JP3304649B2 - Central monitoring device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a central monitoring device for monitoring, controlling and setting the status of equipment and equipment.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a conventional central monitoring device. In the figure, (1) is a central monitoring device constituted by a computer, (2) is a function processing means having a group of application programs such as a scheduling program and an interlocking program and controlling the entire function processing, a man-machine control means (3) , DB (database) access control means (4)
And a communication control means (5). An operation console (6) and a man-machine log (recording) file (7) are connected to the man-machine control means (3).

A database (8) and an access log file (9) are connected to the DB access control means (4).
The communication control means (5) is connected to a controller for controlling facilities and equipment and a communication log file (11). (12)
In each log file (7) (9) (11) connected to the log reference means to output the data, the personal computer or the like maintenance tool (13) is connected.

[0004] The conventional central monitoring device (1) is configured as described above, and its operation will be described by taking scheduling control as an example. The function processing means (2) responds to the DB access control means (4) by the activation request of the scheduling control.
It issues a command to read the scheduling time, target equipment, control details, etc. The DB access control means (4) reads the requested information from the database (8), and reads the requested information from the function processing means (2).
Tell At this time, the requested information is stored in the access log file (9).

When the scheduling time comes, the function processing means (2) requests the communication control means (5) to transmit control based on the read information. The communication control means (5) transmits a control command to the controller (10). At this time, the transmission contents are stored in the communication log file (11). Then, the controller (10) controls the requested equipment. Further, the man-machine control means (3) receives a setting change of the scheduling time and the target equipment input from the operator via the operation console (6), and saves the setting change in the man-machine log file (7). I do.
Then, the DB access control means (4) changes the data of the database (8).

According to the above series of operations, various logs stored in chronological order are displayed as text files on the maintenance tool (13) by the log reference means (12) when requested by the maintenance tool (13). Can be referenced.

[0007]

In the conventional central monitoring device as described above, since each log file (7), (9), (11) is independent, when a trouble occurs, a trouble reproduction test is performed at a factory. It is very troublesome to do. That is, it is necessary to artificially combine various logs arranged in chronological order, and to reproduce the logs, it is necessary to artificially create the operation state and the setting state, which takes an enormous amount of time. There is a problem.

Further, there is a problem that the setting work of the operator increases in proportion to the number of facilities, and the same setting work must be repeated for all the facilities.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a central monitoring apparatus capable of automating a reproducing operation and performing a setting operation by an operator at a time. .

[0010]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a central monitoring apparatus which collectively collects contents of an event notified from each control means to a function processing means operating in accordance with a group of application programs, and An execution event logging means for recording as a processing log in a database;
And processing log reference means for output the recorded processing log in the internal database, connected to the processing log reference means, input
Maintenance tool with force and display functions,
When a maintenance tool is operated, a processing log editing unit that edits and outputs a processing log input to the maintenance tool, and interprets the contents of the processing log input from the processing log editing unit to perform functional processing. Processing log interpreter executing means for outputting to the means and instructing execution of the application program.

[0011] Also, the central monitoring apparatus according to the second invention, in addition to those of the first invention, to register the commands inputted through the operation of the operating console is connected to the operation console provided outside , Operation macro registration means for outputting this to the processing login interpreter execution means .

[0012]

[Action] In the first aspect of this invention, the contents of the event to be notified to the function processor from the control unit to record at once collected, and outputs them to the outside of the maintenance tool, the inputted processed Since the contents of the log are interpreted and output to the function processing means, the function processing means operates based on the collected processing logs. Also,
When the maintenance tool is operated, the maintenance tool
Edit the processing log input to the file and log in the processing log
Output to the interpreter execution means.
The processing log can be edited with the nonce tool.

[0013] Also, in the second invention, since the output register the commands inputted through the operation of the operation console, and to output it to the processing log interpreter execution unit, the operation from the operation console Macro registration .

[0014]

EXAMPLES In the Figures 1-6 a view showing a first to an embodiment of the fourth aspect of the invention, FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram, FIG. 2 process log format, and FIG. 3 is a log edit command format diagram 4, FIG. 4 is a diagram of the contents of the operation macro registration file, FIG. 5 is an operation flowchart of the execution event logging means, and FIG. 6 is an operation flowchart of the processing login interpreter execution means.

In FIG. 1, (21) denotes each of the control means (3) to (5).
Control event notification from the console (input / output with the operation console (6), reading from the database (8) and database (8)
Write access to the controller, communication with the controller (10), etc.)
And a processing log DB in the processing log format shown in FIG.
(22) execution event logging means, (23) processing log reference means for transmitting the contents of the processing log DB (22) to the maintenance tool (13), (24) according to the operation of the maintenance tool (13), This is a processing log editing means for editing the processing log contents in the command format shown in FIG.

(25) a processing log interpreter executing means for analyzing the processing log edited by the processing log editing means (24) and requesting the function processing means (26) to execute a processing event which has occurred in the past; An operation macro registration unit (27) converts a file input from the operation console (6) into a processing log format executable by the processing login interpreter execution unit (25) according to the format of the operation macro registration file shown in FIG. .

In FIG. 2, (31) shows the format of the processing log, and (31a) shows the date and time when the event occurred.
"Occurrence date and time" in minutes / seconds, (31b) is the control type of the origin, "processing type" in man-machine / DB access / communication, and (31c) is the function processing means when an event occurs
The "operation state" indicating the operation state of (26), (31d) is a detailed type for each of the control means (3) to (5) in which the event has occurred, and a DB access such as a screen number or a command number during man-machine control. At the time of control, it is a "type" such as a file number and a record number, and at the time of communication control, it is a "type" such as a telegram command and a communication error.

(31e) is the content of the event that has occurred. The "content" indicating the data content of each processing type (31b) and type (31d)
(Text) "and (31f) are" intervals until preprocessing "indicating the event occurrence interval, (31g) is" spare ", and (31h) is" other ".

In FIG. 3, (32) is a format of a log editing command, and has a command consisting of "processing type", "state", "type", "text", and "interval". "Process type" ... Mx: Man-machine process (x is setting / control / reference, etc.) Dy: DB access process (y is addition / update / deletion, etc.) Cz: Communication process (z is notification / transmission error, etc.) "State "... xx-yy-zz: state number of each processing task)

"Type" ... GXX: Screen number CXX: Command number FXX: File number RXX: Record number "Text" ... Character string "Interval" ... XXX (ms) In FIG. (33) is an operation macro registration file,
“Xxx” is the execution command name, # 1 [...] to # 4 […]
Indicates the format of commands 1 to 4, respectively.

Next, the operation of the execution event logging means (21) will be described with reference to FIG. Man-machine control means (3),
Under the respective control, when a processing event occurs, the DB access control means (4) and the communication control means (5) notify the execution event logging means (21) of the occurrence of the event by an event message (40). . The event message (40) has a notification source (40a), a type (40b), and a type (40
c), text (40d) and spare (40e).

In step (41), when notification of the event message (40) is received from each of the control means (3) to (5), step (4)
In 2), the current date and time at that time are recorded in the “generation date and time” (31a) of the processing log (31). In step (43), the task state of the application program is recorded in the “operation state” (31c) of the processing log (31). In step (44), the notification source (40a) of the event message (40) is checked, and if the notification source (40a) is the man-machine control unit (3), the process proceeds to step (45). In this case, the operation proceeds to step (46), and in the case of the communication control means (5), the operation proceeds to step (47).

In step (45), type X (setting / control / reference, etc.) is extracted from the type (40b) of the event message (40) from the man-machine control means (3), and "M" is extracted in step (48). + Type X is recorded in the processing type (31b) of the processing log (31). In step (46), type Y (addition / update / deletion, etc.) is extracted from the type (40b) of the event message (40) from the DB access control means (4).
Record "D" + type Y as the processing type (31b). In step (47), type C (notification / communication error, etc.) is extracted from the type (40b) of the event message (40) from the communication control means (5), and in step (50), “C” + type Z Is similarly recorded in the processing type (31b).

In step (51), the type (40c) of the event message (40) is set in the "type" (31d) of the processing log (31) by text (4
0d) to `` contents (text) '' (31e) and spare (40e) to `` spare '' (31e)
Record each in g). Then, in step (52), the elapsed time from the previous event occurrence to the present event occurrence is recorded in the “interval until pre-processing” (31f) of the processing log (31). By the above operation, the processing events generated by the three control means (3) to (5) can be collectively collected in the form of the processing log (31) in FIG.

Next, the processing log reference means (23) stores the processing log DB stored in the execution event logging means (21).
(22) is transmitted to the maintenance tool (13) by communication. The maintenance tool (13) receives the processing log (31)
Is displayed in the format of the log edit command (32) shown in FIG.
Further, the maintenance tool (13) can edit data via the processing log editing means (24) using an editor.

Next, the processing login interpreter executing means (2
The operation 5) will be described with reference to FIG. In step (61), the edited log editing command (32) is read, and in step (6)
In step 2), the log edit command (32) is analyzed for each line (the range enclosed by [] in FIG. 3). If there is no command (32), the process ends, and if there is no command, the process proceeds to step (63). In step (63), the "processing type" (31b) of the log editing command (32)
Is read, and “M”, “D” or “C” is written to the notification source (40a) of the event message (40), and “X”, “Y”
Alternatively, “Z” is written in the type (40b).

In step (64), the "state" of the log edit command (32) is read, and it is checked whether the state matches the state of the currently activated application. If not, the flow returns to step (62). Parse the following command: If they match, in step (65) the log editing command
The "type" of (32) is read and written in the "type" (40c) of the event message (40), and in the same manner in step (66), "text" is read and written in the text (40d).

Similarly, at step (67), the "interval" is read and a timer is set. At step (68), the processing is delayed by the timer value. At step (69), the event message (40) created above is transmitted. Notify the function processing means (25). Thus, the control command is output again to each of the control means (3) to (5) via the execution event logging means (21), and the reproduction of the operation is automated.

The operation macro registration means (27) reads the operation macro registration file (33) inputted from the operation console (6) in the format shown in FIG. 4, and stores the log editing command (32) in the format shown in FIG. ), The operation macro command input from the operation console (6) can be executed by the processing login interpreter executing means (25). Thus, the repetition of the setting operation by the operator can be performed collectively.

[0030]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the contents of the event notified from each control means to the function processing means are collectively collected and recorded, and this is output to an external maintenance tool. Since the contents of the input processing log are interpreted and output to the function processing means, the function processing means operates based on the collected processing logs, and there is an effect that the operation reproduction of the operation state can be automated. Also, the maintenance tool is operated
And edit the processing log input to the maintenance tool
And outputs this to the processing login interpreter execution means.
Edit the processing log with the maintenance tool
To be able to perform different operations other than the process log
There is an effect that can be.

[0031] Also, in the second invention, the output register the commands inputted through the operation of the operation console, since the outputs it to processing log interpreter execution unit, operation from the operation console Macro registration is performed, and in addition to the effect of the first invention, there is an effect that the repetitive operation of the operator can be performed collectively .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a processing log format diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a log editing command format diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an operation macro registration file content diagram showing the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an operation flowchart of the execution event logging means of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is an operation flowchart of a processing login interpreter execution unit of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram showing a conventional central monitoring device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Central monitoring device, 3 man-machine control means, 4 DB
Access control means, 5 communication control means, 6 operation console, 8 database, 10 controller, 13 maintenance tool, 21 execution event logging means,
22 processing log DB, 23 processing log reference means, 24
Processing log editing means, 25 processing login interpreter executing means, 26 function processing means, 27 operation macro registration means, 31 processing logs, 32 log editing commands, 33 operation macro registration files, 40 event messages.

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-61-98457 (JP, A) JP-A-6-51888 (JP, A) JP-A-5-324414 (JP, A) 214832 (JP, A) JP-A-6-59794 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) G06F 11/28-11/36

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] An apparatus for connecting various control means to function processing means operating in accordance with a group of application programs, for monitoring and controlling the state of equipment and equipment connected to each of the control means, and for setting the state At
Collect collectively the contents of the event reported from said respective control means to said function processor, forces out and executing event logging means for recording as a processed log in an internal database, a processing log recorded on the internal database Processing log reference means , connected to the processing log reference means,
Maintenance tool with force and display functions,
When the maintenance tool is operated, processing log editing means for editing and outputting the processing log input to the maintenance tool, and interpreting the contents of the processing log input from the processing log editing means, A central monitoring device, comprising: a processing login interpreter executing means for outputting to the function processing means and instructing execution of the application program. 2. An operation macro registering means which is connected to an operation console provided externally, registers a command input through operation of the operation console, and outputs the command to a processing login interpreter executing means. The central monitoring device according to claim 1, wherein: