JP2022122610A - Information processing device, information processing system, information processing method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an information processing device, an information processing system, an information processing method, and a program that prevent terminal allocation errors.SOLUTION: An information processing device (110) is used for allocating cables to terminals of multiple distribution boards. The information processing device (110) includes acquisition means (115) for acquiring connection information about cables that have been allocated by a user, determination means (116) for determining the validity of allocation performed by the user based on the connection information, and output means (119) for outputting determination results.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present disclosure relates to an information processing device, an information processing system, an information processing method, and a program.

Conventionally, a user assigns cables to terminals of a switchboard using CAD (Computer-Aided Design), and develops a switchboard development connection diagram (hereinafter simply referred to as a "connection diagram") showing connections between a plurality of switchboards and cables. is created). For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses a method of creating a common circuit pattern and assigning keys to it in order to save time and effort in creating a connection diagram.

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Here, there are many types of cables, and the number of core wires, for example, differs depending on the type. If there is an error in the connection diagram assigned by the user, for example, the number of core wires exceeds the number of core wires in the actual cable, connection failures will occur in the switchboard unit that is commercialized according to the connection diagram, and the overall design will suffer. There is a risk of causing delays in work. Therefore, it is required to prevent setting errors at the stage of connection diagrams.

An object of the present disclosure, which has been made in view of such circumstances, is to provide an information processing device, an information processing system, an information processing method, and a program that prevent terminal allocation errors.

An information processing device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure,
An information processing device used when allocating cables to terminals of a plurality of switchboards,
Acquisition means for acquiring connection information of cables allocated by a user;
judging means for judging the validity of the allocation made by the user based on the connection information;
and output means for outputting the result of the determination.

An information processing system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes:
The information processing device described above;
and a display device for displaying the result of the determination.

An information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes
An information processing method executed by an information processing device used when allocating cables to terminals of a plurality of switchboards,
a step of acquiring connection information of cables allocated by a user;
making a determination as to the validity of allocations made by the user based on the connection information;
and outputting a result of the determination.

A program according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is
Information processing equipment used when allocating cables to terminals of multiple switchboards,
Acquisition means for acquiring connection information of cables allocated by the user;
determination means for determining the validity of the allocation made by the user based on the connection information; and
It functions as output means for outputting the result of the determination.

According to the present disclosure, it is possible to provide an information processing device, an information processing system, an information processing method, and a program that prevent terminal allocation errors.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an information processing device and an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a connection diagram. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of connection information corresponding to the connection diagram of FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a terminal allocation error. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a terminal allocation error. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a terminal allocation error. FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

An information processing device, an information processing system, an information processing method, and a program according to embodiments of the present disclosure will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of an information processing apparatus 110 according to this embodiment. The information processing device 110 is a device that executes information processing for assisting the work of allocating cables to terminals of a plurality of switchboards performed by a user using the CAD 140 . The information processing apparatus 110 is, for example, a personal computer as a hardware configuration.

The information processing device 110 may configure the information processing system 100 together with at least one of the input device 120 and the display device 130 . Details of the input device 120 and the display device 130 will be described later. In addition, the information processing system 100 may constitute a CAD system together with the CAD 140 . Here, the CAD 140 is a device for the user to create a connection diagram by allocating cables to terminals of a switchboard. The CAD 140 may be, for example, a personal computer separate from the information processing apparatus 110 as a hardware configuration. At this time, a CAD tool as an application may be installed in the personal computer that is the CAD 140 . The information processing apparatus 110 and the CAD 140 are connected via a LAN (Local Area Network) network, for example, and can transmit and receive connection information, which will be described later, through communication.

The input device 120 is an interface that receives user operations on the information processing device 110 . The input device 120 may be, for example, a keyboard and a mouse as a hardware configuration. In this embodiment, the input device 120 is connected to the information processing device 110 via, for example, a USB (Universal Serial Bus).

The display device 130 is an interface for displaying information for the user from the information processing device 110 . The display device 130 may be a display such as a liquid crystal display or an OEL (Organic Electro-luminescence) display as a hardware configuration. In this embodiment, the display device 130 is connected to the information processing device 110 via, for example, USB or HDMI (registered trademark) (High-Definition Multimedia Interface).

The information processing device 110 has the following hardware configuration. Information processing apparatus 110 includes communication unit 111 , storage unit 112 , and control unit 113 .

The communication unit 111 is one or more communication interfaces that communicate with an external device wirelessly or by wire. In this embodiment, the communication unit 111 includes a communication interface that communicates with the input device 120 and the display device 130 . The communication interface communicating with the input device 120 and the display device 130 may be, for example, USB and HDMI (registered trademark), etc., as described above. Also, in this embodiment, the communication unit 111 includes a communication interface that communicates with the CAD 140 . A communication interface that communicates with the CAD 140 may be, for example, a LAN, as described above.

The storage unit 112 is one or more memories. The memory is, for example, a semiconductor memory, a magnetic memory, an optical memory, or the like, but is not limited to these and can be any memory. The storage unit 112 functions, for example, as a primary storage device or a secondary storage device. The storage unit 112 is built in the information processing apparatus 110, for example, but may be configured to be externally connected to the information processing apparatus 110 via an arbitrary interface.

In this embodiment, the storage unit 112 stores cable information and switchboard information. The cable information is data on cable specifications such as an ID (identification) for each type of cable, or a name, model, number of cores (number of core wires), and diameter (outer diameter size). Also, the switchboard information is data relating to switchboard specifications such as the size of each switchboard, the number of terminals, connectable cables, and usable terminal blocks. Here, the terminal block is a component that is arranged on the switchboard and connected to the tip of the core of the cable.

Control unit 113 is one or more processors. The processor is, for example, a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor specialized for specific processing, but is not limited to these and can be any processor. The control unit 113 controls the overall operation of the information processing device 110 .

The information processing device 110 has the following software configuration. One or more programs used to control the operation of information processing device 110 are stored in storage unit 112 . The program stored in the storage unit 112 , when read by the control unit 113 , causes the control unit 113 to function as acquisition means 115 , determination means 116 and output means 119 . In this embodiment, the determination means 116 includes compatibility check means 117 and optimality check means 118 . The programs stored in the storage unit 112 may be read by the control unit 113 when the user uses the input device 120 to instruct the control unit 113 to start processing.

The outline of each means is as follows. Acquisition means 115 is means for acquiring cable information and switchboard information from the storage unit 112 . Acquisition unit 115 also acquires information input from an external device of information processing apparatus 110 . In this embodiment, information input from an external device of the information processing device 110 includes connection information from the CAD 140 . The judging means 116 is means for judging the validity of the allocation made by the user based on the connection information. In this embodiment, the determining means 116 also uses cable information and switchboard information in determining validity. Here, the determination means 116 does not necessarily have to use both the cable information and the switchboard information. The determining means 116 may use only the cable information, for example, when performing only the compatibility check described below. That is, the determination means 116 may use at least one of cable information and switchboard information. At this time, the acquiring means 115 may acquire at least one of the cable information and the switchboard information according to the information used by the determining means 116 . The suitability check means 117 is means for performing a suitability check for judging whether the allocation performed by the user is correct among the judgments about validity. The optimality check means 118 is a means for performing an optimality check for judging whether the allocation performed by the user is optimal among the judgments on validity. The output means 119 is a means for outputting the result of judgment on validity by the judgment means 116 . Specific operations of each means will be described later.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a connection diagram. As described above, the user uses the CAD 140 to allocate cables to terminals of a plurality of switchboards and create a connection diagram. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of connection information corresponding to the connection diagram of FIG. The CAD 140 extracts cable information and connection information with a plurality of switchboards from the connection diagram of FIG. 2, generates connection information as shown in FIG. 3, and outputs it as a file in a predetermined format. The file in the predetermined format is, for example, CSV (Comma-Separated Values) format, but is not limited to this.

The connection information includes, for example, an external cable ID, first board, second board, type, number of cores, diameter, core number, extension cable of the first board, and extension cable of the second board. The external cable ID is a unique identifier determined for each type of cable. In this embodiment, the external cable ID is composed of a combination of numbers and alphabets. Board 1 and Board 2 are the names of the two switchboards to which the cable is connected. The name of the switchboard can be any number or alphabet, excluding some unusable characters determined by the system (e.g. half-width comma (,) and half-width tilde (~)) so that each switchboard can be identified individually. , symbols, kanji, hiragana and katakana. The type is a classification based on the use and material of the cable. In the example of FIG. 3, the type is CVV (Control-use Vinyl insulated Vinyl sheathed cable) indicating that it is a vinyl sheathed cable for control. The number of cores is the number of cores that the cable has. Aperture is the outer diameter size of the cable. The core number is a number for distinguishing each of the cores provided in the cable. In the example of FIG. 3, cores with core numbers from 1 to 11 are used to connect the first board KP-01 and the second board RY-01(1), and cores with core numbers from 12 to 20 are used to connect the first board KP-01 and the second board RY-01(1). is unused. Here, the core number may be displayed in color if the number of cores is less than a predetermined number (for example, 4). In that case, a color may be used as a core number, and the number matched with each color may be used. The extension cable of the first panel and the extension cable of the second panel are the names of the cores of the cables on the inner side of the first panel and the second panel to which the cables are connected, respectively. For example, the core with the cable core number 11 is connected to the core K14821 of the internal cable on the first board KP-01, and the A70111 of the internal cable on the second board RY-01(1). It is connected with the core called Thus, the connection information details the characteristics of the cable and the connections between the cable and the plurality of switchboards.

Here, FIGS. 4, 5, and 6 show examples of terminal allocation errors ascertained from the connection information. In the example of FIG. 4, the number of cores in the cable is 10, and the core with core number 11 is used, which causes an error of connecting a core that does not exist. In the example of FIG. 5, an error occurs in which the lead with lead number 3 is used redundantly. In the example of FIG. 6, where the name of the second board is RY-01(1), there is a part where it is incorrectly named RY-01(2). Conventionally, such errors have been detected by the user's visual confirmation on the screen of the CAD 140 . However, if there is an oversight, there is a risk that a defective connection will occur in the switchboard unit commercialized according to the connection diagram, causing a delay in the overall design work. The information processing apparatus 110 according to the present embodiment can detect an error from the connection information by executing the information processing method described below, and can prevent setting errors at the stage of the connection diagram. In addition, the information processing apparatus 110 can present improvements to the user regarding the connection diagram.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing an example of the information processing method executed by the information processing apparatus 110 . For example, the information processing apparatus 110 may start the following process in response to a user's instruction to start using the input device 120 (as a specific example, a start button is clicked).

The acquisition unit 115 acquires the connection information received from the CAD 140 by the communication unit 111 (step S1).

The acquisition unit 115 acquires cable information and switchboard information from the storage unit 112 (step S2).

Based on the connection information acquired by the acquisition means 115, the determination means 116 determines the validity of the allocation performed by the user. In this embodiment, the determining means 116 also uses the cable information and switchboard information acquired by the acquiring means 115 in determining the appropriateness of allocation. As noted above, decision means 116 includes suitability check means 117 and optimality check means 118 .

The suitability check means 117 performs a suitability check to determine whether the allocation performed by the user is correct (step S3).

In this embodiment, the compatibility check includes a core number check. In the core number check, an error occurs when the core number in the connection information is blank. In the core number check, if the core number exceeds the number of cores in the connection information, an error will occur (see FIG. 4). Also, in the core number check, if the core number overlaps, it is regarded as an error (see FIG. 5).

In this embodiment, the compatibility check includes a cable destination check. In the cable connection destination check, an error occurs when the names of the first board and the second board are not unified in the connection information (see FIG. 6).

In this embodiment, the compatibility check includes a core count check. In the core number check, an error occurs when the number of cores in the connection information is different from the number of cores described in the cable information (the number of cores in the cable specifications).

In this embodiment, the compatibility check includes a switchboard name check. In the switchboard name check, an error occurs when the names of the first board and the second board in the connection information include characters that cannot be used. In addition, in the switchboard name check, if the names of the first board and the second board in the connection information are different from the names described in the switchboard information (for example, the names are different from the names described in the switchboard information), an error will occur. .

In this embodiment, the conformance check includes a double definition check. In the double definition check, if there is a double definition of the cable in the same section, that is, if there is a duplicate description in the connection information, an error will occur. However, it may be acceptable to connect multiple cables of the same type between the first board and the second board. In such cases, double definition of cables in the same section may be treated as a warning rather than an error.

If there is an error in the compatibility check (No in step S4), the output unit 119 outputs the error as a result of the determination and causes the display device 130 to display it (step S6). Here, when there is the above warning in the suitability check, the output means 119 outputs the warning as a result of the judgment and causes the display device 130 to display it. Further, when there is an improvement point related to the error (Yes in step S8), the output means 119 outputs the improvement point and causes the display device 130 to display it (step S9). The output unit 119 outputs only the error or warning when there is no improvement related to the error (No in step S8). The error-related remediation may be information including, for example, the probable cause of the error. In the example of FIG. 6, the output unit 119 may output the error of "RY-01(1)" as an improvement point and cause the display device 130 to display it. The output means 119 may add errors, warnings and improvements to the connection information file (eg CSV format) instead of or in addition to such display.

If there are no errors or warnings in the compatibility check and the connection information is correct (Yes in step S4), the optimality check means 118 performs an optimality check to determine whether the allocation performed by the user is optimal (step S5). ).

In this embodiment, the optimality check includes an alternate cable check. In the alternative cable check, one replaceable cable is extracted from the cable information when a plurality of cables are used to connect the first board and the second board. At this time, in the alternative cable check, the information on the location where the extracted cable can be replaced may be used as an improvement point.

Optimality checks may include terminal block checks. In the terminal block check, terminal blocks that can be used on the first board and the second board are extracted based on the switchboard information. At this time, in the terminal block check, the extracted terminal block information may be used as an improvement point.

If there is an improvement point in the optimality check (No in step S7), the output unit 119 outputs the improvement point as a result of the judgment and causes the display device 130 to display it (step S9). The output unit 119 may add the improvement points to the connection information file instead of displaying the improvement points or together with the display of the improvement points.

If there is no point to be improved in the optimality check and the connection information has already been optimized (Yes in step S7), the output means 119 does not have to display anything. As another example, when the connection information has been optimized (Yes in step S7), the output unit 119 may cause the display device 130 to display that the optimization has already been performed. Moreover, the output unit 119 may cause the display device 130 to display that there are no errors or warnings when the connection information is correct in the compatibility check (Yes in step S4).

The user may use the CAD 140 to correct the assignment of cables to terminals of a plurality of switchboards when at least one of an error, a warning, and points for improvement are indicated by the information processing device 110 . Then, after the correction work, the user may cause the information processing apparatus 110 to determine the validity of the allocation again.

As described above, the information processing apparatus 110, the information processing system 100, the information processing method, and the program according to the present embodiment can perform thorough checks compared to the conventional visual confirmation by the user. , it is possible to prevent setting mistakes at the stage of connection diagram. In addition, the information processing apparatus 110, the information processing system 100, the information processing method, and the program according to the present embodiment can indicate to the user improvements in connection diagrams.

Although the present disclosure has been described with reference to figures and examples, it should be noted that various variations and modifications will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art based on the present disclosure. Therefore, it should be noted that these variations and modifications are included within the scope of this disclosure. For example, the functions included in each means, each step, etc. can be rearranged so as not to be logically inconsistent, and it is possible to combine a plurality of means or steps, etc. into one or divide them. .

100 Information Processing System 110 Information Processing Device 111 Communication Unit 112 Storage Unit 113 Control Unit 115 Acquisition Means 116 Judgment Means 117 Suitability Check Means 118 Optimality Check Means 119 Output Means 120 Input Device 130 Display Device 140 CAD

Claims (6)

An information processing device used when allocating cables to terminals of a plurality of switchboards,
Acquisition means for acquiring connection information of cables allocated by a user;
judging means for judging the validity of the allocation made by the user based on the connection information;
and output means for outputting the result of the determination. 2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said judging means includes suitability checking means for judging whether the allocation performed by said user is correct. 3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said determining means includes optimality checking means for determining whether the allocation performed by said user is optimal. an information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3;
an information processing system, comprising: a display device that displays a result of the determination. An information processing method executed by an information processing device used when allocating cables to terminals of a plurality of switchboards,
a step of acquiring connection information of cables allocated by a user;
making a determination as to the validity of allocations made by the user based on the connection information;
and a step of outputting the result of the determination. Information processing equipment used when allocating cables to terminals of multiple switchboards,
Acquisition means for acquiring connection information of cables allocated by the user;
determination means for determining the validity of the allocation made by the user based on the connection information; and
A program functioning as output means for outputting the result of the determination.

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