JP2020021345A - Instrumentation monitoring device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an instrumentation monitoring device capable of displaying a tag group screen that a user wants to monitor quickly and easily.SOLUTION: The instrumentation monitoring device 1 monitors a device, an apparatus, and an instrument that are to be subjected to process control by tag names respectively assigned to input/output contacts connected to the device, the apparatus, and the instrument. This instrumentation monitoring device includes a tag search function for searching for a desired tag name from a plurality of tag names, and displaying a result, and a tag grouping function for registering and managing at least some of the plurality of tag names as a tag group. When the desired tag name belongs to a plurality of tag groups, all tag group names representing the plurality of tag groups to which the desired tag name belongs are displayed as options.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  An embodiment of the present invention relates to an instrumentation monitoring device that monitors and controls each input / output contact in a plant instrumentation control system.

  In the instrumentation monitoring device used in the instrumentation control system, the user must search the tags set corresponding to the input / output contacts of the equipment, devices, instruments, etc. provided in the plant using the tag name search function. Can be. In such an instrumentation control system, it can be easily developed to a tag point screen for displaying various data and the like relating to the tag having the searched tag name.

  The instrumentation control system has a tag grouping function that can register a plurality of tag names. A tag group screen that displays a tag group generated by the tag grouping function is often positioned as an upper screen of the tag point screen. By clicking a button or the like for displaying the upper screen on the tag point screen, one tag group including the tag name can be displayed.

  However, when a tag having the searched tag name is registered in a plurality of tag groups, only a specific tag group screen may be displayed. The specific tag group screen displayed in such a case is set in advance and is often not the desired tag group screen. For this reason, the user may need a lot of time to find a desired tag group based on the tag name.

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  Some tags are often registered in a plurality of tag groups, and if a tag group having a desired tag name can be searched for a desired tag group, the work efficiency of the user can be improved in each step.

  An embodiment is to solve the above-described problem, and provides an instrumentation monitoring device that allows a user to quickly and easily display a tag group screen that the user wants to monitor.

  The instrumentation monitoring device according to the embodiment monitors the device, the device, and the instrument by tag names assigned to input / output contacts connected to the device, the device, and the instrument to be process-controlled. This instrumentation monitoring device searches for a desired tag name from a plurality of the tag names, and a tag search function for displaying a result, and registers at least a part of the plurality of tag names and manages them as a tag group. A tag grouping function. When the desired tag name belongs to a plurality of tag groups, all tag group names representing the plurality of tag groups to which the desired tag name belongs are displayed as options.

  In the present embodiment, an instrumentation monitoring device capable of displaying a tag group screen that the user wants to monitor quickly and easily is realized.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an instrumentation control system including an instrumentation monitoring device. It is a schematic diagram which illustrates the tag name search screen of the instrumentation monitoring device of the first embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which illustrates the tag group screen of the instrumentation monitoring device of the first embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which illustrates the tag point screen of the instrumentation monitoring device of the first embodiment. It is an example of a flowchart explaining operation of the instrumentation monitoring device of the first embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which illustrates the tag point screen of the instrumentation monitoring device of the first embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which illustrates the tag name search screen of the instrumentation monitoring device of the first embodiment. It is a mimetic diagram which illustrates the real-time trend screen of the instrumentation monitoring device of a 2nd embodiment. It is an example of the flowchart explaining operation | movement of the instrumentation monitoring apparatus of 2nd Embodiment. It is a mimetic diagram which illustrates the historical trend screen of the instrumentation monitoring device of a 3rd embodiment. It is an example of a flow chart explaining operation of an instrumentation monitoring device of a 3rd embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
The drawings are schematic or conceptual, and the relationship between the thickness and the width of each part, the size ratio between the parts, and the like are not necessarily the same as actual ones. Further, even when the same part is represented, the dimensions and the ratio may be different depending on the drawings.
In the specification and the drawings of the present application, the same elements as those described above with reference to the already described figures are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description will be appropriately omitted.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an instrumentation control system including an instrumentation monitoring device.
The instrumentation monitoring device according to the present embodiment is used for an instrumentation control system of a plant such as steel, nonferrous metal, paper, petrochemical, and pharmaceutical. As shown in FIG. 1, the instrumentation monitoring device 1 is used by being connected to a general-purpose communication network 103 such as Ethernet (registered trademark). A data server 101, various engineering tools 102, a distributed control system (Distributed Control System (DCS)) 105, and the like are connected to a communication network 103 to which the instrumentation monitoring device 1 is connected.

  The DCS 105 is also provided with a network 106 to which various input / output contacts are linked. The DCS 105 is also connected to the control system network 104. Although not shown, a plurality of other DCSs can be connected to the communication network 103 and the control system network 104, and a programmable controller (Programmable Logic Controller, PLC) or the like can be connected via a gateway. . DCS and PLC are connected to input / output contacts in the process line by dedicated network links or the like. The instrumentation monitoring device 1 monitors devices, devices, instruments, and the like to which the input / output contacts are connected, based on data of the input / output contacts, and controls devices, devices, instruments, etc., via the input / output contacts. can do.

  In the instrumentation control system 100, a tag corresponding to each input / output contact is set. Each tag is given a tag name and stored in the data server 101. The data server 101 associates the tag name with the current data (real-time data) and the past data (historical data) of the contact corresponding to the tag, the data of the symbol on the HMI screen corresponding to the tag, and the like as a database. Stored.

  The instrumentation monitoring device 1 calls up various data and the like associated with the tag name by specifying the tag name and the display type on the HMI screen, and displays the data according to the display type. , Corresponding input / output contacts can be operated. The HMI screen generally means a screen displayed by the instrumentation monitoring device 1 for obtaining an interface (Human Machine Interface) between the user and the system. For example, by clicking a symbol of a tag displayed on the HMI screen with a mouse, attributes of the tag, data of contact points, and the like can be displayed.

  In the case where the scale of the instrumentation control system 100 is large or the number of tags set to the devices or the like is large even if the scale is small, the entire monitoring target system is displayed and the monitoring target system is displayed each time. If the tag name is searched for and displayed, the work efficiency of the user is reduced. Therefore, the instrumentation monitoring device 1 has a tag grouping function for registering necessary tags in groups.

  The tag grouping function is realized by associating a tag group name of a tag group to be registered with a tag name in a database stored in the data server 101.

  The user can register tags having a plurality of tag names using the tag grouping function. Then, when performing tag monitoring, tag operation, and the like, the user can call up a necessary tag group and perform work efficiently.

  In the tag group, for example, there may be a limit to the number of tag names that can be registered (for example, eight, sixteen, etc.), but it is possible to register tags having the same tag name in different tag groups. In the present embodiment, the user can extract a list of tag groups based on tag names and search for a desired tag group from the extracted tag groups.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a tag name search screen of the instrumentation monitoring device of the present embodiment.
The instrumentation monitoring device 1 of the present embodiment has a tag name search function, and the tag name search function is realized by displaying the tag name search screen on the HMI screen. The tag name search function extracts a desired tag name and related data from a database in which various data are associated with the tag name.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the tag name search screen 10 includes a search window 11, a search condition setting unit 12, and a search result display unit 14. The user inputs a tag name to be searched in the search window 11, sets a search condition in the search condition setting unit 12, and clicks a search button 13 with a mouse. The search result is displayed in the search result display unit 14. . The character string input to the search window 11 can be a combination of a part of the tag name known to the user with a wild card, or the like.

  The search condition setting unit 12 can set the type of tag to be searched, for example, the type of physical quantity provided from each input / output contact, such as temperature, flow rate, and pressure.

  The user selects one of the search results displayed on the search result display section 14 and clicks the tag group screen button 16 or the tag point screen button 15 to display a tag group screen or a tag point screen (both will be described later). Can be transitioned to In another embodiment to be described later, the real-time trend screen can be displayed by clicking the real-time trend screen button 17, and the historical trend screen can be displayed by clicking the historical trend screen button 18.

  If the selected tag name belongs to a plurality of tag groups when the tag group screen button 16 is clicked, a tag group selection window is displayed before transitioning to the tag group screen, and the user is prompted to enter the tag group selection window. By selecting a tag group from, it is possible to make a transition to a desired tag group screen.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating a tag group screen of the instrumentation monitoring device according to the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 3, the tag group screen 20 can include a plurality of tag data display sections 23. The plurality of tag data display units 23 each include a tag name display unit and monitoring data. The tag name display section is a section for displaying a tag name given to the input / output contact, for example, “AAA.0001”.

  The monitoring data is monitoring data of the input / output contact associated with the tag name displayed on the tag name display section. This monitoring data is, for example, data of a temperature measured by a temperature sensor, speed data of a rotation speed of a transport roller, and the like. In addition to such actual measurement data, setting data set by a program or the like, data of a calculation result, and the like can be included. As in this example, for example, the lower limit value (MIN) and the upper limit value (MAX) are displayed together with the monitoring data, and the color of the data bar display is changed according to the value range. You may.

  In addition, a tag group name display section 22 is provided on the tag group screen 20, and the name of the tag group displayed on the screen, for example, "XXXXXXXXX1" is displayed. Further, a processing button group 21 in which various processing buttons for editing a tag group name and a configuration of a tag included in the currently displayed tag group are arranged is provided.

  In this example, the tag name display section is a button, and the user can open the tag point screen of the corresponding tag name by clicking the tag name display section of the desired tag name.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating a tag point screen of the instrumentation monitoring device of the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 4, the tag point screen 30 includes a tag name display unit 32, a control parameter setting unit 33, a point data display unit 34, an alarm display unit 35, and a tag data display unit 36. I have.

  The tag name display section 32 displays the currently displayed tag name. This tag name matches the tag name displayed on the tag name search screen 10 or the tag group screen 20. For example, when the tag data display section 23 at the upper left end is clicked on the tag group screen 20 of FIG. 3, the tag point screen 30 corresponding to the tag name “AAA.0001” is displayed. The tag name display section 32 can further display any additional description items. The additional description item is an item that allows a user to freely describe, for example, a function description of a contact corresponding to a tag name by an arbitrary character string.

  The control parameter setting unit 33 is an area for remotely setting a control parameter of a contact corresponding to a target tag name.

  The point data display unit 34 is an area for displaying real-time data of a target tag. Contact data corresponding to the target tag is acquired in real time via the DCS 105 or the like, and the database of the data server 101 is updated. Real-time data is collected, for example, at regular intervals, and each time it is collected, the database is updated, and the data on the point data display unit 34 is also updated.

  The alarm display section 35 is an area for displaying, when the data of the tag corresponding to the tag name exceeds or falls below a preset alarm setting value.

  The tag data display section 36 displays the same contents as the tag data display section 23 on the tag group screen.

  On the tag point screen 30, a processing button group 31 is provided. In the processing button group 31, buttons for editing the tag name and the arrangement of the respective display units displayed on the currently displayed tag point screen are arranged. Further, the processing button group 31 is provided with an upper button 37, and the user clicks the upper button 37 to shift the HMI screen to the tag group screen 20, which is the upper screen of the tag point screen 30. Can be.

  The tag point screen 30 is also provided with buttons for displaying a later-described real-time trend screen and a historical trend screen. By clicking the real-time trend screen button 38, the user can transition the HMI screen to the real-time trend screen including the current tag name. The user can transition the HMI screen to the historical trend screen including the current tag name by clicking the historical trend screen button 39.

A series of operations of the instrumentation monitoring device 1 according to the present embodiment will be described using a flowchart. Note that the tag groups are set in advance by the tag grouping function of the instrumentation monitoring device 1.
FIG. 5 is an example of a flowchart illustrating the operation of the instrumentation monitoring device of the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 5, in step S1, the instrumentation monitoring device 1 displays a tag name search screen 10. The tag name search function of the instrumentation monitoring device 1 searches the database of the data server 101 for a tag name based on an arbitrary character string input by the user. The instrumentation monitoring device 1 displays, for example, a list of tag names including an arbitrary character string.

  The user selects a desired tag name from the list of tag names, and clicks the tag point screen button 15.

  In step S2, the instrumentation monitoring device 1 displays a tag point screen 30 corresponding to the selected tag name.

  In step S3, the user determines whether to check the tag group screen 20 in which the selected tag name is registered. When checking the tag group screen, the user clicks the upper button 37 of the tag point screen 30 in step S4. When the tag group screen 20 is not displayed, the user ends the operation of the instrumentation monitoring device 1.

  In step S5, the instrumentation monitoring device 1 searches the database of the data server 101 to determine whether there is a plurality of tag groups including the selected tag name. When there are a plurality of tag groups including the tag name, the instrumentation monitoring apparatus 1 shifts the processing to step S6. When there is one tag group including the tag name, the instrumentation monitoring device 1 transitions the processing to the tag group screen 20.

  In step S6, the instrumentation monitoring device 1 opens a tag group selection window.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating a tag point screen of the instrumentation monitoring device of the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 6, a tag group selection window 301 is opened on the tag point screen 30. The tag group selection window 301 displays a list of tag group names and tag group numbers set for each tag group name.

  By selecting a desired tag group from the tag group selection window 301, the selected tag group screen 20 (FIG. 3) can be displayed (step S7).

  In order to display the tag group screen, a desired tag name is selected from the search result of the tag name search screen 10 (step S1), and the tag group is also selected by clicking the tag group screen button 16 of the tag name search screen 10. A list of tag groups including the tag name can be displayed (step S11).

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating a tag name search screen of the instrumentation monitoring device of the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 7, a tag group selection window 301 is displayed on the tag name search screen 10. This tag group selection window 301 is the same window as the tag group selection window 301 in FIG. As in the case of FIG. 6, the user can select a tag group from the tag group selection window 301 and display a desired tag group screen 20 (S12).

The effects of the instrumentation monitoring device of the present embodiment will be described.
In the instrumentation monitoring device according to the present embodiment, since a tag having a tag name belonging to the tag group is associated with the tag group, by specifying the tag, the tag group associated with the tag name is identified. It can be extracted as a display candidate for the tag group screen. In the instrumentation monitoring device, a tag group selection window displaying a plurality of searched and selected tag groups can be displayed on the tag name search screen or the point screen, so that a desired tag group can be quickly found. it can.

(Second embodiment)
In addition to tag groups, real-time trend data is managed by the data server 101 as a database in association with a tag name. Real-time trend data refers to time-series (real-time) data including the current time.

  The instrumentation monitoring device of the present embodiment has a real-time trend function. In the real-time trend function, real-time trend data associated with a tag name is grouped under a plurality of tag names, and given an arbitrary real-time trend name, and registered in a database.

  The instrumentation monitoring device 1 can display a real-time trend screen having the registered real trend data name. The real-time trend screen can simultaneously display real-time trend data associated with one or more tag names registered in advance by the user.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram illustrating a real-time trend screen of the instrumentation monitoring device of the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 8, the real-time trend screen 40 includes a real-time trend name display section 42, a tag name display section 43, and a real-time data display section 44. The real-time trend name display section 42 displays a real-time trend name arbitrarily given by the user.

  The tag name display section 43 displays the tag name registered as the real-time trend name.

  The real-time data display section 44 displays real-time data of the input / output contacts corresponding to the registered tag names. In this example, data associated with the two tag names “AAA.0001” and “AAA.0002” are indicated by a solid line and a broken line.

  As in the other screens, the real-time trend screen 40 is also provided with a processing button group 41 in which various processing buttons are arranged.

A series of operations of the instrumentation monitoring device 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to a flowchart.
FIG. 9 is an example of a flowchart for explaining the operation of the instrumentation monitoring device of the present embodiment.
In FIG. 9, the same processing steps as those in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 9, the tag point screen 30 is displayed up to step S2, and in step S23, the user determines whether to check the real-time trend screen 40 in which the selected tag name is registered. When checking the real-time trend screen 40, the user clicks the real-time trend screen button 38 (FIG. 4) in step S24. When not displaying the real-time trend screen 40, the user ends the operation of the instrumentation monitoring device 1.

  In step S25, the instrumentation monitoring device 1 searches the database of the data server 101 and determines whether there are a plurality of real-time trend names including the selected tag name. When there are a plurality of real-time trend names including the tag name, the instrumentation monitoring apparatus 1 shifts the processing to step S26. When there is one real-time trend name including the tag name, the instrumentation monitoring apparatus 1 shifts the processing to the real-time trend screen 40.

  In step S26, the instrumentation monitoring device 1 opens a real-time trend selection window. Although not shown, the real-time trend selection window is the same as the tag group selection window of the other embodiments described above. By selecting a desired real-time trend name from the real-time trend selection window, the selected real-time trend screen 40 can be displayed (step S27).

  In order to display the real-time trend screen 40, a desired tag name is selected from the search results of the tag name search screen 10 (step S1), and the tag name is also selected by clicking the real-time trend screen button 17 of the tag name search screen 10. A list of real-time trend names including the performed tag names can be displayed (step S31).

  The user can select a real-time trend name from the list of real-time trend names and display a desired real-time trend screen 40 (S32).

(Third embodiment)
In addition to tag groups, historical trend data is managed by the data server 101 as a database in association with tag names. Historical trend data refers to data that includes longer-term past data among time-series data including the current time.

  The instrumentation monitoring device 1 according to the present embodiment has a historical trend function. In the historical trend function, historical trend data associated with a tag name is grouped by a plurality of tag names, an arbitrary historical trend name is assigned, and registered in a database.

  The instrumentation monitoring device 1 can display a historical trend screen having the registered historical trend data name. The historical trend screen can simultaneously display historical trend data respectively associated with one or a plurality of tag names registered in advance by the user.

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram illustrating a historical trend screen of the instrumentation monitoring device of the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 10, the historical trend screen 50 includes a historical trend name display section 52, a tag name display section 53, and a historical trend data display section 54. The historical trend name display section 52 displays a historical trend name arbitrarily given by the user.

  The tag name display unit 53 and the historical trend data display unit 54 display the tag names registered in the historical trend names and the historical trend data of the input / output contacts corresponding to the registered tag names, as in the case described with reference to FIG. Is displayed. Like the other screens, the historical trend screen 50 is provided with a processing button group 51 in which various processing buttons are arranged.

A series of operations of the instrumentation monitoring device 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to a flowchart.
FIG. 11 is an example of a flowchart for explaining the operation of the instrumentation monitoring device of the present embodiment.
In FIG. 11, the same steps as those in FIG. 5 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description will be omitted as appropriate.
As shown in FIG. 11, the tag point screen 30 is displayed up to step S2, and in step S43, the user determines whether to confirm the historical trend screen 50 in which the selected tag name is registered. When confirming the historical trend screen 50, the user clicks the historical trend screen button 39 (FIG. 4) in step S44. When the historical trend screen 50 is not displayed, the user ends the operation of the instrumentation monitoring device 1.

  In step S45, the instrumentation monitoring device 1 searches the database of the data server 101 to determine whether there are a plurality of historical trend names including the selected tag name. When there are a plurality of historical trend names including the tag name, the instrumentation monitoring apparatus 1 shifts the processing to step S46. When there is one historical trend name including the tag name, the instrumentation monitoring device 1 shifts the process to the historical trend screen 50.

  In step S46, the instrumentation monitoring device 1 opens a historical trend selection window. Although not shown, the historical trend selection window is the same as the tag group selection window 301 of the other embodiments described above. By selecting a desired historical trend name from the historical trend selection window, the selected historical trend screen 50 can be displayed (step S47).

  In order to display the historical trend screen 50, a desired tag name is selected from the search result of the tag name search screen 10 (step S1), and the selection is also performed by clicking the historical trend screen button 18 of the tag name search screen 10. A list of historical trend names including the performed tag names can be displayed (step S51).

  The user can select a historical trend name from the list of historical trend names and display a desired historical trend screen 50 (step S52).

  Each of the embodiments described above can be implemented in combination with each other. For example, the first embodiment may be combined with the second embodiment, or the third embodiment may be combined. Further, all the embodiments may be implemented in combination.

  According to the embodiment described above, it is possible to realize an instrumentation monitoring device capable of displaying a tag group screen that a user wants to monitor quickly and easily.

  Although some embodiments of the present invention have been described above, these embodiments are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These new embodiments can be implemented in other various forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and spirit of the invention, and are also included in the scope of the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof. Further, the above-described embodiments can be implemented in combination with each other.

  1 instrumentation monitoring device, 10 tag name search screen, 15 tag point screen button, 16 tag group screen button, 17 real time trend screen button, 18 historical trend screen button, 20 tag group screen, 30 tag point screen, 37 upper buttons, 38 real-time trend screen button, 39 historical trend screen button, 40 real-time trend screen, 50 historical trend screen, 100 instrumentation control system, 101 data server, 102 engineering tool, 103 communication network, 104 control network, 105 distributed control System, 106 network, 301 tag group selection window

Claims (5)

An instrumentation monitoring device that monitors the device, the device, and the instrument by a tag name assigned to an input / output contact connected to the device, the device, and the instrument that are process-controlled,
A tag search function for searching for a desired tag name from a plurality of the tag names and displaying a result;
A tag grouping function for registering at least a part of the plurality of tag names and managing the tag group as a tag group;
With
When the desired tag name belongs to a plurality of the tag groups,
An instrumentation monitoring device that displays, as options, all tag group names representing the plurality of tag groups to which the desired tag name belongs. Further provided with a real-time trend function to manage the current data of the input / output contact corresponding to at least a part of the tag names of the plurality of tag names with a real-time trend name,
When the desired tag name belongs to a plurality of the real-time trend names,
The instrumentation monitoring device according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of real-time trend names to which the desired tag names belong are displayed as options. A historical trend function for managing a past history of the data of the input / output contacts corresponding to at least a part of the tag names of the plurality of tag names as a historical trend name,
When the desired tag name belongs to a plurality of the historical trend names,
The instrumentation monitoring device according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of historical trend names to which the desired tag names belong are displayed as options. An instrumentation monitoring device that monitors the device, the device, and the instrument by a tag name given to an input / output contact connected to the device, the device, and the instrument that are process-controlled,
A tag search function for searching for a desired tag name from a plurality of the tag names and displaying a result;
A real-time trend function for managing the current data of the input / output contact corresponding to at least a part of the tag names among the plurality of tag names with a real-time trend name,
With
When the desired tag name belongs to a plurality of the real-time trend names,
An instrumentation monitoring device that displays the plurality of real-time trend names to which the desired tag names belong as options. An instrumentation monitoring device that monitors the device, the device, and the instrument by a tag name given to an input / output contact connected to the device, the device, and the instrument that are process-controlled,
A tag search function for searching for a desired tag name from a plurality of the tag names and displaying a result;
A historical trend function for managing a past history of the input / output contact data corresponding to at least a part of the tag names of the plurality of tag names as a historical trend name,
With
An instrumentation monitoring device that displays the plurality of historical trend names to which the desired tag names belong as options.

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