JP3491239B2 - Method of replacing control device software in production equipment - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a production facility used for exchanging software in a control device of a production facility.
The present invention relates to a method for exchanging control device software in .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, when the function of equipment is improved, the software stored in the control unit is exchanged. If the storage method of the software is ROM, the ROM is exchanged.
It is necessary to replace the FD for the method of storing in D, install in the hard disk for storing in the hard disk, and rewrite the memory in case of storing in the nonvolatile memory such as EEPROM or flash ROM. is there.

[0003]

By the way, after the control software is exchanged, in order to judge whether the exchange work is normally completed or whether the exchanged software is correct, the equipment is actually operated to check the operation. do. However, if the software of a different model or the wrong version of software is replaced by mistake and the equipment is operated, the equipment may be destroyed. In view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, the present invention prevents equipment damage due to incorrect software replacement work.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of exchanging control device software in a production facility .

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a data registration unit in a control device of equipment as a first invention for judging the quality of software to be exchanged. type of software, equipment such as versions of software to register the second data related to the control system, when replacing the software, the second data and the name of the facilities that are provided in the software to be replaced, the type of software, software version exchange compared with the second data to retrieve the contents of the first data denoted etc.
To determine the quality of the software for conversion, to display the judgment,
After completion of the exchange of normal software, the second data, the name of the facility to the data registration unit is registered in the control device, the type of software, equipment such as software version,
And Turkey to update the first data to control systems in which the features.

Further, as a second invention for judging the quality of the exchanged software, the data registration section in the control device of the equipment is provided with information on the software including the type of software in the control device and the version of the software ,
Equipment name, registered second data information on equipment consisting of serial number, after the replacement of software, before the equipment is operated, the name of the facility has on its second data and exchanged within the software, the software Compare the contents of the first data and the second data indicating the type, software version, etc., and judge the quality of the replaced software
Then , the judgment is displayed , and when the replaced software is normal, the second data is registered in the data registration section of the control device, such as the name of the equipment, the type of software, the version of the software, the equipment and the control. and it is characterized in the Turkey to update the first data about the system.

[0006]

The first aspect of the present invention relates to the software stored in the control device registered in the data registration unit in the control device when exchanging the software stored in the control device controlling the equipment. By comparing the data and the data about the software to be exchanged provided in the software to be exchanged, it is judged whether the software to be exchanged is good or bad, and by displaying the judgment, the exchanger is prevented from exchanging the wrong software, It is possible to prevent the equipment from being destroyed by operating the equipment with wrong software.

Further, in the second invention, when the software stored in the control device for controlling the equipment is replaced,
By comparing the data about the software stored in the control device registered in the data registration unit in the control device with the data about the exchanged software provided in the exchanged software, the quality of the exchanged software is good or bad. By displaying the judgment, it is possible to prevent the exchanger from operating the equipment with wrong software and destroying the equipment.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the first invention. In FIG. 1, 1 is a control device and 2 is an external input / output unit.
The input / output processing unit 3 for loading the software to be exchanged from 10 registers data in the data registration unit 4 about the equipment including the type and version of software in the control device 1, the equipment name including the equipment name, and the manufacturing number. Registration means, 5 is a software storage unit for storing the software to be exchanged, and 6 is a judgment for comparing the data of the data registration unit 4 with the data relating to the software to be exchanged provided in the software to be exchanged to judge whether the software to be exchanged is good or bad. Means, 7 is a display means for displaying the judgment, 8
Is an updating unit for updating the data registration unit 4 with data relating to the software to be exchanged when the software to be exchanged is normal, and 9 is a display unit. In FIG. 1, the external input / output unit 10 is, for example, an FD unit, a memory card unit,
The data registration unit 4 includes a CD-ROM unit, and the data registration unit 4 includes, for example, a RAM using a backup power source, an EEPROM,
The software storage unit 5 includes a flash ROM and a hard disk, and the software storage unit 5 is, for example, an RA using a backup power source.
The display unit 9 is composed of, for example, a CRT and a liquid crystal.

Next, the software exchange process will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. In step S100, the data regarding the software to be exchanged is loaded from the external input / output unit 10, the data regarding the software in the control device 1 is loaded from the data registration unit 4 in step S110, and the equipment name in each data is loaded in step S120. The respective data including the software type and the software version are compared, and it is determined in step S130 whether the software to be replaced is normal.
In 140, the replacement software is loaded from the external input / output unit 10 and stored in the software storage unit 5, and in step S150, the data related to the software in the control device 1 of the data registration unit 4 is updated. Is displayed to warn the replacement person to carry out normal work.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the second invention. In FIG. 3, reference numeral 1 is a control device, and 3 is means for registering in the data registration unit 4 data relating to software consisting of the type and version of software in the control device 1, facility data comprising a facility name and serial number, 5 Is a software storage unit for storing the software to be exchanged, 6 is a judgment means for comparing the data of the data registration unit 4 with the data relating to the software to be exchanged provided in the software to be exchanged, and determining whether the software to be exchanged is good or bad, 7 is Display means for displaying the judgment, 8 is an updating means for updating the data registration section 4 with data relating to the software to be exchanged when the software to be exchanged is normal,
9 is a display unit. In FIG. 3, the data registration unit 4
For example, RAM and EEPRO using a backup power supply
The software storage unit 5 includes, for example, an FD, an EEPROM, a RAM using a backup power source, an EEPROM, a flash ROM, and a hard disk, and the display unit 9 includes, for example, a CRT and a liquid crystal.

Next, the software exchange process will be described with reference to the flow chart shown in FIG. After the software of the software storage unit 5 in the control device is completely exchanged, when the power of the equipment is turned on, the data regarding the software exchanged from the software storage unit 5 is loaded in the step S200 before the equipment is operated, and the data is registered in the step S210. The data relating to the software in the control device is loaded from the part 4, and in step S220, each data consisting of the equipment name, the type of software, and the software version is compared, and the software exchanged in step S230 is determined. It is judged whether it is normal, and if it is normal, the data related to the software in the control device of the data registration unit 4 is updated in step S240, and if it is abnormal, the abnormality is displayed in step S250, and the exchanging person performs normal work. Warn you to do.

[0012]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, when the software is exchanged, the data regarding the software to be exchanged is compared with the data regarding the software in the control device of the data registration unit 4, and whether the software to be exchanged is normal or not. Judgment, and the second invention, after exchanging software,
Before turning on the power of the equipment and operating the equipment, compare the data regarding the exchanged software with the data regarding the software in the control device of the data registration unit 4, determine whether the exchanged software is normal, and display it. It is the one. Therefore, it is possible to display the normality or abnormality of the software before operating the equipment, and it is possible to prevent the equipment from being destroyed by operating the equipment with incorrect software.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the first invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a software exchange process in the first invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the second invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a software exchange process in the second invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Control device, 2 ... Input / output processing part, 3 ... Registration means,
4 ... Data registration unit, 5 ... Software storage unit, 6 ...
Judgment means, 7 ... Display means, 8 ... Update means, 9 ... Display section, 10 ... External input / output section.

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Yasutaka Iwata 1006 Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (56) Reference JP-A-1-234954 (JP, A) JP-A-3- 276338 (JP, A) JP-A-6-138911 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) G05B 23/00-23/02 G05B 19/04-19/05

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] And 1. A machine actuators operated by CPU (control processor unit) control, and a control unit for detecting an error by monitoring the status of the machine movable section, and displays the <br/> detected error a display unit, comprising an input means for informing the operator of the determination to the control unit, processing the object by automatic control to control the equipment for assembly or inspection
Production facility for exchanging software stored in the device
Data of a replacement method of the control unit software, the control device outside exchange from that used the software provided in the software facilities, a first data <br/> Ru relates to a control system, in the control device in Register in the registration department
Using software stored in the controller
That equipment, by the second data and the obtained ratio <br/> compare the related control system, and displays to determine the quality of the software to be replaced, after replacement of the normal software has been completed, the data registration unit The second data registered
The production facility characterized by the Turkey be updated on the first data
How to replace the control unit software in. And the machine moving part that operates by 2. A CPU control, and a control unit which monitors the status of the machine movable section for detecting an error, and a display unit for displaying the detected error,
It is equipped with input means to notify the control section of operator's judgment, and automatically controls equipment for processing, assembling or inspecting objects.
Replace the software stored in the control device
The method of exchanging control unit software in a production facility
There, after replacing the software stored in the control device for controlling the facility, prior to operating the equipment, have been replaced
Using said software provided in said software
First data regarding equipment and control system, and the control device
It is saved in the control device registered in the data registration section of the storage
Related to equipment and control systems that use existing software
By second acquires the data comparison that the exchange be
That software quality and display the judgment of the first data the second data registered in the data registration unit
Replacing the controller software in the production equipment and wherein the Turkey be updated on.