JP2018055629A - Method for providing software, information processing device and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily generate software for receiving an instruction to control a control target apparatus and output information from the control target apparatus by controlling a communication function of the control target apparatus.SOLUTION: An input information reception part 11 of a user terminal 10 shifts and displays a first screen for receiving the selection of a control target apparatus among a plurality of predetermined apparatuses, a second screen for receiving the selection of kinds of operations to be executed to the selected control target apparatus, and a third screen for receiving an input of setting contents of an interface to be used when a control part with software mounted thereon transmits and receives data for the selected operation as a plurality of screens to which information to be used to generate the software for controlling a communication function of the control target apparatus can be inputted in a predetermined order.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a software providing method, an information processing apparatus, and a program.

  In recent years, with the spread of the Internet, the concept of IoT (Internet of Things) that connects everything to a network has been proposed. For example, a technique for connecting an electrical device such as a home appliance to a network and controlling the electrical device is known.

  For example, as a technique for controlling home appliances such as an air conditioner, Patent Literature 1 discloses a controller for transmitting a control signal to an electric device, and receives an instruction for the electric device transmitted from a portable terminal from a server. A communication unit for storing the data, a storage unit for storing a control signal for the electric device, and a processor. The processor transmits an instruction for the electric device received from the communication unit to the electric device and is connected to the server. Is determined to be not continued, it is configured to transmit a control signal stored in the storage unit to the electrical device and corresponding to a specific state of the electrical device. A controller is disclosed.

  For example, as a technique for controlling a lighting fixture, Patent Document 2 discloses a communication unit that receives a control signal including information for controlling illumination light from an external device by a wireless method or a wired method, and a control that is received by the communication unit. A communication unit having a signal conversion unit for converting a signal into a lighting control signal, and a lighting unit having a lighting circuit unit for lighting the light source and a lighting control unit for controlling the lighting circuit unit based on the lighting control signal. A lighting device is disclosed in which a communication unit connected to a lighting unit can be replaced with a communication unit having a different communication method in accordance with a signal method of a control signal transmitted by an external device.

JP-A-2015-198424 JP2015-109196A

To connect electrical equipment such as home appliances to a network and control the electrical equipment from the outside via this network or to output information from the electrical equipment, this electrical equipment has a communication function, It is necessary to exchange information with control devices and sensors. Since there are many types of electrical equipment and various functions are provided, software for controlling the communication function of the electrical equipment is generated individually according to the type and function of the electrical equipment to be controlled. It had been. In general, it takes a lot of time and labor to manually generate such software. Therefore, it has been desired to provide a means for easily generating such software.
An object of the present invention is to easily generate software that controls a communication function of a control target device to receive a command to control the control target device and to output information from the control target device.

For this purpose, the present invention is a method for providing software for controlling a communication function of a control target device, and is a plurality of screens on which information used for generating the software can be input. A step of displaying a first screen for accepting selection of the control target device from among a plurality of predetermined devices among a plurality of screens displayed in the display means by transitioning in a predetermined order; Receiving the selection of the control target device on the displayed first screen, and receiving the selection of the type of operation performed on the selected control target device among the plurality of screens A step of displaying the second screen, a step of accepting selection of a type of operation performed on the control target device on the displayed second screen, and the plurality of screens A step of displaying a third screen for accepting setting of an interface used when the control unit on which the software is installed transmits and receives data for the selected operation; and the displayed third A method for providing software, comprising: receiving an input of setting contents of the interface on a screen; and instructing generation of the software based on information received on the plurality of screens.
In addition, the step of displaying the second screen displays, as the second screen, a screen on which operation items indicating the type of operation are arranged. In the screen, among the operation items, the control target device is displayed. The operation items that can be installed in the software are displayed in the first mode, and the operation items that are required to be installed in the software for the control target device are displayed in the second mode. The step of performing the generation instruction is based on a setting based on the selection for the operation item displayed in the first aspect and a predetermined setting for the operation item displayed in the second aspect. The generation instruction is performed.
Further, this software providing method displays a screen in which a plurality of setting items provided in common for any operation item are arranged for each operation item with respect to the operation item indicating the type of operation. Of the setting items, a step of displaying whether or not to set is displayed in the first mode, and a step of displaying whether or not to set is set in a second mode. And the step of performing the generation instruction includes a setting based on a selection for the setting item displayed in the first aspect and a predetermined setting for the setting item displayed in the second aspect The generation instruction is performed based on the above.
The step of displaying the third screen includes the setting item selected to be set among the setting items displayed in the first aspect and the setting item displayed in the second aspect. The third screen is displayed for setting items that are predetermined to be set.
Furthermore, the software providing method further includes a step of displaying a screen for accepting selection of a communication module included in the control unit on which the software is mounted as the plurality of screens, and displays the third screen. The step is characterized by displaying the third screen corresponding to the selected communication module.
The software providing method further includes a step of displaying a screen for accepting selection of a communication standard used for controlling a communication function of the control target device in the software as the plurality of screens, The step of displaying the first screen displays the first screen according to the selected communication standard, and the step of displaying the second screen displays the second screen according to the selected communication standard. The step of displaying and displaying the third screen displays the third screen according to the selected communication standard.
The software providing method includes a step of displaying a screen for receiving an instruction to mount the software generated based on the generation instruction in the control unit, and the software is displayed on the displayed screen. And a step of receiving an instruction to be mounted on the control unit.
Furthermore, the present invention provides a method for providing software for controlling a communication function of a device to be controlled, the step of displaying a plurality of predetermined devices, and the plurality of predetermined devices displayed And receiving the selection of the control target device from among the operation items indicating the type of operation to be performed on the selected control target device. On the other hand, operation items that can be installed in the software are displayed in the first mode, and operation items that are required to be installed in the software for the control target device are displayed in the second mode. A step of accepting selection of the operation item displayed in the first aspect, and an operation item displayed in the first aspect. Set based on the selection, and, based on a predetermined set of operations items displayed in the second aspect, comprising the steps of: performing a generation instruction of the software, a method of providing software.
This software providing method displays a screen for accepting selection of an option item previously associated with one or a plurality of operation items after accepting selection of the control target device, and accepts selection of the option item. In this case, the method further includes a step of displaying, in the second mode, the operation item corresponding to the selected option item among the operation items on the screen on which the operation items are arranged.
The present invention also provides a method for providing software for controlling a communication function of a device to be controlled, the step of displaying a plurality of predetermined devices, and the plurality of predetermined devices displayed A plurality of setting items that are provided in common for any operation item with respect to the step of receiving the selection of the control target device from among the operation items indicating the type of operation to be performed on the selected control target device In the screen arranged for each operation item, the setting item indicating whether or not to set is displayed in the first mode, and whether or not to set is set in advance. Steps for displaying items in the second mode, steps for accepting selections for setting items displayed in the first mode, and setting items displayed in the first mode And a step of instructing the generation of the software based on a setting based on the selection and a predetermined setting for the setting item displayed in the second mode. .
In the software providing method, the setting item selected to be set among the setting items displayed in the first mode and the setting item displayed in the second mode are set in advance. For the set items that are defined, the format of the interface when the control unit on which the software is installed transmits and receives data, and the case where data is exchanged between the control unit and the control target device via the interface The method further includes a step of displaying one or a plurality of screens for receiving a processing function defining a procedure and setting of parameters used in the processing function.
In addition, the software providing method sets the setting item selected to be set among the setting items displayed in the first mode and the setting item displayed in the second mode. For a setting item in which the control target device is predetermined, the control target device further includes a step of displaying a screen for setting an interval for checking whether or not the state of the control target device is changed.
Furthermore, the present invention provides a method for providing software for controlling a communication function of a device to be controlled, the step of displaying a plurality of predetermined devices, and the plurality of predetermined devices displayed A step of receiving a selection of the control target device from among the above, a step of displaying a screen for receiving grant information given to software for controlling the communication function of the selected control target device, and The step of receiving the grant information on the screen, storing the received grant information in a storage unit, and the plurality of predetermined devices displayed after receiving the grant information on the control target device When the selection of another device to be controlled is accepted from the above, the grant information stored in the storage unit is read and the read append Displaying a screen for receiving grant information given to the software for controlling the communication function of the selected other control target device in a state where the information is input, and a method for providing software It is.
The grant information is information uniquely given to the software in order to identify the software.
In addition, the present invention provides a display unit that displays a plurality of screens that can be used to input information used to generate software for controlling the communication function of the control target device, and the display unit that displays the screen. An accepting unit that accepts information used to create the software based on an operation input by an operator performed on the screen, and an external device that creates the software based on the information accepted by the accepting unit A transmission unit that transmits an instruction to generate the software, and the display unit is a first screen for receiving selection of the control target device from a plurality of predetermined devices as the plurality of screens, The software stores the second screen for accepting selection of the type of operation to be performed on the selected control target device, and data for the selected operation. The information processing apparatus is characterized in that a third screen for accepting input of setting contents of an interface used when a control unit to be transmitted / received is changed and displayed in a predetermined order. .
Furthermore, the present invention is performed on a display unit that displays a screen on which information used to generate software for controlling a communication function of a control target device can be input, and a screen displayed on the display unit. Based on the operation input of the operator, a reception unit that receives information used to generate the software, and an instruction to generate the software is issued to the external device that generates the software based on the information received by the reception unit. A transmission unit that transmits, and the display unit displays a plurality of predetermined devices, and the reception unit receives the selection of the control target device from the plurality of predetermined devices Display a screen on which operation items indicating the type of operation to be performed on the selected control target device are arranged, and the control target device among the operation items is displayed on the screen. On the other hand, the operation items that can be installed in the software are displayed in the first mode, and the operation items that must be installed in the software for the control target device are displayed in the second mode. The accepting unit accepts a selection as to whether or not the operation item displayed in the first mode is to be loaded into the software, and loads the operation item displayed in the second mode into the software. It is an information processing apparatus characterized by not accepting selection of whether or not.
In addition, the present invention is performed on a display unit that displays a screen on which information used to generate software for controlling the communication function of the control target device can be input, and the screen displayed on the display unit Based on the operation input of the operator, a reception unit that receives information used to generate the software, and an instruction to generate the software is issued to the external device that generates the software based on the information received by the reception unit. A transmission unit that transmits, and the display unit displays a plurality of predetermined devices, and the reception unit receives the selection of the control target device from the plurality of predetermined devices With respect to the operation item indicating the type of operation to be executed on the selected control target device, a plurality of setting items provided in common for all the operation items are provided for each operation item. A screen in which the screens are arranged is displayed. On the screen, whether or not to set any of the setting items is displayed in the first mode, and whether or not to set is set in advance. The item is displayed in the second mode, and the reception unit receives a selection as to whether or not the operator inputs setting contents for the setting item displayed in the first mode, and the second mode. The information processing apparatus is characterized in that the operator does not accept selection of whether or not to input setting contents for the setting items displayed in (1).
Furthermore, the present invention is performed on a display unit that displays a screen on which information used to generate software for controlling a communication function of a control target device can be input, and a screen displayed on the display unit. Based on the operation input of the operator, a reception unit that receives information used to generate the software, and an instruction to generate the software is issued to the external device that generates the software based on the information received by the reception unit. A transmission unit for transmitting, and the display unit is a screen displayed when the reception unit receives selection of the control target device from a plurality of predetermined devices, and is provided to the software A screen for accepting information to be received by the accepting unit, and if there is grant information accepted when another control target device is selected, it was accepted Displaying the imparted information on said screen, characterized by an information processing apparatus.
Further, the present invention is a plurality of screens capable of inputting information used for generating software for controlling the communication function of the control target device to a computer having display means for displaying a screen, A first reception function that receives a selection of the control target device on a first screen on which a plurality of predetermined devices are displayed among the plurality of screens that are displayed in the display unit by transitioning in a predetermined order; Of the plurality of screens, on the second screen on which the type of operation to be performed on the control target device whose selection has been received by the first reception function is displayed, A second reception function that receives selection of the type of operation to be executed, and a control unit in which the software is loaded with data for the operation received by the second reception function among the plurality of screens Based on the third reception function for receiving the setting contents of the interface on the third screen for receiving the setting of the interface used for transmission / reception, and the information received on the plurality of screens, the software This is a program for realizing a generation instruction function for instructing the generation of the above.
Further, according to the present invention, a computer having display means for displaying a screen is displayed on the display means as a screen capable of inputting information used to generate software for controlling the communication function of the control target device. A reception function for receiving information used to generate the software based on an operation input by an operator performed on the screen; a generation instruction function for instructing generation of the software based on the information received by the reception function; The reception function is a screen displayed on the display unit when selection of the control target device is received from a plurality of predetermined devices displayed on the display unit. On the screen on which operation items indicating the type of operation to be performed on the controlled device is displayed, among the operation items, the controlled device On the other hand, the operation items that can be installed in the software are displayed in the first mode, and the operation items that must be installed in the software for the control target device are displayed in the second mode. The selection of whether or not to mount the operation item displayed in the first mode on the software is accepted, and selection on whether or not the operation item displayed in the second mode is mounted on the software. It is a program characterized by not accepting.
Further, according to the present invention, a computer having display means for displaying a screen is displayed on the display means as a screen capable of inputting information used to generate software for controlling the communication function of the control target device. A reception function for receiving information used to generate the software based on an operation input by an operator performed on the screen; a generation instruction function for instructing generation of the software based on the information received by the reception function; The reception function is a screen displayed on the display unit when selection of the control target device is received from a plurality of predetermined devices displayed on the display unit. With respect to the operation item indicating the type of operation to be performed on the control target device, there are a plurality of setting items provided in common for all operation items. On the screen arranged for each operation item, among the setting items, an arbitrary setting item indicating whether to set is displayed in the first mode, and whether to set is set in advance. Is displayed in the second mode, and for the setting item displayed in the first mode, the operator accepts the selection as to whether or not to input the setting content, and the setting item displayed in the second mode The program is characterized in that the operator does not accept selection of whether or not to input the setting content.
Further, according to the present invention, a computer having display means for displaying a screen is displayed on the display means as a screen capable of inputting information used to generate software for controlling the communication function of the control target device. A reception function for receiving information used to generate the software based on an operation input by an operator performed on the screen; a generation instruction function for instructing generation of the software based on the information received by the reception function; The reception function is a screen displayed on the display unit when selection of the control target device is received from a plurality of predetermined devices displayed on the display unit, When a screen for accepting grant information given to software is displayed and there is grant information received when another device to be controlled is selected To, the grant information received by and displayed on the screen, to accept the editing of the grant information, characterized by a program.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the software which controls the communication function of a control object apparatus, receives the command which controls the said control object apparatus, or outputs information from the said control object apparatus can be produced | generated easily.

It is a figure for demonstrating the background of this Embodiment. It is a figure showing the example of whole composition of the firmware generation system concerning this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the hardware structural example of the computer used as a firmware production | generation server or user terminal concerning this Embodiment. It is the block diagram which showed the function structural example of the user terminal which concerns on this Embodiment. It is the block diagram which showed the function structural example of the firmware generation server which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of user input information. (A)-(c) is a figure which shows an example of the screen displayed when inputting user input information. (A), (b) is a figure which shows an example of the screen displayed when inputting user input information. (A), (b) is a figure which shows an example of the screen displayed when inputting user input information. (A)-(c) is a figure which shows an example of the screen displayed when inputting user input information. (A), (b) is a figure which shows an example of the screen displayed when inputting user input information. (C)-(e) is a figure which shows an example of the screen displayed when inputting user input information. (A)-(c) is a figure which shows an example of the screen displayed when inputting user input information. (A), (b) is a figure which shows an example of the screen displayed when inputting user input information. (A), (b) is a figure which shows an example of the screen displayed when inputting user input information. It is a figure which shows an example of the key used for conversion of user input information. (A) is a figure which shows an example of the format for a source code generation applied to the data for server transmission. (B) is a figure which shows an example of a source code (data part). (A), (b) is a conceptual diagram which shows an example of the code | symbol of the firmware produced | generated by the firmware production | generation part. It is the flowchart which showed an example of the process sequence which produces | generates firmware in a firmware production | generation system.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
<Background>
First, the background of the present embodiment will be described.
In recent years, in order to connect electric devices such as home appliances to a network and control these electric devices, standardization of communication standards for home networks has been promoted. A communication standard commonly used by a plurality of manufacturers has been created, and an interconnection environment among multi-vendors is being prepared. Such a common communication standard is, for example, ECHONET Lite (registered trademark), and standardized by the Echonet Consortium. By using such a communication standard, an electric device such as a home appliance can be controlled by a user operation.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the background of the present embodiment. The terminal device 100 is a terminal used by a user, and examples thereof include a PC (personal computer) and a portable information terminal (so-called smartphone, tablet terminal, etc.). The electric device 200 is an electric device to be controlled, and examples thereof include home appliances such as an air conditioner, a lighting fixture, and a refrigerator. The network 300 is a communication unit used for information communication between the terminal device 100 and the electric device 200, and can be exemplified by the Internet, for example.

  In such a configuration, when the user operates the terminal device 100, the electric device 200 is controlled from the terminal device 100 via the network 300, or information is transmitted from the electric device 200 to the terminal device 100. Therefore, it is necessary to provide the electric device 200 with a communication function and exchange information with a control device or sensor of the electric device 200. Therefore, software for controlling the communication function of the electric device 200 to receive a command for controlling the electric device 200 and to output information from the electric device 200 is used. By mounting the communication control board 400 as an example of a control unit (electronic circuit board) in which such software is installed on the electric device 200, the communication function of the electric device 200 is controlled. Regarding the control of the communication function of the electric device 200, there may be a case where the communication function newly provided in the electric device 200 is controlled by mounting the communication control board 400. It is assumed that the communication function provided in the device 200 may be controlled.

  More specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, the communication control board 400 includes communication module control software and software for controlling the communication function of the electric device 200 as described above, as well as home appliance control software. A communication module is included. As this communication module, for example, a Bluetooth (registered trademark) module can be used. Here, the Bluetooth module is a module of a wireless communication standard, and is for performing wireless communication with an external device such as the terminal device 100. Note that the present embodiment is not limited to the configuration using the Bluetooth module, and other wireless communication standard modules such as Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) (registered trademark) and Zigbee may be used, for example. . Further, the configuration is not limited to the configuration using the wireless communication standard module, and a module having a wired communication standard may be used. The communication module control software is software for transmitting and receiving data between the home appliance control software and the Bluetooth module. In the illustrated example, IPv6 (Internet Protocol Version 6) and 6LoWPAN (IPv6 over Low power Wireless Personal Area Networks) are used as examples of protocols in the communication module control software. Note that the protocol used in the communication module control software is not limited to protocols such as IPv6 and 6LoWPAN, and any protocol that can be used by the home appliance control software to transmit and receive data. A protocol may be used.

  The communication control board 400 configured as described above receives a control signal from the terminal device 100 under the control of the home appliance control software, controls the function execution unit of the electric device 200, and receives information acquired from the function execution unit. Output to the terminal device 100. Here, examples of the function execution means include a control device that controls various functions of the electric device 200, an actuator that executes various operations, various sensors that acquire information related to the operation of the electric device 200, and the like. . For example, a case where the electric device 200 is an air conditioner will be described. In the air conditioner, for example, a control device for setting a temperature or an air volume is mounted in advance by an original function program. Then, the communication control board 400 controlled by the home appliance control software sends the temperature setting command and the air volume setting command received from the terminal device 100 to the control device to set the temperature and air volume, or the temperature and air volume from the sensor. It becomes possible to acquire setting values and measurement values and transmit them to the terminal device 100.

  In the present embodiment, a software generation system (software providing method) that generates (provides) home appliance control software for controlling the communication function of the electrical device as described above when the user inputs according to the screen. I will provide a. In the present embodiment, as an example of software for controlling the communication function of an electric device, firmware that is software incorporated in the electric device in order to control the communication function of the electric device will be described as an example.

  In addition, below, it demonstrates using ECHONET Lite which is a communication standard for controlling a household appliance especially, However, It is not restricted to such a structure. The firmware generation system 1 according to the present embodiment can also be applied to control various electrical devices including home appliances using a communication standard other than ECHONET Lite. Hereinafter, the appliance control firmware generated by the firmware generation system 1 may be simply referred to as “firmware”.

<Overall configuration of firmware generation system>
Next, the overall configuration of the firmware generation system 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of the firmware generation system 1 according to the present embodiment. As illustrated, the firmware generation system 1 is configured by connecting a user terminal 10 and a firmware generation server 20 via a network 30.

  A user terminal 10 as an example of an information processing apparatus is a computer apparatus operated by a user who uses the firmware generation system 1, and examples thereof include a PC and a portable information terminal. The user terminal 10 receives information (hereinafter referred to as user input information) input by the user in order to generate firmware. The user input information includes, for example, the type of a target device (hereinafter referred to as a target device) to be controlled via a communication function realized by a communication control board 400 (see FIG. 1) in which firmware is installed. And information specifying the function to be controlled in the target device. The user terminal 10 converts the received user input information into a format that can be identified (processed) by the firmware generation server 20 and transmits the converted information to the firmware generation server 20. Hereinafter, the converted data obtained by converting the user input information is referred to as “server transmission data”.

  The firmware generation server 20 is a computer device that generates firmware for controlling the communication function of the target device, and examples thereof include a PC and a workstation. The firmware generation server 20 generates firmware based on the server transmission data received from the user terminal 10. In the present embodiment, the firmware generation server 20 is used as an example of an external device that generates software for controlling the communication function of the control target device.

  The network 30 is a communication means used for information communication between the user terminal 10 and the firmware generation server 20, and is, for example, the Internet or a LAN (Local Area Network).

<Hardware configuration>
Next, the hardware configuration of the firmware generation server 20 and the user terminal 10 according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of a computer used as the firmware generation server 20 or the user terminal 10 according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in the figure, the firmware generation server 20 or the user terminal 10 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 20a that is a calculation unit and a memory 20c that is a main storage unit. As external devices, a hard disk drive (HDD) 20g, a network interface 20f, a display mechanism 20d including a display device, an audio mechanism 20h, an input device 20i such as a keyboard and a mouse, and the like are provided.

  In the configuration example shown in FIG. 3, the memory 20c and the display mechanism 20d are connected to the CPU 20a via the system controller 20b. The network interface 20f, the magnetic disk device 20g, the sound mechanism 20h, and the input device 20i are connected to the system controller 20b via the I / O controller 20e. Each component is connected by various buses such as a system bus and an input / output bus.

  In FIG. 3, the magnetic disk device 20g stores an OS program and application programs. These programs are read into the memory 20c and executed by the CPU 20a, thereby realizing various functions of the firmware generation server 20 or the user terminal 10.

  FIG. 3 merely exemplifies a hardware configuration of a computer suitable for application of the present embodiment. The present embodiment can be widely applied to apparatuses that generate firmware, and the present embodiment is not realized only in the configuration shown in the figure.

<Functional configuration of user terminal>
Next, the functional configuration of the user terminal 10 will be described. FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the user terminal 10 according to the present embodiment.

  As illustrated, a user terminal 10 includes an input information receiving unit 11 that receives user input information input by a user, a data conversion unit 12 that converts the received user input information into server transmission data, a server A data transmission unit 13 that transmits the transmission data to the firmware generation server 20.

  The input information receiving unit 11 receives user input information input by the user. More specifically, for example, the user selects a target device on the screen displayed on the display screen by the display mechanism of the user terminal 10 or selects a function to be controlled in the target device. To input user input information. In other words, items that need to be specified for generating firmware for the target device are displayed in a menu, and the user can select information based on the displayed menu and input information. Details of the user input information and the screen when inputting the user input information will be described later. In the present embodiment, the input information receiving unit 11 can also be regarded as an example of a display unit and a receiving unit.

  The data converter 12 converts the user input information received by the input information receiver 11 into server transmission data. Details of the server transmission data will be described later.

  The data transmission unit 13 transmits the server transmission data generated by the data conversion unit 12 to the firmware generation server 20. In the present embodiment, the data transmission unit 13 can also be regarded as an example of a transmission unit that transmits a software generation instruction to an external device that generates software.

  Note that each functional unit constituting the user terminal 10 shown in FIG. 4 is realized by cooperation of software and hardware resources. Specifically, when the user terminal 10 is realized by the computer shown in FIG. 3, for example, an OS program or application program stored in the magnetic disk device 20g is read into the memory 20c and stored in the CPU 20a. When executed, the functions of the input information receiving unit 11, the data converting unit 12, and the data transmitting unit 13 are realized.

<Functional configuration of firmware generation server>
Next, the functional configuration of the firmware generation server 20 will be described. FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the firmware generation server 20 according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in the figure, the firmware generation server 20 is a functional unit mainly related to data processing, a data receiving unit 21 that receives server transmission data, and a source code (data unit) described later based on the server transmission data. A source code generation unit 22 that generates the firmware, and a firmware generation unit 23 that combines the source code (data unit) and a source code (procedure unit) described later to generate firmware. Further, the firmware generation server 20 mainly includes a function storage unit for storing data, a format storage unit 24 that stores a source code generation format, which will be described later, and a source code storage unit 25 that stores a source code (procedure unit). Is provided.

  The data receiving unit 21 receives server transmission data from the user terminal 10.

  The source code generation unit 22 acquires a format (hereinafter referred to as a source code generation format) used for generating a source code (data unit) from the format storage unit 24. Then, the source code generation unit 22 applies the server transmission data to the source code generation format, converts the server transmission data to match the source code generation format, and generates a source code (data unit). To do. Details of the process of generating the source code (data part) by the source code generation unit 22 will be described later.

  The firmware generation unit 23 acquires a source code (procedure unit) that is a predetermined code from the source code storage unit 25. This source code (procedure part) is a code in which a procedure to be executed with reference to the source code (data part) is described. To explain further, this source code (procedure part) is a code that describes a procedure for exchanging information with the function realization means for realizing the function of the target device described in the source code (data part). is there.

  Then, the firmware generation unit 23 combines the acquired source code (procedure unit) and the source code (data unit) generated by the source code generation unit 22 to generate a firmware source code. Further, the firmware generation unit 23 compiles the generated source code to generate firmware. Then, the firmware generation unit 23 transmits the generated firmware to the user terminal 10.

  In other words, the content of the source code (data portion) generated by the source code generation unit 22 changes according to user input information input by the user. On the other hand, the source code (procedure part) is constant regardless of the user input information input by the user. In other words, the source code (procedure part) is a fixed code whose description does not depend on the type of the target device and the function of the target device. In other words, the source code (procedure part) is determined in advance so that the source code (data part) can cope with any content. Details of the source code (procedure section) will be described later.

  The format storage unit 24 stores a source code generation format.

  The source code storage unit 25 stores a source code (procedure unit).

  Note that each functional unit constituting the firmware generation server 20 shown in FIG. 5 is realized by cooperation of software and hardware resources. Specifically, when the firmware generation server 20 is realized by the computer shown in FIG. 3, an OS program or application program stored in the magnetic disk device 20g is read into the memory 20c and executed by the CPU 20a. Thus, each function of the data receiving unit 21, the source code generating unit 22, and the firmware generating unit 23 is realized. The format storage unit 24 and the source code storage unit 25 are realized by storage means such as the memory 20c and the magnetic disk device 20g.

<Description of user input information>
Next, user input information that the user inputs on the screen will be described. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of user input information. The illustrated example is user input information when the target device is “single function lighting”. “Single-function illumination” is a lighting device having only simple functions such as power ON / OFF setting and illuminance level setting.

  More specifically, “device type” indicates the type of the target device. In the illustrated example, “single function illumination” is shown. “Function type” indicates the type of function to be controlled in the target device. In the illustrated example, the function of “operation state” is shown. The “operation state” is a function for setting the power ON / OFF. “Instruction type” indicates the type of instruction used in the corresponding function. In the example shown in the figure, it is shown that an acquisition command (that is, a command for acquiring information from single-function lighting) and an operation command (that is, a command for operating single-function lighting) are used in the function of “operation state”. .

  The “interface type” is the type of interface when the firmware (in other words, the communication control board 400 (see FIG. 1) on which the firmware is installed) transmits / receives data to / from the target device (here, single function lighting). Indicates. “Acquisition” indicates the type of interface used in the acquisition command, and “For operation” indicates the type of interface used in the operation command. Further, “pin type” indicates input / output of a pin in the interface. In other words, the “pin type” indicates a format of an interface when firmware (communication control board 400 on which firmware is installed) transmits / receives data to / from the target device. In this embodiment, the pin type is cited as an example of the interface format. However, the information input by the user regarding the interface format is not limited to the pin type information. The “I / O function” indicates a function that defines a procedure for reading a value from the target device through the interface (or a procedure for writing a value to the target device). In other words, the “I / O function” is a procedure for exchanging data between the firmware (communication control board 400 on which firmware is installed) and the target device via an interface (here, via a pin). As an example of a function (processing function) that defines “Parameter” is a parameter related to an interface, in other words, a parameter used in an I / O function (processing function), and the type and number of parameters vary depending on the pin type of the interface.

  In the illustrated example, the acquisition interface is “GPIO (General Purpose Input / Output)”, and the function “GET_GPIO” is used. When the pin type is “GPIO”, “parameter” is a pin number used in the interface. Therefore, the pin of “PIN27” (pin number 27) is designated. The operation interface is also “GPIO”, and the function “SET_GPIO” is used to specify the pin “PIN27”.

  However, in the present embodiment, the user input information is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG. For example, a user may select a communication module included in the communication control board 400 such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, or Zigbee and input it as user input information. Moreover, in this Embodiment, although ECHONET Lite which is a communication standard for controlling a household appliance is used, as mentioned above, you may use communication standards other than ECHONET Lite. Therefore, for example, a user may select a communication standard for controlling an electric device and input it as user input information.

<Explanation of screen for entering user input information>
Next, a screen displayed when user input information is input will be described. 7 to 14 are diagrams illustrating examples of screens displayed when user input information is input. As shown in FIGS. 7 to 14, the user terminal 10 displays a plurality of screens in a predetermined order in order to input user input information.
For example, when one screen is displayed for inputting user input information and all user input information is input on the screen, the information to be input on one screen increases, and the user's operation is complicated. It may become. In the plurality of screens displayed in the present embodiment, for example, when the user inputs user input information on the screen, the input information is taken over and the next screen is displayed. As described above, since a plurality of screens are displayed in transition, the information to be input on one screen is reduced, and the user only has to input the user input information according to the screen, so the firmware can be easily generated. be able to. For example, when the next screen is displayed on multiple screens without the information input on the previous screen being taken over, incompatible and contradictory information is input by the user on each screen. May end up. In the plurality of screens displayed in the present embodiment, the information entered on the previous screen is taken over and the next screen is displayed, so that the consistency of the information entered on the plurality of screens is maintained. , It is possible to reduce the trouble of the user re-entering information due to the input of contradictory information. Here, a case will be described in which the target device is a household appliance “electric blind / shade”.

  First, when the user accesses the firmware generation server 20 from the user terminal 10, screen information is transmitted from the firmware generation server 20. Then, a screen for inputting user input information on the user terminal 10 is displayed. Here, the screen information transmitted from the firmware generation server 20 to the user terminal 10 is used to realize a reception function for receiving information used to generate firmware and a generation instruction function for instructing generation of firmware. It can be seen as an example of a program. That is, the user terminal 10 receives the screen information from the firmware generation server 20, displays the screen at the input information receiving unit 11, receives the user input information from the user, and receives the received user input. Instruct software generation based on the information.

  Here, first, the screen shown in FIG. 7A is displayed. As shown in the figure, a group of devices such as “sensor related devices”, “air conditioning related devices”, “house / equipment related devices” is displayed in a list. These groups are defined in ECHONET Lite.

  Next, when the user selects, for example, the button 1A of “house / equipment related equipment”, the screen shown in FIG. 7B is displayed. Here, a list of devices included in the “house / equipment-related equipment” group such as “electric blinds / shades”, “electric shutters”, “electric shutters / shutters” is shown. What kind of device is classified into each group is defined in ECHONET Lite. The user may select the “electric blind / awning” button 1B from the list. Note that the “electric blind / shade” information selected here is information corresponding to “device type” in the user input information shown in FIG. In the present embodiment, the screen shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B is used as an example of the first screen.

  When the user selects “electric blind / awning”, the screen shown in FIG. 7C is displayed. This screen is a screen that accepts input of firmware information (device information) for controlling the target device (here, electric blinds and awnings). Specifically, the input information is “manufacturer code”, “business site code”, “product code”, “manufacturing number”, and “manufacturing date”. These pieces of information can be regarded as information uniquely given to the firmware in order to identify the firmware. Note that the user may input such information in accordance with a rule determined in advance by a manual or the like. Note that the information input here is used as an example of assignment information given to the software.

  In the “maker code”, for example, the manufacturer code of the target device or the manufacturer code of the manufacturer that generates the firmware is input. These manufacturer codes are given by the Echonet Consortium. The “business site code” is a business site code of each manufacturer, and a code defined for each manufacturer is input. The “product code” is, for example, a product code of the target device or a product code of the communication control board 400, and a code defined for each manufacturer is input. The “manufacturing number” is, for example, a manufacturing number assigned to the target device or a manufacturing number assigned to the communication control board 400, and a manufacturing number defined for each manufacturer is input. “Manufacturing date” is, for example, the date of manufacturing the target device or the date of manufacturing the communication control board 400, and the date specified for each manufacturer is input. Note that the information input here is not shown in the example of FIG. 6, but such information is also transmitted to the firmware generation server 20 as user input information.

  When the user inputs such information, the screen shown in FIG. 8A is then displayed. Here, required items that can be selected as options (hereinafter referred to as option required) are shown. This optional requirement is an example of an optional item, and is an item defined in ECHONET Lite for each type of device (for example, electric blind / awning). In the illustrated example, two options of “energy” and “comfortable life support” are required. For example, when the user selects the “energy” item 1 </ b> C, settings for controlling the function of suppressing energy consumption are performed in the subsequent settings. More specifically, the option requirement is associated with an operation item described later in advance, and when the user selects the option requirement, one or more operation items corresponding to the selected option requirement are selected. become.

  When the user inputs whether or not an option is mandatory, a screen shown in FIG. 8B is displayed. Here, the operation items for the target device are arranged and shown in a list. In other words, candidate functions to be operated (controlled) in the target device are displayed in a list as operation items. Moreover, these operation items can also be regarded as items (operation items) indicating the types of operations performed on the target device. The user may select (check) a function to be operated (controlled) in the target device from the list. In the present embodiment, the screen shown in FIG. 8B is used as an example of the second screen.

  Here, depending on the operation item, there is an item (hereinafter, referred to as an essential item) displayed in an aspect that is already selected (checked) and cannot be changed (in other words, an example of the second aspect). In the illustrated example, “operating state”, “abnormality occurrence state”, and “opening / closing operation setting” are indispensable items and are already selected. This required item is an operation item corresponding to the required operation content for the target device, in other words, an operation item corresponding to a function that must be installed in the firmware for the target device. Even if a person tries to make a selection, the selection is not accepted. Indispensable items are defined in ECHONET Lite for each type of equipment (for example, electric blinds and awnings). That is, it can be said that ECHONET Lite stipulates that the functions of “operating state”, “abnormality occurrence state”, and “opening / closing operation setting” are essential for “electric blind / awning”, for example.

On the other hand, operation items that are not essential items (hereinafter referred to as optional items) are displayed in a mode that can be selected (checked) by the user (in other words, an example of the first mode). This optional item is an operation item corresponding to an arbitrary operation content for the target device, in other words, an operation item corresponding to an optional function to be installed in the firmware for the target device. Is accepted. In other words, the user can freely decide whether or not to select an arbitrary item as a function to be operated in the target device. In the example shown in the figure, for example, “manufacturer error code”, “abnormal content”, “timer operation setting”, etc. are optional items, and may be selected (checked) or unselected by the user's operation. Or (unchecked).
Note that information on operation items such as “operation state”, “abnormality occurrence state”, “opening / closing operation setting”, “manufacturer abnormality code”, “abnormal content”, “timer operation setting” selected here is shown in FIG. The information corresponding to the “function type” in the user input information shown in FIG.

  As described above, since the operation item and the option mandatory are associated in advance, when the user selects the option mandatory on the screen shown in FIG. 8A, FIG. 8B shows. In the screen shown, the operation items corresponding to the selected optional required function are displayed as required items. For example, as shown in FIG. 9A, it is assumed that the user has selected the “energy” option essential. In this case, as shown in FIG. 9B, as the operation items corresponding to the optional function of “energy”, for example, the operation items “wind detection state” and “sunlight detection state” are already selected. Displayed as an item.

  When the user selects an operation item as in the screens shown in FIGS. 8B and 9B, the screen shown in FIG. 10A is displayed. This screen is used to set whether to implement "Acquire", "Operation", and "Notification at status change" as multiple setting items that are commonly provided for all operation items (implemented or not implemented) This is a screen in which the setting items are arranged for each operation item. In other words, it is a screen for selecting whether to acquire “acquire”, “operation”, and “notification at state change” (implemented or not implemented) for each operation item. Here, the information indicating whether or not “acquisition”, “operation”, and “notification at state change” are implemented is information corresponding to “command type” in the user input information shown in FIG. That is, “acquire” indicates a command for acquiring information from the single function illumination. “Operation” indicates a command to operate the single function illumination. The “notification at the time of status change” indicates a command for the target device to notify the status change of the own device. This command is a command for voluntarily notifying an external device that the state has changed when the state of the target device changes.

  On the screen, “Acquire”, “Operation”, and “Notification at status change” are arranged in each operation item, and the circle figure provided for “Acquire”, “Operation”, and “Notify at status change” Is moved to the left or right to select whether or not to mount. For example, in “acquisition” of “operation state”, the circle figure 1D is in a state of moving to the right, and “implementation” is selected. On the other hand, in the “operation” of the “operation state”, the circle figure 1E is moved to the left, and “unmounted” is selected. Here, when the user selects “implementation”, the circle figure 1E may be moved rightward in the figure.

  In addition, according to the ECHONET Lite rule, “implemented” and “not implemented” are fixed in advance, that is, whether or not to set (whether or not to set and input setting contents) is determined in advance. Some items exist. Such items are displayed in such a manner that the circular figure cannot be moved left and right (in other words, an example of the second mode). In the example shown in the figure, in the “acquisition” of “operation state” and “notification at the time of state change”, the circle figure cannot be moved, and is fixed at “implementation”. Similarly, “acquisition” and “state change notification” of “abnormality occurrence state” are fixed as “implemented”, and “operation” is fixed as “unimplemented”. Furthermore, “acquisition”, “operation”, and “notification at state change” of “open / close operation setting” are fixed as “implementation”. In addition, even if the user selects, for example, the figure 1D in the “acquisition” item of the “operation state”, the user selects “implemented” or “unimplemented” (selection of whether to input setting contents) ) Is not accepted, and the screen shown in FIG. 10B is displayed. In the screen of FIG. 10B, a message indicating that the setting change of “implemented” and “not implemented” is prohibited is shown.

  In addition, as for “operation” in “operation state”, in the case of whether or not it is set (whether or not to set and input the setting contents), the circle figure can be moved to the left and right ( In other words, it is displayed in an example of the first mode. For such items, selection of “implemented” or “not implemented” is accepted, and the user can freely decide whether or not to input the setting contents by moving the circle figure to the left and right. it can.

  When the user completes the selection of “implemented” and “not implemented” for “acquisition”, “operation”, and “notification at status change” of each operation item, the screen shown in FIG. Is displayed. This screen is a screen for setting the operation item for which “implementation” is selected. In other words, on this screen, for items that are optional to be set, settings are made for items for which the user has selected “Implementation” and items for which “Implementation” has been set from the beginning. Also, settings are made for items that are predetermined to be set (that is, items for which “implementation” is fixed). In the example shown in FIG. 10A, “Acquisition” of “Operation status” and “Notification at status change”, “Acquisition” of “Error occurrence status” and “Notification at status change”, “Open / close operation setting” “ “Implementation” is selected for a total of seven operation items, “acquisition”, “operation”, and “notification at state change”. Therefore, these seven items are set on the screen shown in FIG.

  For example, when setting for “acquisition” of “operation state”, when the user selects the setting button 1F shown in FIG. 10C, the screen shown in FIG. 11A is displayed. Here, settings are made for the interface used when the communication control board 400 (see FIG. 1) on which the firmware is installed transmits and receives data to and from the target device (here, the electric blind and the awning). Is called. More specifically, “pin type”, “I / O function”, and “parameter” are set. The information of “pin type”, “I / O function”, and “parameter” set here is “pin type”, “I / O” of “interface type” in the user input information shown in FIG. Information corresponding to “O function” and “parameter”.

  As shown in FIG. 11B, as pin types, for example, “not connected”, “GPIO”, “SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface)”, “I2C (Inter-Integrated Circuit)”, “ “UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter)” is displayed as a candidate, and the user may select a pin type to be used from the displayed candidates. Also, as shown in FIG. 11-2 (c), one or a plurality of candidates are also displayed for the I / O function, and the user may select an I / O function to be used from the displayed candidates. . Further, as shown in FIG. 11-2 (d), one or more candidates are also displayed for the parameter. In the illustrated example, candidate pin numbers are shown as parameters. For example, when selecting the pin number 27, the user may select “PIN27”. Finally, as shown in FIG. 11-2 (e), the contents of each selected item are displayed. If there is no problem with the displayed contents, the user selects the “Complete” button 1G. In this way, the setting for “acquisition” of “operation state” is performed.

Similarly, “pin type”, “I / O function”, and “parameter” are set for “acquisition” of “abnormality occurrence state” and “acquisition” and “operation” of “open / close operation setting”.
In addition, regarding “notification at the time of status change”, an interval (polling interval) at which the target device confirms whether or not the status of its own device has been changed is set. By setting this polling interval, the target device is controlled to check whether or not the state of its own device has changed at every polling interval and to notify an external device if there is a state change. In the example shown in FIG. 12A, the polling interval is set as 100 milliseconds by user input. In the present embodiment, the screen shown in FIG. 10C, FIG. 11A, and FIG. 11B is used as an example of the third screen.

  When the user sets all the operation items (here, seven operation items) and then selects the “FINISH” button 1H, the input of the user input information is completed, and FIG. ) Is displayed. Thereafter, for example, when the user selects a button (not shown) for receiving firmware generation on the screen, the data conversion unit 12 converts the user input information received by the input information receiving unit 11 into server transmission data. The data transmission unit 13 transmits the server transmission data to the firmware generation server 20. In other words, when the user selects a button for receiving the firmware generation on the screen, the data transmission unit 13 causes the firmware generation server 20 to store the software on the basis of the user input information received on the plurality of screens. Instruct generation.

  Further, after instructing the firmware generation server 20 to generate software, the screen shown in FIG. 12C is displayed. The screen shown in FIG. 12C is a screen for installing firmware on the communication control board 400. In other words, it is a screen for receiving an instruction to install firmware generated based on the generation instruction on the communication control board 400. As in the example illustrated in FIG. 12C, for example, a plurality of communication control boards 400 to be installed with firmware are displayed. The user may select the communication control board 400 on which the firmware is installed from among these communication control boards 400. When the user selects the communication control board 400 and further selects the “execute” button 1I, a process of installing firmware on the selected communication control board 400 is performed. More specifically, when the user terminal 10 accepts the selection of the “execute” button 1I, the user terminal 10 transmits the firmware generated by the firmware generation server 20 to the communication control board 400 according to a communication standard such as Bluetooth. To install. The firmware may be transmitted from the firmware generation server 20 to the user terminal 10 when the “execute” button 1I is selected, but before the “execute” button 1I is selected. Alternatively, it may be transmitted from the firmware generation server 20 to the user terminal 10.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, the user may select and input a communication module included in the communication control board 400 such as a Bluetooth module as the user input information. Further, as user input information, for example, a user may select and input a communication standard for controlling an electric device such as ECHONET Lite. Therefore, a case where a screen for receiving selection of a communication module and a screen for receiving selection of a communication standard for controlling an electrical device are displayed will be described.

  First, a screen for accepting selection of a communication module will be described. In the screen shown in FIG. 13A, six communication modules are displayed as selectable communication modules. More specifically, as shown in the screen shown in FIG. 13A, for example, information on the manufacturer of the communication module, the type of the communication module, and the model number is displayed for each communication module. In other words, information for identifying a communication module is displayed for each communication module. The user can confirm these information and select the communication module to be used.

  In the example illustrated in FIG. 13A, for example, a communication module having a manufacturer “A company”, a type “Bluetooth module”, and a model number “aa” is illustrated. Similarly, a communication module whose manufacturer is “Company A”, whose type is “Bluetooth module”, and whose model number is “bb” is shown. Also, “Wi-Fi module” and “Zigbee module” are shown as communication modules other than “Bluetooth module”. Furthermore, regarding the manufacturer, a plurality of manufacturers such as “Company A”, “Company B”, and “Company C” are shown.

  The communication module selection screen is displayed as the first screen after the user accesses the firmware generation server 20 from the user terminal 10, for example. Then, for example, after the user selects a communication module, the screen transitions to the screen shown in FIG. Depending on the type of communication module, the configuration of the interface when the communication control board 400 transmits / receives data to / from the target device may change. If the interface configuration changes, the settings for the interface also change. Therefore, the screen for setting the interface and information that can be input on the screen, that is, the configuration of the screen shown in FIGS. 11A and 11B and the information that can be input on these screens are also changed. become.

  Next, a screen for accepting selection of a communication standard for controlling an electric device will be described. In the screen shown in FIG. 13B, SEP2.0 and KNX are shown in addition to ECHONET Lite as an example of selectable communication standards (protocols). The user may select a communication standard to be used from among these communication standards. This communication standard selection screen is displayed as the first screen after the user accesses the firmware generation server 20 from the user terminal 10, for example. For example, after the user selects a communication standard, the screen transitions to the screen shown in FIG. 13A or the screen shown in FIG. Depending on the communication standard, the controllable target device and the details of operations that can be performed on the target device may change. Therefore, the configuration of the screens shown in FIGS. 7 to 14 and information that can be input on these screens may vary depending on the selected communication standard.

  In addition, in the screen shown in FIG. 7C, as described above, information such as a manufacturer code is input, but when the user selects a plurality of target devices, the information input by the user once is taken over. Thus, it may be omitted that the user inputs again. In other words, when displaying the screen shown in FIG. 7C, if there is information input when another target device (other control target device) is selected, the input information is displayed on this screen. It is good also as accepting edit by displaying on the top.

For example, as in the screen shown in FIG. 14A, for the target device “electric blind / awning”, “manufacturer code”, “business site code”, “product code”, “manufacturing number”, “manufacturing year” Suppose that the user inputs "Month day". In this case, the input information is stored in the storage unit in the user terminal 10. After that, when the user selects, for example, “electric shutter” as another target device, the user once uses “electric blind / awning” as shown in the screen of FIG. 14B. It is displayed with the information entered by. In other words, when the user selects, for example, “electric shutter” as another target device, information on “electric blind / shade” stored in the storage unit is read and the read information is input. The screen is displayed in the state that has been set. The user confirms the input information, and when editing the information, the user may set the various information for the electric shutter after editing.
When the user selects a plurality of target devices, the user inputs not only information input on the screen shown in FIG. 7C but also information input on other screens. It is also possible to take over the information and omit the user's input again. For example, with respect to the screens shown in FIGS. 11A and 11B, information on “pin type”, “I / O function”, and “parameter” input by the user is stored and selected by other target devices. In such a case, the stored information may be read and displayed. In this case, the information of “pin type”, “I / O function”, and “parameter” can be regarded as an example of the assignment information given to the software.

<Description of server transmission data>
Next, server transmission data generated by the data conversion unit 12 of the user terminal 10 will be described with reference to FIG. Here, description will be made assuming that the data conversion unit 12 converts the user input information shown in FIG. 6 to generate server transmission data.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of keys used for conversion of user input information. Such a key is defined in ECHONET Lite. There is also a key uniquely defined in the present embodiment. Of the keys shown in FIG. 15, the keys “0x0201” and “0x0001” are keys uniquely defined in the present embodiment, and the other keys are defined by ECHONET Lite.

  More specifically, the key “0x02” means a class_group code of “single function lighting”, and indicates a key of “house / equipment related equipment” that is a group to which “single function lighting” belongs. The key “0x91” means a “single function lighting” class code, and indicates a “single function lighting” key. The key “0x01” means an instance code of “single function lighting”, and is a key given to uniquely identify a target device. By providing the instance code, even when the communication function of a plurality of target devices of the same type is controlled by one firmware, each target device can be identified by the firmware.

  The key “0x80” means a property code of “single function lighting”, and is a key that means “operation state” that is a function type of “single function lighting”. The “get” key is a key meaning “acquisition” which is an instruction type. The “set” key is a key meaning “operation” which is an instruction type. The key “0x0201” is a key that means a code of an acquisition I / O function used in GPIO. The key “0x0001” is a key that represents a code of an operation I / O function used in GPIO. “27” is a key indicating a pin number used in the interface. “GPIO” is a key which means input / output (GPIO) of a pin used in the interface.

The server transmission data is generated by converting the user input information shown in FIG. 6 using the key shown in FIG.
More specifically, for example, the server transmission data includes information on keys “0x02” and “0x91” which are keys of “house / facility-related equipment” and “single function lighting”. This corresponds to the “single function lighting” information of “device type” of the user input information shown in FIG. Further, for example, information on a key “0x0201” that is a key of an acquisition I / O function used in GPIO is included. Further, for example, information on a key “0x0001” that is a key of an operation I / O function used in GPIO is included. These correspond to the information of “GET_GPIO” and “SET_GPIO” of the “I / O function” of the user input information of FIG. In addition, the server transmission data includes key information of “0x01”, “0x80”, “get”, “set”, “27”, and “GPIO” shown in FIG.

  In this way, the data conversion unit 12 converts the user input information using the key, and generates server transmission data. The list of various keys as shown in FIG. 15 is transmitted from the firmware generation server 20 to the user terminal 10 when the user terminal 10 reads a screen for inputting user input information, for example. .

<Description of processing by source code generation unit>
Next, processing by the source code generation unit 22 will be described with reference to FIGS. 16 (a) and 16 (b). Here, description will be made assuming that the source code generation unit 22 generates source code (data portion) from server transmission data generated based on the key shown in FIG.

  FIG. 16A is a diagram illustrating an example of a source code generation format applied to server transmission data. This source code generation format is not defined in ECHONET Lite, but is uniquely defined in the present embodiment.

  Here, “device type” is a format including information for identifying a target device. “Instruction type” is a format including information for identifying the type of instruction. The “function type” is a format including information for identifying the type of function to be controlled in the target device. “Data type” is a format including information for identifying a data format. Here, the data format is, for example, the type of data, the range of values that the data can take, and some are defined in ECHONET Lite, while others are uniquely defined by the user. . The “interface type” is a format including information on an interface when data is transmitted / received to / from the target device.

  FIG. 16B is a diagram illustrating an example of a source code (data portion). The source code (data part) shown in FIG. 16B is generated by applying the source code generation format shown in FIG. 16A to the server transmission data generated based on the key shown in FIG. The

  More specifically, for example, in the format “device type” in FIG. 16A, codes of “class_group”, “class”, and “instance” are defined as information for identifying the target device. . Further, the server transmission data generated based on the key shown in FIG. 15 includes “0x02” as “class_group”, “0x91” as “class function” class codes as “class”, and “instance”. “0x01” is included. Therefore, “class_group”, “class”, and “instance” in the format of “device type” are replaced with “0x02”, “0x91”, and “0x01”. In this way, the code of the data a1 of the source code (data part) shown in FIG. 16B is generated.

  Similarly, the source code (data part) is generated by replacing each format of “instruction type”, “function type”, “data type”, and “interface type” with the corresponding code of the server transmission data. . Here, the code of the data a2 shown in FIG. 16B is generated by replacing the format of “instruction type”. By replacing the format of “function type”, the code of the data a3 shown in FIG. 16B is generated. By replacing the format of “data type”, the code of data a4 shown in FIG. 16B is generated. By replacing the format of “interface type”, the code of the data a5 shown in FIG. 16B is generated.

In each format of the source code generation format, information related to the formats is associated with each other. For this reason, the source code (data portion) data (data a1 to data a5 in the illustrated example) generated from each format is also associated with information related to each other.
For example, information of one or a plurality of target devices is described in the data a1 of the source code (data part). Here, the instruction type information is described in the data a2 of the source code (data part), but the target device is associated with the instruction type so that the target type of the target device described in the data a1 can be known. It is written with a description. Furthermore, although the function information is described in the data a3 of the source code (data part), the target device of the data a1 and the command type of the data a2 so that it can be understood which function type of which target device is used. The function information is described in association with. Similarly, in data a4 and data a5, information related to each other is associated with each other.

  Here, the five formats of “device type”, “command type”, “function type”, “data type”, and “interface type” have been described as the source code generation format. Of these, the four formats of “device type”, “command type”, “function type”, and “data type” are commonly used regardless of the contents of the server transmission data. On the other hand, the “interface type” uses a format corresponding to the interface to be used. For example, when the “GPIO” interface is used, the format for “GPIO” is used. For example, when an “SPI” interface is used, a format for “SPI” is used.

  In this way, the source code generation unit 22 applies the source code generation format to the server transmission data to generate a source code (data portion). In other words, the source code (data part) can be regarded as a code in which the type and specific function of the target device are described in accordance with the source code generation format.

<Description of processing by firmware generation unit>
Next, processing by the firmware generation unit 23 will be described with reference to FIGS. 17 (a) and 17 (b). FIGS. 17A and 17B are conceptual diagrams illustrating an example of firmware codes generated by the firmware generation unit 23.

  The source code (data part) shown in FIG. 17A is generated by the source code generation part 22 in accordance with user input information input by the user. The illustrated example shows a source code (data portion) generated by applying server transmission data to a “device type” source code generation format. More specifically, the case where the user selects an air conditioner and a refrigerator as the target devices is shown.

  Moreover, the source code (procedure part) shown in FIG. 17A is stored in the source code storage part 25 and is constant regardless of the user input information. In the example shown in the figure, a source code (procedure part) corresponding to “device type” is shown, which is determined in advance so as to be able to cope with any device selected as a target device by the user. For example, the third line “procedure common to all devices (received data)” in the source code (procedure section) shown in the figure shows what kind of home appliances the firmware receives when receiving data from the outside. This code is written so that it can be executed.

  Further, the source code (data part) shown in FIG. 17B is also generated by the source code generation part 22 in accordance with the user input information input by the user. The illustrated example shows a source code (data portion) generated by applying server transmission data to a “function type” source code generation format. More specifically, the user selects “automatic temperature”, “cooling mode”, “power consumption” as the function to be controlled by the air conditioner, and “door” is the function to be controlled by the refrigerator. In this example, “open / close”, “rapid refrigeration”, and “power consumption” are selected.

  Also, the source code (procedure part) shown in FIG. 17B is also stored in the source code storage part 25 and is constant regardless of the user input information. In the example shown in the figure, the source code (procedure part) corresponding to “function type” is shown, and what kind of function is selected as a function that the user selects as a target device and is controlled by the target device. Even if selected, it is determined in advance so that it can be handled. For example, in the source code (procedure section) shown in the figure, the “all function common procedure (received data)” indicates what function of the home appliance is based on the received data when the firmware receives data from the outside. This code is written so that it can be executed.

  Thus, the source code (data part) is generated according to each source code generation format, and the corresponding source code (procedure part) is determined in advance. The source code shown in FIG. 17A is a source code (data part) and source code (procedure part) corresponding to “device type”, and the source code shown in FIG. Corresponding source code (data part) and source code (procedure part). Although not shown in FIG. 17, source code (data part) and source code (procedure part) corresponding to “instruction type”, and source code (data part) and source code (procedure) corresponding to “data type”. Part), source code (data part) and source code (procedure part) corresponding to “interface type”. Then, the firmware generation unit 23 adds the source code (data part) and the source code (procedure part) corresponding to each of these formats, thereby generating the firmware source code. In addition, the source code of the firmware can be regarded as a code in which the source code (data part) and the source code (procedure part) are described separately.

  Next, processing when the firmware generated by the firmware generation unit 23 actually operates will be described. Here, as an example, it is assumed that the user performs input for operating the air conditioner and the data (hereinafter referred to as reception data A) is received by the firmware.

As firmware processing, processing of each source code (procedure part) corresponding to “device type”, “command type”, “function type”, “data type”, and “interface type” is executed in order.
First, processing of a source code (procedure part) corresponding to “device type” is executed. At that time, a source code (data part) corresponding to “device type” is referred to. Here, an inspection (determination) is performed on whether or not the air conditioner designated as the target device in the reception data A is described in the source code (data portion). In the example shown in FIG. 17A, since the air conditioner is described in the source code (data portion), the process proceeds to the next process. On the other hand, if the device specified as the operation target in the received data A is not described in the source code (data part), for example, an error is returned from the firmware and the process ends.

  Next, the processing of the source code (procedure part) corresponding to the “instruction type” is executed. At that time, the source code (data part) corresponding to the “instruction type” is referred to. Here, it is checked whether or not the instruction type specified by the reception data A (that is, the instruction type of the air conditioner) is described in the source code (data part). As described above, related information is associated with each other in the source code (data portion). That is, in the source code (data part), each home appliance and the instruction type are described in association with each other. Therefore, here, the inspection may be performed with reference to the portion where the instruction type of the air conditioner is described in the source code (data portion). It should be noted that the source code (procedure part) corresponding to the “device type” is instructed to refer to a location where the instruction type of the air conditioner is described in the source code (data part). Therefore, in the processing of the source code (procedure part) corresponding to “instruction type”, the corresponding part can be referred to.

  Next, processing of the source code (procedure part) corresponding to the “function type” is executed. At that time, the source code (data part) corresponding to the “function type” is referred to. Here, it is checked whether or not the function designated by the reception data A (that is, the air conditioner function) is described in the source code (data part). As described above, the function is also described in association with information on each home appliance and the command type. Therefore, here, the inspection may be performed with reference to a part where the function corresponding to the air conditioner (and the instruction type) is described in the source code (data part). The source code (procedure part) corresponding to the “instruction type” is instructed to refer to the part where the function corresponding to the air conditioner (and the instruction type) is described in the source code (data part). . Therefore, in the processing of the source code (procedure part) corresponding to the “function type”, the corresponding part can be referred to.

  For example, in the case of the example shown in FIG. 17B, it is checked in order whether the function of the air conditioner specified by the reception data A corresponds to one of “automatic temperature”, “cooling mode”, and “power consumption”. . Here, if the function of the reception data A does not correspond to any function, an error occurs and the process ends. On the other hand, when the function of the received data A corresponds to the “automatic temperature” function, for example, the process proceeds to the next “data type” and “interface type”.

  Similarly, when the processing of the source code (procedure part) corresponding to “data type” is executed, the source code (data part) corresponding to “data type” is referred to. Here, it is checked whether or not the received data A satisfies the data format described in the source code (data part). Further, when the processing of the source code (procedure part) corresponding to the “interface type” is executed, the source code (data part) corresponding to the “interface type” is referred to. Here, it is checked whether or not the data transmission / reception method specified by the reception data A is described in the source code (data portion). If the data transmission / reception method specified by the reception data A is described in the source code (data part), data transmission / reception is started to the air conditioner by the transmission / reception method.

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Next, the processing flow of the entire firmware generation system 1 will be described. FIG. 18 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a processing procedure for generating firmware in the firmware generation system 1. Here, the processing of step 101 to step 103 corresponds to the processing by the user terminal 10. Further, the processing of step 104 to step 106 corresponds to the processing of the firmware generation server 20.

  First, when the user inputs user input information on the screen of the user terminal 10, the input information receiving unit 11 receives the user input information (step 101). Next, the data conversion unit 12 uses the key corresponding to the received user input information to convert the user input information to generate server transmission data (step 102). Next, the data transmission unit 13 transmits the generated server transmission data to the firmware generation server 20 (step 103).

  Next, the data reception unit 21 receives server transmission data from the user terminal 10 (step 104). Next, the source code generation unit 22 acquires the source code generation format stored in the format storage unit 24. Then, the source code generation unit 22 converts the server transmission data received from the user terminal 10 using the acquired source code generation format to generate a source code (data unit) (step 105). Next, the firmware generation unit 23 acquires a source code (procedure unit) from the source code storage unit 25. The firmware generation unit 23 adds the acquired source code (procedure unit) and the generated source code (data unit) to generate firmware (step 106). Then, this processing flow ends.

  Further, after the firmware is generated, for example, when the user performs an operation of acquiring the firmware at the user terminal 10, the generated firmware is transmitted from the firmware generation server 20 to the user terminal 10. The user installs the transmitted firmware on a communication control board, for example, and mounts the communication control board on the target device, whereby the communication function of the target device is controlled. However, the configuration is not limited to the configuration in which the communication control board is mounted on the target device. For example, the communication control board is mounted on another control device that controls the target device. It is good also as controlling.

  In the present embodiment, the target device is described as including a control device that controls various functions of the target device. However, in the target device, for example, LED (Light Emitting Diode) illumination There is a simple configuration that does not include a control device or the like. In the case of a target device having such a simple configuration, the firmware controls the operation of the target device in accordance with, for example, a command received from the user terminal 10. That is, in this case, the firmware can be regarded as controlling the communication function of the target device and controlling the operation of the target device.

  As described above, in the firmware generation system 1 according to the present embodiment, the firmware corresponding to the selected device or function is generated by selecting the type or function of the device that the user wants to operate on the screen. Is done. At that time, the firmware generation unit 23 of the firmware generation server 20 adds the source code (data unit) generated according to the user input information and a predetermined source code (procedure unit) to obtain the firmware. Is generated.

  Further, for example, when a new device is added as a candidate for the target device or a new function is added as a function to be controlled in the target device according to the ECHONET Lite specification, the class code or property of the key shown in FIG. Code is added. However, the source code generation format and the source code (procedure section) do not have to be changed, and the source code generation format and source code may be used as they are. That is, even when firmware corresponding to a new device or function is generated, the source code generation unit 22 uses the source code generation format to generate a source corresponding to the device or function selected on the screen by the user. Generate code (data part). Then, the firmware generation unit 23 generates firmware by adding the generated source code (data unit) and the source code (procedure unit).

  In the present embodiment, the user terminal 10 transmits server transmission data to the firmware generation server 20, and the firmware generation server 20 generates firmware. However, the present invention is not limited to such a configuration. . For example, the user terminal 10 may have the function of the firmware generation server 20 and the user terminal 10 may generate firmware. In other words, the user terminal 10 may be provided with functions such as the data reception unit 21, the source code generation unit 22, the firmware generation unit 23, the format storage unit 24, and the source code storage unit 25 of the firmware generation server 20. In this case, the user terminal 10 has a program for realizing a reception function for receiving information used to generate firmware and a generation instruction function for instructing generation of firmware, and is considered to generate firmware. Can do.

  In addition, the program for realizing the embodiment of the present invention is a computer-readable recording medium such as a magnetic recording medium (magnetic tape, magnetic disk, etc.), an optical recording medium (optical disk, etc.), a magneto-optical recording medium, and a semiconductor memory. Can be provided in a state stored in the memory. It can also be provided using communication means such as the Internet.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope described in the above embodiments. It is clear from the description of the scope of the claims that various modifications or improvements added to the above embodiment are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Firmware generation system, 10 ... User terminal, 11 ... Input information reception part, 12 ... Data conversion part, 13 ... Data transmission part, 20 ... Firmware generation server, 21 ... Data reception part, 22 ... Source code generation part, 23 ... Firmware generation unit, 24 ... Format storage unit, 25 ... Source code storage unit

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A method of providing software for controlling a communication function of a control target device,
A plurality of screens on which information used for generating the software can be input, and among the plurality of screens that are displayed in the display unit by transitioning in a predetermined order, Displaying a first screen for accepting selection of the control target device from inside;
Receiving the selection of the control target device on the displayed first screen;
Displaying a second screen for accepting selection of the type of operation performed on the selected control target device among the plurality of screens;
On the displayed second screen, receiving a selection of the type of operation performed on the control target device;
Displaying a third screen for accepting setting of an interface used when the control unit on which the software is installed transmits and receives data for the selected operation among the plurality of screens;
Receiving an input of setting contents of the interface on the displayed third screen;
Based on the information received on the plurality of screens, performing instructions for generating the software;
Including software. The step of displaying the second screen displays, as the second screen, a screen on which operation items indicating the type of the operation are arranged, and on the screen, among the operation items, the control target device Operation items that can be installed in the software are displayed in the first mode, and operation items that are required to be installed in the software for the control target device are displayed in the second mode.
The step of performing the generation instruction is based on a setting based on the selection for the operation item displayed in the first aspect and a predetermined setting for the operation item displayed in the second aspect. Performing the generation instruction,
The method for providing software according to claim 1, wherein: With respect to the operation item indicating the type of operation, a screen in which a plurality of setting items provided in common for all operation items is arranged for each operation item is displayed, and on the screen, the setting item is set. Whether or not an arbitrary setting item is displayed in the first mode, and whether or not to set the predetermined setting item is further displayed in a second mode,
The step of performing the generation instruction is based on a setting based on the selection for the setting item displayed in the first aspect and a predetermined setting for the setting item displayed in the second aspect. Performing the generation instruction,
The method for providing software according to claim 1, wherein: Displaying the third screen comprises:
Among the setting items displayed in the first mode, the setting item selected to be set and the setting items set in advance among the setting items displayed in the second mode Displaying the third screen,
The method for providing software according to claim 3, wherein: Further comprising displaying a screen for accepting selection of a communication module included in the control unit on which the software is mounted as the plurality of screens;
Displaying the third screen includes displaying the third screen according to the selected communication module;
The method for providing software according to claim 1, wherein: Further including a step of displaying a screen for accepting selection of a communication standard used for controlling the communication function of the control target device in the software as the plurality of screens;
The step of displaying the first screen displays the first screen according to the selected communication standard,
The step of displaying the second screen displays the second screen according to the selected communication standard,
Displaying the third screen includes displaying the third screen according to the selected communication standard;
The method for providing software according to claim 1, wherein: Displaying a screen for accepting an instruction to install the software generated based on the generation instruction in the control unit;
Receiving an instruction to mount the software on the control unit on the displayed screen;
The method for providing software according to claim 1, wherein: A method of providing software for controlling a communication function of a control target device,
Displaying a plurality of predetermined devices;
Receiving a selection of the control target device from the plurality of predetermined devices displayed;
On the screen on which operation items indicating the types of operations to be performed on the selected control target device are arranged, among the operation items, an operation item that can be arbitrarily installed in the software for the control target device Displaying in the first mode, and displaying in a second mode the operation items that are required to be installed in the software for the control target device;
Receiving a selection for the operation item displayed in the first mode;
A step of instructing generation of the software based on a setting based on the selection of the operation item displayed in the first aspect and a predetermined setting of the operation item displayed in the second aspect; When,
Including software. After receiving the selection of the control target device, a screen for receiving selection of an option item associated with one or a plurality of operation items in advance is displayed. When the selection of the option item is received, the operation item is Further comprising the step of displaying, in the second screen, an operation item corresponding to the selected option item among the operation items on the screens arranged side by side;
The method for providing software according to claim 8, wherein: A method of providing software for controlling a communication function of a control target device,
Displaying a plurality of predetermined devices;
Receiving a selection of the control target device from the plurality of predetermined devices displayed;
Regarding the operation item indicating the type of operation to be performed on the selected control target device, the setting is performed on a screen in which a plurality of setting items provided in common for all the operation items are arranged for each operation item. Of the items, whether or not to set is displayed in the first mode for any setting item, and whether or not to set the predetermined setting item is displayed in the second mode;
Receiving a selection of setting items displayed in the first mode;
A step of instructing the generation of the software based on the setting based on the selection for the setting item displayed in the first mode and the predetermined setting for the setting item displayed in the second mode. When,
Including software. Among the setting items displayed in the first mode, the setting item selected to be set and the setting items set in advance among the setting items displayed in the second mode A processing function that defines a format of an interface when the control unit on which the software is installed transmits and receives data, a procedure when data is exchanged between the control unit and the control target device via the interface, And further including a step of displaying one or more screens for accepting setting of parameters used in the processing function,
The method for providing software according to claim 10, wherein: Among the setting items displayed in the first mode, the setting item selected to be set and the setting items set in advance among the setting items displayed in the second mode Further including a step of displaying a screen for setting an interval at which the control target device confirms whether or not the state of the own device has changed,
The method for providing software according to claim 10, wherein: A method of providing software for controlling a communication function of a control target device,
Displaying a plurality of predetermined devices;
Receiving a selection of the control target device from the plurality of predetermined devices displayed;
Displaying a screen for receiving grant information given to software for controlling the communication function of the selected control target device;
Receiving the grant information on the displayed screen and storing the received grant information in a storage unit;
The grant stored in the storage unit when the selection of another control target device is received from the plurality of predetermined devices displayed after receiving the grant information on the control target device A step of reading information and displaying a screen for receiving grant information to be given to software for controlling the communication function of the selected other control target device in a state where the read grant information is input When,
Including software. The grant information is information uniquely given to the software in order to identify the software;
The method for providing software according to claim 13, wherein: A display unit that transitions and displays a plurality of screens capable of inputting information used to generate software for controlling the communication function of the control target device; and
A reception unit that receives information used to generate the software by an operation input of an operator performed on the screen displayed on the display unit;
Based on the information received by the reception unit, a transmission unit that transmits an instruction to generate the software to an external device that generates the software,
The display unit, as the plurality of screens, a first screen for accepting selection of the control target device from a plurality of predetermined devices, an operation executed on the selected control target device Second screen for accepting selection of type, third screen for accepting input of setting contents of an interface used when the control unit on which the software is installed transmits and receives data for the selected operation Are displayed in a predetermined order.
An information processing apparatus. A display unit for displaying a screen on which information used to generate software for controlling the communication function of the control target device can be input;
A reception unit that receives information used to generate the software by an operation input of an operator performed on the screen displayed on the display unit;
Based on the information received by the reception unit, a transmission unit that transmits an instruction to generate the software to an external device that generates the software,
The display unit displays a plurality of predetermined devices, and when the reception unit receives a selection of the control target device from the plurality of predetermined devices, the selected control target device Display a screen on which operation items indicating the types of operations to be executed are arranged, and on the screen, among the operation items, for operation items that can be installed in the software for the control target device Display in the second mode for the operation items displayed in the first mode and required to be installed in the software for the control target device,
The reception unit receives a selection as to whether or not the operation item displayed in the first aspect is to be installed in the software, and whether or not the operation item displayed in the second aspect is to be installed in the software. Not accepting the choice of no,
An information processing apparatus. A display unit for displaying a screen on which information used to generate software for controlling the communication function of the control target device can be input;
A reception unit that receives information used to generate the software by an operation input of an operator performed on the screen displayed on the display unit;
Based on the information received by the reception unit, a transmission unit that transmits an instruction to generate the software to an external device that generates the software,
The display unit displays a plurality of predetermined devices, and when the reception unit receives a selection of the control target device from the plurality of predetermined devices, the selected control target device For the operation item indicating the type of operation to be performed on the operation item, a screen in which a plurality of setting items provided in common to all the operation items is arranged for each operation item is displayed. Of the setting items, whether or not to set is displayed in the first mode, and whether or not the setting items are set in advance is displayed in the second mode,
The accepting unit accepts a selection as to whether or not the operator inputs setting content for the setting item displayed in the first mode, and the operator selects the setting item displayed in the second mode. Do not accept the selection of whether to enter the settings,
An information processing apparatus. A display unit for displaying a screen on which information used to generate software for controlling the communication function of the control target device can be input;
A reception unit that receives information used to generate the software by an operation input of an operator performed on the screen displayed on the display unit;
Based on the information received by the reception unit, a transmission unit that transmits an instruction to generate the software to an external device that generates the software,
The display unit is a screen that is displayed when the receiving unit receives a selection of the control target device from a plurality of predetermined devices, and receives information provided to the software by the receiving unit. If there is grant information received when another device to be controlled is selected, the received grant information is displayed on the screen.
An information processing apparatus. In a computer having display means for displaying a screen,
A plurality of screens on which information used to generate software for controlling the communication function of the control target device can be input, and a plurality of screens that are displayed in the display unit by transitioning in a predetermined order A first reception function for receiving selection of the control target device on a first screen on which a plurality of predetermined devices are displayed;
Executed with respect to the control target device on the second screen on which the type of operation to be performed on the control target device whose selection has been received by the first reception function among the plurality of screens is displayed. A second reception function for receiving selection of the type of operation to be performed;
Of the plurality of screens, a third screen for receiving an interface setting used when a control unit on which the software is installed transmits and receives data for the operation received by the second reception function Above, a third reception function that receives input of setting contents of the interface,
Based on the information received on the plurality of screens, a generation instruction function for instructing generation of the software,
A program to realize In a computer having display means for displaying a screen,
The software is generated by the operation input of the operator performed on the screen displayed on the display unit as a screen on which information used for generating the software for controlling the communication function of the control target device can be input. A reception function that accepts information used for
Based on the information received by the reception function, realize a generation instruction function for performing an instruction to generate the software,
The reception function is a screen displayed on the display unit when the selection of the control target device is received from a plurality of predetermined devices displayed on the display unit, and the selected control In the screen in which operation items indicating the types of operations to be performed on the target device are arranged, the first operation item among the operation items is the first operation item that can be installed in the software for the control target device. The operation items that are displayed in the form and required to be installed in the software for the control target device are displayed in the second form, and the operation items displayed in the first form are installed in the software. Accepting the selection of whether or not to perform, and not accepting the selection of whether or not the operation item displayed in the second aspect is to be installed in the software;
A program characterized by In a computer having display means for displaying a screen,
The software is generated by the operation input of the operator performed on the screen displayed on the display unit as a screen on which information used for generating the software for controlling the communication function of the control target device can be input. A reception function that accepts information used for
Based on the information received by the reception function, realize a generation instruction function for performing an instruction to generate the software,
The reception function is a screen displayed on the display unit when the selection of the control target device is received from a plurality of predetermined devices displayed on the display unit, and the selected control Regarding the operation item indicating the type of operation to be performed on the target device, on the screen where a plurality of setting items provided in common for any operation item are arranged for each operation item, among the setting items, setting An arbitrary setting item is displayed in the first mode, and a predetermined setting item is displayed in the second mode, and is displayed in the first mode. For the setting items, the operator accepts the selection as to whether or not to input the setting content, and does not accept the selection as to whether or not the operator inputs the setting content for the setting item displayed in the second mode. about,
A program characterized by In a computer having display means for displaying a screen,
The software is generated by the operation input of the operator performed on the screen displayed on the display unit as a screen on which information used for generating the software for controlling the communication function of the control target device can be input. A reception function that accepts information used for
Based on the information received by the reception function, realize a generation instruction function for performing an instruction to generate the software,
The reception function is a screen displayed on the display unit when a selection of the control target device is received from a plurality of predetermined devices displayed on the display unit, and is given to the software. If there is grant information received when another control target device is selected, the received grant information is displayed on the screen, and the grant information of the grant information is displayed. Accepting edits,
A program characterized by

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