JP2906436B2 - Production control computer system - Google Patents

Production control computer system

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JP2906436B2
JP2906436B2 JP10831489A JP10831489A JP2906436B2 JP 2906436 B2 JP2906436 B2 JP 2906436B2 JP 10831489 A JP10831489 A JP 10831489A JP 10831489 A JP10831489 A JP 10831489A JP 2906436 B2 JP2906436 B2 JP 2906436B2
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control computer
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condition data
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孝博 伊藤
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NEC Corp
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    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
    • Y02P90/00—Enabling technologies with a potential contribution to greenhouse gas [GHG] emissions mitigation
    • Y02P90/02—Total factory control, e.g. smart factories, flexible manufacturing systems [FMS] or integrated manufacturing systems [IMS]
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
    • Y02P90/00—Enabling technologies with a potential contribution to greenhouse gas [GHG] emissions mitigation
    • Y02P90/30—Computing systems specially adapted for manufacturing

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 ［産業上の利用分野］ 本発明は、ホストコンピュータからのマスターデータ
に基づいて、生産ラインにおける各工程での処理を各制
御コンピュータの制御下で行う生産制御コンピュータシ
ステムに関する。Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a production control computer system that performs processing in each process in a production line under the control of each control computer based on master data from a host computer. .

［従来の技術］ 従来では、生産ラインにおける製品の処理制御と工程
の管理を行うためのシステムは、マスターデータの管理
を行うホストコンピュータ、各設備を制御する制御コン
ピュータ、それらを互いに接続するネットワーク等によ
って構成され、ホストコンピュータからのマスターデー
タのみに基づいて各制御コンピュータが処理条件等を各
工程の設備に指示する形態をとっていた。[Prior Art] Conventionally, a system for controlling the processing of products and managing processes in a production line includes a host computer for managing master data, a control computer for controlling each facility, and a network for connecting them to each other. And each control computer instructs the equipment of each process on the processing conditions and the like based only on the master data from the host computer.

［発明が解決しようとする課題］ 上述した従来の生産制御コンピュータシステムでは、
次のような欠点があった。[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] In the conventional production control computer system described above,
There were the following disadvantages.

１）ホストコンピュータが停止すると、制御コンピュー
タが処理条件を得られず、生産ライン全体が停止すると
いう欠点がある。1) When the host computer stops, there is a disadvantage that the control computer cannot obtain the processing conditions and the entire production line stops.

２）作業準備をするために前工程での作業状況を知ろう
とすると、ホストコンピュータに問い合わせる必要があ
り、これはホストの負荷を高めるという欠点がある。2) In order to know the work status in the previous process in order to prepare for the work, it is necessary to make an inquiry to the host computer, which has the drawback of increasing the load on the host.

本発明は上記従来の事情を鑑みなされたもので、生産
ラインの稼働効率を高めることができる生産制御コンピ
ュータシステムを提供することを目的とする。The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional circumstances, and has as its object to provide a production control computer system that can increase the operation efficiency of a production line.

［発明の従来技術に対する相違点］ 上述した従来の生産制御コンピュータシステムに対
し、本発明は制御コンピュータはネットワーク伝文振り
分け機構を有し、前工程の制御コンピュータから次工程
の制御コンピュータに対してホストコンピュータを介さ
ずに直接製品情報を転送し、その情報を次工程における
作業判断として用いるという相違点を有する。[Differences of the Invention from the Prior Art] In contrast to the conventional production control computer system described above, the present invention provides a control computer having a network message distribution mechanism, and a host computer from a control computer in a previous process to a control computer in a next process. There is a difference in that product information is directly transferred without using a computer, and that information is used as work determination in the next process.

［課題を解決するための手段］ 本発明の要旨は、マスターデータの管理を行うホスト
コンピュータと、生産ラインにおける製品の処理を順次
行う複数の設備と、各設備を制御する複数の制御コンピ
ュータと、ホストコンピュータと制御コンピュータとを
接続するネットワークとを備え、ホストコンピュータの
マスターデータに基づいて制御コンピュータが各工程に
おける処理条件を指示する生産制御コンピュータシステ
ムにおいて、制御コンピュータは、次工程の制御コンピ
ュータに対して前記ホストコンピュータを介さずに直接
製品情報を転送するネットワーク伝文振り分け機構を有
し、当該設備の処理条件データをホストコンピュータへ
問い合わせる際にホストコンピュータへの問い合わせに
おいて当該設備の処理条件データと同時に次工程以降の
処理条件データをも同時に受け取り、当該工程での処理
終了時に、ネットワークを介して次工程の制御コンピュ
ータへ処理製品の識別コードと共に次工程以降の処理条
件データを送り、次工程の制御コンピュータでは前工程
から送られた処理条件データとホストコンピュータへの
問い合わせによって、処理条件の判断を行うことであ
る。[Means for Solving the Problems] The gist of the present invention is to provide a host computer for managing master data, a plurality of facilities for sequentially processing products in a production line, a plurality of control computers for controlling each facility, A production control computer system comprising a network connecting the host computer and the control computer, wherein the control computer instructs the processing conditions in each process based on the master data of the host computer. A network message distribution mechanism that transfers product information directly without passing through the host computer, and when querying the host computer for processing condition data of the facility, an inquiry to the host computer is performed simultaneously with the processing condition data of the facility. Next At the same time, the processing condition data for the next process is also received, and at the end of the process in the process, the processing condition data for the next process and the next process are sent to the control computer for the next process together with the identification code of the processed product via the network. Then, the processing condition is determined based on the processing condition data sent from the previous process and the inquiry to the host computer.

［実施例］ 次に、本発明について図面を参照して説明する。Example Next, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

第１図は本発明の一実施例に係るシステム構成を示す
ブロック図である。本実施例のシステムは、マスターデ
ータの管理を行うホストコンピュータ１と、生産ライン
６における製品の処理を順次行う複数の設備５と、各設
備５を制御する複数の制御コンピュータ４と、各制御コ
ンピュータ４に付設された伝文振り分け機構２と、各制
御コンピュータ４を伝文振り分け機構２を介して互いに
接続すると共にホストコンピュータ１とも接続するネッ
トワーク３とを備えている。FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a system configuration according to one embodiment of the present invention. The system according to the present embodiment includes a host computer 1 that manages master data, a plurality of facilities 5 that sequentially process products on a production line 6, a plurality of control computers 4 that control each facility 5, and a control computer. A message distribution mechanism 2 attached to the control computer 4 and a network 3 for connecting the control computers 4 to each other via the message distribution mechanism 2 and also to the host computer 1 are provided.

上記構成のシステムにおいて作業を開始する場合、処
理条件はマスターデータとしてネットワーク３を介して
ホストコンピュータ１から最初の工程の制御コンピュー
タ４に渡される。この制御コンピュータ４は当該工程で
の処理が終了すると、次工程の制御コンピュータ４に次
工程の処理条件データを伝文振り分け機構２及びネット
ワーク３を介して送る。そして、次工程の制御コンピュ
ータ４はホストコンピュータ１へネットワーク３を介し
て問い合わせた結果、ホストコンピュータ１がダウンし
ているときは前工程から送られてきた処理条件に基づい
て設備５に作業を行わせる。一方、ホストコンピュータ
１が正常の時は、ホストコンピュータからの処理条件デ
ータに基づいて設備５に作業を行わせる。従って、ホス
トコンピュータ１の停止時にも処理工程を実行すること
ができる。When work is started in the system having the above configuration, processing conditions are passed from the host computer 1 to the control computer 4 in the first step via the network 3 as master data. When the processing in the process is completed, the control computer 4 sends the processing condition data of the next process to the control computer 4 of the next process via the message distribution mechanism 2 and the network 3. Then, as a result of inquiring of the host computer 1 via the network 3 when the host computer 1 is down, the control computer 4 of the next step performs work on the equipment 5 based on the processing conditions sent from the previous step. Let On the other hand, when the host computer 1 is normal, the equipment 5 is caused to perform work based on the processing condition data from the host computer. Therefore, the processing steps can be executed even when the host computer 1 is stopped.

更に、次工程の制御コンピュータ４は前工程の制御コ
ンピュータ４から送られてくるデータによって作業すべ
き製品が前もって判るので、予め作業準備をすることが
できる。Further, the control computer 4 in the next process can prepare for the operation in advance because the product to be operated can be determined in advance by the data sent from the control computer 4 in the previous process.

第２図（ａ）にはホストコンピュータ１から制御コン
ピュータ４への伝文の内容、第２図（ｂ）には前工程の
制御コンピュータ４から次工程の制御コンピュータ４へ
の伝文の内容を示してある。図示のように、ホストコン
ピュータ１からの伝文には処理対象となる製品の識別コ
ード（製品ID）と現工程から最終工程までの処理条件デ
ータが順次含まれている。また、制御コンピュータ４か
らの伝文には識別コード（製品ID）と次工程から最終工
程までの処理条件データ順次含まれている。FIG. 2 (a) shows the contents of the message from the host computer 1 to the control computer 4, and FIG. 2 (b) shows the contents of the message from the control computer 4 in the previous process to the control computer 4 in the next process. Is shown. As shown in the figure, the message from the host computer 1 sequentially includes an identification code (product ID) of a product to be processed and processing condition data from the current process to the last process. The message from the control computer 4 includes an identification code (product ID) and processing condition data from the next step to the last step in order.

［発明の効果］ 以上説明したように本発明は、制御コンピュータはネ
ットワーク伝文振り分け機構を有し、ホストコンピュー
タへの問い合わせにおいて、該設備の処理条件データと
同時に、次工程以降の処理条件データをも同時に受け取
り、処理終了時に、ネットワークを介して次工程の制御
コンピュータへ処理製品のIDと次工程以降の処理条件デ
ータを送り、次工程での作業では、前工程から送られた
処理条件データと該ホストコンピュータへの問い合わせ
によって、処理の判断を行うようにしたため、ホストコ
ンピュータがダウンしているときであっても前工程から
送られてきた処理条件データに基づいて作業を行うこと
ができ、更には次工程の制御コンピュータは前工程の制
御コンピュータから送られてくるデータによって作業す
べき製品が前もってわかるので作業準備をすることがで
き、生産ラインの稼働効率を飛躍的に向上することがで
きる。[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, the control computer has a network message distribution mechanism, and in the inquiry to the host computer, simultaneously with the processing condition data of the facility, the processing condition data of the next step and subsequent steps. At the same time, at the end of processing, the ID of the processed product and the processing condition data of the next and subsequent processes are sent to the control computer of the next process via the network, and in the work in the next process, the processing condition data sent from the previous process and Since the processing is determined by the inquiry to the host computer, the operation can be performed based on the processing condition data sent from the previous process even when the host computer is down. The control computer of the next process should work with the data sent from the control computer of the previous process Since the goods can be seen in advance can be the preparatory work, the operation efficiency of the production line can be dramatically improved.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of the drawings]

第１図は本発明の一実施例に係る生産制御コンピュータ
システムの構成を示すブロック図、第２図（ａ），
（ｂ）はそれぞれホストコンピュータと制御コンピュー
タ間の伝文内容，制御コンピュータ間の伝文内容を示す
概念図である。 １……ホストコンピュータ、２……ネットワーク伝文振
り分け機構、３……ネットワーク、４……制御コンピュ
ータ、５……設備、６……生産ライン。FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a production control computer system according to one embodiment of the present invention.
(B) is a conceptual diagram showing message contents between the host computer and the control computer, and message contents between the control computers. 1 ... host computer, 2 ... network message distribution mechanism, 3 ... network, 4 ... control computer, 5 ... equipment, 6 ... production line.

Claims (1)

(57)【特許請求の範囲】(57) [Claims] 【請求項１】マスターデータの管理を行うホストコンピ
ュータと、生産ラインにおける製品の処理を順次行う複
数の設備と、各設備を制御する複数の制御コンピュータ
と、ホストコンピュータと制御コンピュータとを接続す
るネットワークとを備え、ホストコンピュータのマスタ
ーデータに基づいて制御コンピュータが各工程における
処理条件を指示する生産制御コンピュータシステムにお
いて、制御コンピュータは、次工程の制御コンピュータ
に対して前記ホストコンピュータを介さずに直接製品情
報を転送するネットワーク伝文振り分け機構を有し、当
該設備の処理条件データをホストコンピュータへ問い合
わせる際にホストコンピュータへの問い合わせにおいて
当該設備の処理条件データと同時に次工程以降の処理条
件データをも同時に受け取り、当該工程での処理終了時
に、ネットワークを介して次工程の制御コンピュータへ
処理製品の識別コードと共に次工程以降の処理条件デー
タを送り、次工程の制御コンピュータでは前工程から送
られた処理条件データとホストコンピュータへの問い合
わせによって、処理条件の判断を行うことを特徴とする
生産制御コンピュータシステム。1. A host computer for managing master data, a plurality of facilities for sequentially processing products on a production line, a plurality of control computers for controlling each facility, and a network connecting the host computer and the control computer. In a production control computer system in which a control computer instructs processing conditions in each step based on master data of a host computer, the control computer directly sends a product to the control computer of the next step without passing through the host computer. It has a network message distribution mechanism that transfers information, and when querying the host computer for the processing condition data of the equipment, the processing condition data of the equipment and the processing condition data of the next and subsequent processes are simultaneously sent to the host computer when making an inquiry to the host computer. At the end of the process in the relevant process, at the end of the process, the process condition data for the next process and the subsequent process are sent to the control computer of the next process along with the identification code of the processed product via the network. A production control computer system wherein processing conditions are determined based on an inquiry to data and a host computer.
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