring screen creation apparatus 50 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. When the screen graphic G shown in FIG. 3 is being drawn or after the drawing of the screen graphic SG is completed, the user operates the input device 51 shown in FIGS. When the element e of the screen graphic SG is selected in the data output unit 90 and a data output (data display) request (command) is input, the data output unit 90 performs data output processing as shown in FIG. S130 is executed.

  The data output unit 90 accesses the storage unit 80 and determines whether or not the input data ID is input to any of the plurality of input tables IT for the selected element e (S131). Whether or not the input data ID has been input to any of the plurality of input tables IT is determined by inputting the input data ID to at least one item (cell) for any one of the plurality of input tables IT. It is based on whether or not.

  If the input data ID is input to any of the plurality of input tables IT as a result of the determination in S131, the data output unit 90 accesses the storage unit 80 and associates it with the device 11 corresponding to the element e selected. All the input data IDs stored in the memory are read out, all the input data IDs are output to the output table OT, and the output table OT is displayed on the display device 52 via the input / output interface unit 53 (S132). .

  FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of the output table OT. For example, as shown in FIG. 12, the display device 52 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 displays an output table OT1 in which the input data ID is output (stored). In the output table OT1 shown in FIG. 12, the input data ID1 of the input signal table IT1 shown in FIG. 8, the input data ID2 of the determination condition table IT2, and the input data ID3 of the screen display table IT3 are output. Note that the “valve 023” stored in the element name column of the output table OT1 is, for example, when the selected element e is drawn on the screen graphic SG, the graphic creation unit 55 uses a predetermined rule, for example, A device type corresponding to the element e (“valve” in this example) and a serial number for each type (“023” in this example) are assigned. Further, “123,85” stored in the coordinate column of the output table OT1 indicates the position where the selected element e is arranged on the screen graphic SG, and the graphic creation unit 55 is based on a predetermined coordinate system. The specified coordinates.

  Here, in the conventional screen creation device and monitoring screen creation method described above, after describing the program p as shown in FIG. 10, the user displays the program p on the display device using a debugger or the like, I was debugging. However, as in the case described above, it is difficult for the user of the monitoring screen creation device and the monitoring screen creation method to decipher the program, and it takes time to debug the program p.

  In contrast, in the screen creation devices 50, 50A, 50B, 50C and the monitoring screen creation method of the present invention, the input data ID input to the input table IT is stored in the storage unit 80 and stored in the storage unit 80. The input data ID is output to the output table OT. As a result, since the input data ID (information) necessary for creating the screen program SP is output to the output table OT, the program is output (displayed) as in the conventional monitoring screen creation device and monitoring screen creation method. Compared with the case of decoding, the user can understand the contents of the screen program SP by looking at the input data ID output in the output table OT without requiring programming knowledge.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 12, it is preferable that a plurality of input data IDs are output to the output table OT1. As a result, for the device 11 to be monitored, the output table OT1 from which the plurality of input data ID1, ID2, and ID3 input to each of the plurality of input tables IT is output has high listability and a plurality of input data. It becomes easy to compare and verify the input data ID among ID1, ID2, and ID3.

  In the present embodiment, an example is shown in which one element e is selected and data output (data display) is requested. However, the present invention is not limited to this.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram showing another example of the output table OT. When a plurality of elements e are selected and data output (data display) is requested, for example, as shown in FIG. 13, input data IDs are output to the output table OT2 for the plurality of devices 11. Thereby, the output table OT2 in which the input data ID is output for each of the plurality of devices 11 has a high listability, and the comparison and verification of the input data ID among the plurality of devices 11 is facilitated.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 13, it is preferable that a plurality of input data IDs are output to the output table OT2 for each of the plurality of devices 11. This makes it easy to compare and verify input data IDs both between a plurality of devices 11 and between a plurality of input data ID1, ID2, and ID3 input to each of a plurality of input tables IT. Become.

  As shown in FIG. 11, after S132, the data output unit 90 ends the data output process S130.

  On the other hand, as a result of the determination in S131, when the input data ID is not input to any of the plurality of input tables IT, the data output unit 90 ends the data output process S130 without doing anything.

  In the present embodiment, as a result of the determination in S131, when the input data ID is not input to any of the plurality of input tables IT, an example is shown in which the data output process S130 is terminated without doing anything. It is not limited. For example, as in the case of the above-described program creation process S120, the data output unit 90 displays a message indicating that the input data ID is not input for the selected element e via the input / output interface unit 53. May be displayed. Further, the data input unit 60 may activate the data input process S110 and display the input table IT on the display device 52 via the input / output interface unit 53.

  In the present embodiment, the output table OT is displayed on the display device 52 in S132, and then the data output process S130 is terminated. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the user may input the input data ID into the item (cell) of the output table OT by operating the input device 51 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, or the input output to the output table OT The data ID may be changeable. In these cases, the data output process S130 writes the input data ID of the output table OT input to the data output process S130 via the input / output interface unit 53 in the storage unit 80.

  As described above, according to the monitoring screen creation devices 50, 50A, 50B, and 50C and the monitoring screen creation method according to the present embodiment, the monitoring screen creation method is based on the input data IDs input to each of the plurality of input tables IT. A screen program SP for the screen is created. As a result, the user does not need programming knowledge and input necessary for creating the screen program SP as compared with the case where the program is directly described as in the conventional monitoring screen creating apparatus and monitoring screen creating method. It is sufficient to input a data ID (information).

  Further, the input data ID is input to one of the plurality of input tables IT according to the type of the input data ID. Here, the input data ID related to the device 11 to be monitored includes various types of data. Depending on the type of the input data ID, for example, the input data ID related to the actual device 11 to be monitored The input data related to the element e displayed on the screen graphic GS of the monitoring screen corresponding to the device 11 can be divided. The input data related to the actual device 11 and the input data related to the element e displayed on the screen graphic GS of the monitoring screen corresponding to the device 11 are independent from each other and are input to each. Data can be designed and entered. Therefore, by preparing a plurality of input tables IT corresponding to the type of input data ID, it is possible to input the input data ID separately for each input table IT. Accordingly, the screen program SP for the monitoring screen can be easily created based on the input data ID, and the design and input work of the input data ID are performed in parallel for each type of the input data ID. Design and input work efficiency can be improved, compared to conventional monitoring screen creation devices and monitoring screen creation methods, monitoring screens can be created more easily, and monitoring screen creation time And the number of production steps can be reduced.

  Further, according to the monitoring screen creation devices 50, 50A, 50B, and 50C and the monitoring screen creation method in the present embodiment, the plurality of input tables IT include a reference table for associating input data IDs with predetermined labels, For example, an input signal table IT1 is included. Thus, even if the input data ID is not input to the reference table, for example, as shown in FIG. 8, the predetermined labels of the input signal table IT1, “alarm state signal” and “operation state signal” are used. Thus, it becomes possible to input the input data ID2 to another input table IT, for example, the determination condition table IT2. Therefore, the design and input work of the input data ID of the reference table and the design and input work of the input data ID of the input table that can use the predetermined label of the reference table can be performed in parallel. The monitoring screen creation devices 50, 50A, 50B, and 50C and the monitoring screen creation method that can reduce the screen creation time and the number of creation steps can be easily realized (configured).

  Further, according to the monitoring screen creation devices 50, 50A, 50B, 50C and the monitoring screen creation method in the present embodiment, the monitoring screen displays the status of the device 11 to be monitored, and a plurality of inputs. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the table IT includes an input signal table IT1 to which input signal data related to the input signal of the device 11 is input, and determination condition data related to the determination condition of the state of the device 11. It includes a determination condition table IT2 to be input and a screen display table IT3 to which screen display data related to the display of the monitoring screen of the device 11 is input. Here, the input signal table IT1 is a reference table, and the determination condition table IT2 can input the input data ID2 using a predetermined label, “alarm state signal”, and “operation state signal” of the input signal table IT1. Therefore, the input data ID1 of the input signal table IT1, that is, the design and input work of the input signal data, and the input data ID2 of the judgment condition table IT2, that is, the design and input work of the judgment condition data can be performed in parallel. Also, the input data ID3 input to the screen display table IT3, that is, the screen display data related to the display on the monitoring screen of the device 11, and the actual device 11 input to the input signal table IT1 and the judgment condition table IT2. Since the input data ID1 and ID2 are independent of each other, the design of the input data ID3 of the screen display table IT3, the input work, and the design of the input data ID1 and ID2 of the input signal table IT1 and the judgment condition table IT2, Input work can be performed in parallel. Therefore, when creating a monitoring screen that displays the status of the device 11 to be monitored, the design of the input data ID and the efficiency of the input work can be further improved, so that the monitoring screen is created more easily. It is possible to further reduce the time and man-hour for creating the monitoring screen.

  Further, according to the monitoring screen creation devices 50, 50A, 50B, and 50C and the monitoring screen creation method according to the present embodiment, the input data ID input to the input table IT is stored in the storage unit 80 and stored in the storage unit 80. The stored input data ID is output to the output table OT. As a result, since the input data ID (information) necessary for creating the screen program SP is output to the output table OT, the program is output (displayed) as in the conventional monitoring screen creation device and monitoring screen creation method. Compared with the case of decoding, the user can understand the contents of the screen program SP by looking at the input data ID output in the output table OT without requiring programming knowledge. Therefore, the efficiency of debugging the screen program SP can be increased, the monitoring screen can be created more easily, and the time and man-hour for creating the monitoring screen can be further reduced.

  Further, according to the monitoring screen creation devices 50, 50A, 50B, 50C and the monitoring screen creation method in this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, a plurality of input data IDs are output tables OT1 and OT2. Is output. As a result, for the device 11 to be monitored, the output tables OT1 and OT2 from which the plurality of input data ID1, ID2, and ID3 input to each of the plurality of input tables IT are output have high listability, and a plurality of input data ID1, ID2, and ID3 are output. The input data ID can be easily compared and verified among the input data ID1, ID2, and ID3. Therefore, it is possible to further increase the efficiency of debugging the screen program SP.

  Further, according to the monitoring screen creation devices 50, 50A, 50B, 50C and the monitoring screen creation method in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 13, the input data IDs are input to the output table OT2 for a plurality of devices 11. Is output. Thereby, the output table OT2 in which the input data ID is output for each of the plurality of devices 11 has a high listability, and the comparison and verification of the input data ID among the plurality of devices 11 is facilitated. Therefore, it is possible to further increase the efficiency of debugging the screen program SP.

  As shown in FIG. 13, it is preferable that a plurality of input data IDs are output to the output table OT2 for each of the plurality of devices 11. This makes it easy to compare and verify input data IDs both between a plurality of devices 11 and between a plurality of input data ID1, ID2, and ID3 input to each of a plurality of input tables IT. Become. Therefore, it is possible to further increase the efficiency of debugging the screen program SP.

  Note that the configurations of the above-described embodiments may be combined, or some components may be replaced. The configuration of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Plant 11 ... Equipment 20 ... Controller 30 ... Monitoring device 40 ... Storage device 50, 50A, 50B, 50C ... Monitoring screen creation device 51 ... Input device 52 ... Display device 53 ... Input / output interface unit 55 ... Graphic creation unit 60 ... Data input part 70 ... Program creation part 80 ... Storage part 90 ... Data output part 100, 100A, 100B ... Control system ID, ID1, ID2, ID3 ... Input data IT, IT1, IT2, IT3 ... Input table OT, OT1, OT2 ... Output table SD ... Screen data SG ... Screen graphic SP ... Screen program S110 ... Data input processing S120 ... Program creation processing S130 ... Data output processing

Claims (12)

A monitoring screen creation device for creating a monitoring screen,
A data input unit in which data related to a device to be monitored is input to one of a plurality of input tables according to the type of the data;
A monitoring screen creation device, comprising: a program creation unit that creates a program for the monitoring screen based on the data input to each of the plurality of input tables. The monitoring screen creation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of input tables include a reference table for associating the data with a predetermined label. The monitoring screen displays the state of the device,
The plurality of input tables are: an input signal table to which input signal data related to an input signal of the device is input; a determination condition table to which determination condition data related to a determination condition of the state of the device is input; and The monitoring screen creation apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a screen display table into which screen display data related to display on the monitoring screen of the device is input. A storage unit for storing the data input to the input table;
The monitoring screen creation apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising: a data output unit that outputs the data stored in the storage unit to an output table. The monitoring screen creation apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the data output unit is capable of outputting a plurality of the data to the output table. The monitoring screen creation apparatus according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the data output unit is capable of outputting the data to the output table for a plurality of the devices. A monitoring screen creation method for creating a monitoring screen,
A data input step in which data related to a device to be monitored is input to one of a plurality of input tables according to the type of the data;
And a program creation step of creating a program for the monitoring screen based on the data input to each of the plurality of input tables. The monitoring screen creation method according to claim 7, wherein the plurality of input tables include a reference table for associating the data with a predetermined label. The monitoring screen displays the state of the device,
The plurality of input tables are: an input signal table to which input signal data related to an input signal of the device is input; a determination condition table to which determination condition data related to a determination condition of the state of the device is input; and The monitoring screen creation method according to claim 7, further comprising: a screen display table into which screen display data related to display on the monitoring screen of the device is input. A storage step for storing the data input to the input table;
The monitoring screen creation method according to any one of claims 7 to 9, further comprising a data output step of outputting the stored data to an output table. The monitoring screen creation method according to claim 10, wherein the data output step can output a plurality of the data to the output table. The monitoring screen creation method according to claim 10 or 11, wherein the data output step is capable of outputting the data to the output table for a plurality of the devices.