JP3523507B2 - Filter unit device monitoring system - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a filter unit monitoring system, and relates to a driving operation, a failure state, etc. of a plurality of devices having the same function existing on the same surface (in this specification, the operation operation, the failure state). The signal relating to the above is referred to as a status signal).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a device for monitoring a status signal of a plurality of monitoring devices of the same function existing on the same floor in the prior art, for example, a filter unit monitoring system will be described in detail below. In the case of a conventional filter unit monitoring system, a developer manufacturer of the filter unit monitoring system (hereinafter, simply referred to as “development side”) needs to identify a filter unit individually for each demand side (hereinafter simply referred to as “demand side”) of the filter unit monitoring system. It was designed so that the placement location and the positional relationship of the filter unit groups in the building could be visually recognized.

In the above design, the setting of the filter unit monitoring software, which is a part of the filter unit monitoring system, or the setting of the filter unit monitoring software when the application software is activated is performed.

In addition, when there is a layout change such as a layout change, an expansion, or a removal of the filter unit, it may be necessary to change the filter unit monitoring system, but it is technically necessary to change the monitoring system on the demand side. However, the demand side submitted the change instruction specification of the filter unit monitoring system to the development side and paid the cost required for the change.

[0005]

A filter unit monitoring system will be described below as an example of a device for monitoring the status signals of the same device existing on the same floor. In the case of the conventional filter unit monitoring system, there were various problems on the development side and the demand side.

The first problem is the height of the wave of development man-hours. Conventionally, it is necessary to build the filter unit monitoring software that constitutes a part of the filter unit monitoring system according to the demand side, and if the number and arrangement of the filter units to be monitored are not decided, detailed concrete In many cases, it was not possible to start software design.

[0007] In this case, the wave of software development man-hours also fluctuates, and there is a boom as the development process progresses, and there is a relatively large margin until the rough design, and the work can proceed, but the filter unit At the time of detailed design in which the number and layout of the components are decided, the delivery date was approaching, and there was a tendency for the development work to run out of time.

The second problem is the lack of flexibility when changing the specifications of the filter unit. In the past, if the specifications were changed after the number and arrangement of the filter units were decided, there was a risk of delaying the delivery date because there was a lot of design work that went back to the beginning.

A third problem is that, even from the demand side, when the layout of the production line is changed, the filter units are added, removed, or rearranged, the following problems occur. Furthermore, when the developer of the filter unit monitoring software program is remodeled as a custom service, it is necessary for the demand side to present the specification of a change instruction to the development side. There was a loss in the target, the change period, and the administrative procedures related to the change.

On the demand side, even if the change can be made while the application of the filter unit monitoring software is running, it is necessary to make a change with a complicated function or command after knowing a huge amount of manuals. It was difficult and time-consuming for the person in charge to remember the operation for the intermittent changes.

In order to deal with these problems, the following techniques have been proposed, for example. In the monitoring display device, a sub-monitoring display device that can perform the same operation as the predetermined operation on the main body side is provided separately from the main body, and even during operation of the device, registration and change of the operation window of the sub-monitoring display device can be performed. It can be easily implemented only by changing the sub-matrix table, and can flexibly support display pattern specifications of individual user devices. Related to this is a technique described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-066159.

However, in this technique, the display contents are only the information inputted in advance, the change state of the monitor display device is not sufficiently taken into consideration, and further, the arrangement image of the device is not taken into consideration. There was a lack of consideration for the function. Furthermore, in order to change the displayed content,
I had to change the structure of the software.

The present invention has been made to solve the above first, second and third problems, and does not change the structure of software, does not change the matrix on the display, and monitors the filter unit. For the development side that builds the system,
To shorten the development period of the filter unit monitoring software, standardize the developed filter unit monitoring software, and to reduce the cost of changing the filter unit monitoring system and shorten the change period for the demand side,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a filter unit monitoring system that considers the change state of the device and the layout image and has an improved monitoring function.

[0014]

To achieve SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The above objects, the present invention, a configuration of the filter unit monitoring system, the status signal of the filter uni <br/> Tsu winding device there are a plurality on the same floor An input unit for inputting to the control unit, a storage unit for storing the status signal, a comparison unit for comparing the status signal of the storage unit with the input status signal and extracting a change thereof, and for creating a registration screen. An operation setting unit for inputting predetermined information to the control unit, and a control unit for controlling each of these units and for creating a registration screen in a predetermined format from the state signal, a change in the state signal, and an input of the operation setting unit. When, the storage unit is provided with a said register stores the screen, forming Ru arithmetic and control unit and a display unit for displaying the operation of the operation setting unit, wherein
The control unit displays a matrix-shaped grid as the registration screen.
Is set, and in the square, the
The information signal of the filter unit device and the filter unit
On the same floor while showing the change of the status signal of the
The arrangement image of a plurality of the filter unit devices of
Create a table and place it in the matrix
Arrangement of the plurality of filter unit devices among squares
The squares corresponding to are displayed on the display unit, and the other squares are displayed.
Ru has the structure and so as not to shown.

[0015]

In the filter unit device monitoring system, the control unit sets a matrix-shaped grid as the registration screen , and the matrix-shaped grid is displayed on the display portion of the bay on the floor and the plurality of filter unit devices. assigned to a part, along with displays on the display unit <br/> made to correspond to the filter unit device arranged in the display portion and in said bay of the floor in the bay, in the bay
Change of the status signal of the filter unit device of
Ru a structure to be reflected in the display portion of the bay.

[0017]

The unit device monitoring system having the above configuration will be described functionally. A unit device monitoring system according to the present invention includes an input unit for inputting signals such as operation status and failure state of a plurality of devices having the same function existing on the same floor, and a memory capable of storing the states of a plurality of devices having the same function. Unit, a comparing unit for comparing a plurality of stored device states having the same function with a signal from the input unit, an input setting unit for setting each device having the same function to be monitored, and the comparing unit. In the monitoring system of the device of the same function, which has a display unit for displaying the result of the comparison and the device of the same function to be monitored,
When setting each device with the same function that is the monitoring target, input in the matrix-shaped input configurable range and display only the input device with the same function that is the monitoring target It is characterized in that it is expressed as an image of the arrangement of existing devices.

[0019]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION An embodiment of a filter unit monitoring system according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the entire monitoring system of the filter unit (hereinafter referred to as FFU) according to the present invention, FIG. 1A is a configuration diagram of the entire monitoring system, and FIG. 1B is a block diagram of the monitoring system. is there.

In FIG. 1 (a), 1 is an FFU main body to be monitored, 2 is an input unit for inputting an FFU status signal, and input unit 2 is 1 input for 1 FFU 1
There is no problem even if they are provided so as to correspond to one another, and FFU1
One to many correspondence of one input unit to one unit, or FF
The U1 may be configured such that a large number of input sections correspond to a large number of U1s.

In this embodiment, a personal computer P is used as an arithmetic and control unit of the FFU monitoring system. The personal computer P is an MPU (microprocessor) 10, a data storage unit 3, a data comparison unit 4, a keyboard 5, a display. 6 is a personal computer composed of a computer 6 and a program language, visual absic, Microsoft C, etc. are installed in the MPU 10 of the personal computer P, and instruction information is input from the keyboard 5, and the visual Various registration screens, which will be described later, can be easily drawn with Sic and Microsoft C.

Further, in FIG. 1 (b), MPU1
Reference numeral 0 denotes an instruction to exchange data between the components of the data storage unit 3, the data comparison unit 4, the keyboard 5, and the display 6, the calculation based on the data, and the determination based on the data to create a registration screen in a predetermined format. In addition to controlling these, it also has a display controller function. The operation of the MPU 10 will be omitted in the text unless a special function is performed.

In the following, the MPU (microprocessor) 10, the data storage unit 3, the data comparison unit 4, the keyboard 5, the display 6, etc. of the personal computer P are simply MP.
U10, the storage unit 3, the comparison unit 4, the keyboard 5, and the display 6. The state of the FFU 1 detected by the input unit 2 is stored in the storage unit 3. Further, the comparison unit 4 is configured to detect the FFU 1 detected by the input unit 2 at any time.
And the state signal before the FFU 1 stored in the storage unit 3 are compared to detect whether or not there is a state change.

In the present embodiment, 7 is a conversion device for converting the transmission signal from the input unit 2 so as to be stored in the storage unit 3, and the method of the transmission signal from the input unit 2 and the storage unit. This is effective when the storage method is different from that of the unit 3. As described above, since the memory section of the personal computer P is used as the storage section 3, the converter is equipped with the RS-23 standard equipment of the personal computer.
The 2C transmission method is converted into the RS-485 transmission method capable of long-distance transmission, but it is not necessary if the apparatus can be constructed without the conversion apparatus. Reference numeral 8 denotes a printer provided for the purpose of printing out the information and the like in the storage unit 3 and the comparison unit 4. Since the printer 8 is not an essential component of the present invention, it can be omitted.

Referring to FIGS. 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, in the FFU monitoring system having the above-mentioned configuration,
Input, setting, and registration of the arranged FFU 1 will be sequentially described. 2 is a flowchart for creating a registration screen for the FFU monitoring system of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of registration numbers used in the registration screen of FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the FFU monitoring system according to the present invention. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of an embodiment of a registration screen, FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of another embodiment of a registration screen of the FFU monitoring system according to the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a registration screen of the FFU monitoring system according to the present invention. It is explanatory drawing of other one Embodiment.

In the present specification, the bay refers to a unit set range of FFU1 existing on the same floor surface. Generally, it is a unit set range of FFU1 existing on the floor surface in a range surrounded by four columns. An area shall mean the range of one work unit existing on the same floor. The floor refers to a collection range of bays existing on the same floor surface, and generally refers to a floor range of the same floor of the same building.

Referring to FIG. 3, FFU1 in the bay area
The registration number for displaying at the position on the circuit will be described. 01 indicates one of the main input devices for the state monitoring of the FFU1 in one bay area, and the state monitoring of the five FFU1 arranged in the input device 01 is performed by the respective switches 01, It is assumed that the switch is monitored by 02, 03, 04, 05 and displayed in the state of the switch. Therefore, the status monitoring of each FFU1 is 01-01, 01-0.
2, 01-03, 01-04, 01-05 will be displayed.

In order to monitor the status of equipment other than the FFU in one bay area, for example, the main input device to be supplied is displayed by 1E, and the contact points of the two equipments connected to the input device 1E are each 01. , 02, the status monitoring of the equipment other than the FFU is displayed in the status of 1E-01 and 1E-02. The monitoring system of the FFU1 is
The states of the switches and contacts indicated by the respective symbols are configured to be input by a signal line S (see FIG. 1A, FIG. 1A, for example, using electric wiring or optical fiber boules).

Next, the registration number for displaying the FFU1 in one bay at the position in the bay will be described. One side of one bay is the X direction (for example, the east-west direction), and the left is the origin. The direction orthogonal to this is the Y direction (for example,
(North-south direction) and the back side is the origin. First, the FF
The primary position is determined according to the coordinates of the position near U1.
For example, for X6, the sixth pillar from the left is the origin. When FFU1 is located in the third section counted from the column X6, it is set to 3 and is displayed in X6-3. Similarly,
When the Y direction of the FFU1 is the third column counted from the back and the FFU1 is located in the sixth section counted from the column, the column is 6 and is represented by Y3-6. As a result, the registration number (X6-3, Y3-6) becomes the registration number shown at the position of FFU1 in one bay.

Next, the transition from the monitoring mode shown in FIG. 2 to the input / setting / registration mode in the setting input section 5 will be described with reference to the registration number and the flowchart of FIG. In S01 shown in FIG. 2, the MPU 10 determines whether to shift from the monitoring mode to the input / setting / registration mode. If the result is NO, the process returns to the beginning of S01. If YES, the monitor mode screen (screen of FIG. 9 described later) disappears by the input signal from the keyboard 5, and the process proceeds to S02. In S02, in the input / setting / registration mode, the keyboard 5 is operated to draw the squares of the matrix with the visual absent software built into the MPU 10, and the input / settings of the FFU1 to be monitored are drawn in the squares. Let

In this embodiment, NO1. To NO40.
Up to the unit number. 01 to 2E, and unit names are FFU monitoring unit 1 to FFU monitoring unit 40
Enter and set up to. The input and set FFs
Fig. 4 shows a registration screen with a list that displays U on one screen.
Is shown in. FIG. 4 can be stored in the storage unit 3, the calling code can be determined, and the calling code can be immediately displayed by keying in from the keyboard 5.

In S03, the MPU 10 operates the keyboard 5 to input and set the FFU1 in a specific bay, divide the places where the FFU1 is arranged, and display them on the display 6. Arrangement of monitoring targets in correspondence with squares on a matrix (in FIG. 5, a matrix of 12 rows in the X direction and 7 columns in the Y direction) on the matrix that displays the spatial division in a specific bay. Input and set according to the image. For the input / setting, the symbols described above are used. The FFU 1 on the matrix represented by the input / set code is stored in the storage unit 3 together with the matrix.

In S04, the display 6 displays the FFU1 arranged in the bay among the FFU1 input / set by the instruction of the MPU 10 by the operation of the operation setting unit 5. Further, only the FFU1 arranged in the bay is displayed in the square as the registration number of (f). In FIG. 5, the name of the registration screen is displayed in the upper center part of the screen by the input operation from the keyboard 5, (a)
Area No. 1 and (B) are bays in the disk work room on the 1st floor of D wing, in the range of columns 6 to 8 in the X direction and columns 3 to 4 in the Y direction. To be. (C) is the number of pages on the registration screen, (D) is the division of the matrix corresponding to the range in the bay in the X direction, and (E) is the matrix corresponding to the range in the bay. The division is displayed by registering that the Y direction has 7 columns.

In this way, the layout image of the FFU 1 in the bay that has been input and set is displayed. The displayed registration screen is shown in FIG. 16 Fs in the bay
It can be seen that FU1 is provided. . Next, S05
In, in addition to inputting and setting the bay in the floor, when there are a plurality of bays in the floor, the layout image of the bays in the floor is also input and set. By operating the keyboard 5, squares of the matrix for displaying the layout image of the bays are set, and the bay NO. To set.

In step S06, after the setting, the display control signal from the MPU 10 is used to display the layout image of the bays on the floor on the display. FFU
Only the squares of the matrix of the bay in which 1 is arranged are distinguished from the others, for example, identified as "5" and displayed as a display screen of the layout of bays in the floor of FIG. In S07, if the MPU 10 determines that the transition from the input / setting / registration mode to the monitoring mode is YES, the transition from the input / setting / registration mode to the monitoring mode is performed. The shift from the input / setting / registration mode to the monitor mode shifts from the screen of FIG. 5 to the screen of FIG. 9 (described later). Although the registration code used in FIG. 5 and the registration code in FIG. 9 are different, it is easy to make them compatible with each other.
If NO, the process returns to S02 to input the FFU1 to be monitored.
The setting shall be performed from the beginning.

Next, referring to FIGS. 7, 8 and 9, the FFU
The monitoring mode will be described. FIG. 7 is a flowchart for creating a registration screen for monitoring the filter unit monitoring system of FIG. 1, FIG. 8 is an explanatory view of a bay bay registration screen for monitoring the filter unit monitoring system of FIG. 7, and FIG. It is explanatory drawing of the failure display drawing in a bay at the time of monitoring the filter unit monitoring system in FIG.

In S11, the FFU monitoring system normally monitors the status of the FFU 1 by the MPU 10 at all times, for example, by scanning the status signal to the input section 2. The storage unit 3 stores the state signal of the FFU 1. FFU1 stored in the storage unit 3
Status signal and the FF actually fetched from the input unit 2
The comparator 4 compares the state signal of U1 with the state signal to detect the presence or absence of a state change. As a result of the determination, if it is detected that the state has changed, that is, if YES, the process proceeds to S12. If there is no state change, that is, if NO, the process returns to the beginning of the original S11.

At S12, by operating the keyboard 5,
The FFU whose state has been changed by the instruction signal of the MPU 10.
Display the bay in the floor where 1 is registered as the display screen. The display screen displays a layout image of the bays, and the bays are identified and displayed by flicker or color so that the bays in the floor in which the FFU1 is registered can be identified when the state changes. It In FIG. 8, the bay in the floor is displayed by the instruction signal of the MPU 10 by operating the keyboard 5, and the corresponding FF is displayed.
U1 is registered, for example, bay “10” is displayed so as to flicker. In S13, FF
If the operator of the U monitoring system determines whether or not to instruct the above-identified in-floor bay "10" by the key board 5, YES, that is, if instructed, S14
Proceed to. If NO, the process returns to the beginning of S13. In S14, the MPU 10 displays the FFU1 in the bay designated by the key board 5, for example, "10", as shown in FIG.

FIG. 9 is a status display screen of the FFU in the bay 10. In the registration shown in FIG. 5, unregistered squares are blank display windows. It is not possible to delete the blank space by installing it in the MPU 10.
It can be easily executed by performing a so-called filling operation from the keyboard 5 by using the Visual Abe Basic, Microsoft C, etc. In this way
The customer can easily register the FFU in consideration of the layout image of the FFU whose state has changed. In FIG. 9, for example, the FFUd is identified and displayed by a flicker or a color so that the FFUd whose state has changed can be seen. In this way, the registration screen of the FFU monitoring device is easily drawn and displayed.

Although each registration drawing has been described in the above embodiment, it is not limited to the above, and various registration screens can be set. FIG. 10 shows an FF according to the present invention.
It is another registration display screen in the U monitoring device. In FIG. 10, for the matrix-shaped squares in which the FFUs for each bay on the floor are drawn, the two types of symbols 1E described above are added to the bays registered in consideration of the layout image of the bays.
-01, 1E-02, 01-00, 01-01 gives F
It is a registration drawing of FU state.

Further, in FIG. 10, 1 to 15 in the (a) column.
Corresponds to 1 to 15 on the in-floor bay display screen of FIG. 8, and the above 1E-01 and 01-00 in the (b) column.
Is a screen displayed with the registration number of the status monitoring target. In the present embodiment, bay registration is performed on the matrix using symbols. However, when bays are registered in advance and the registered bay squares are clicked with a mouse or the like, the preregistered bays are displayed, and displayed from among them. There is also a method of selecting a bay to be played.

Further, FIG. 8 will be described in connection with FIG. 10. In FIG.
7 and 8 are blank in the bay display. In this way, the customer can easily perform bay registration considering the layout image. Further, in FIG. 8, when the same bay number is registered for a square, the same bay number is integrated and displayed on the status display screen of bays on the floor. Thereby, when the number of bays is small, the screen area can be effectively used.

If there is a change in the status of the FFU on the display screen of FIG. 8, not only the relevant bay is identified by flicker or color on the display screen, but also the FFU1 in the bay is displayed. You can proceed to the step.
Although detailed illustration is omitted in the above embodiment, the FFU1
When there is a change in the status of the FFU1 in the bay, the display screen of the status of the bay in the floor can be displayed and then the status of the FFU in the bay can be displayed. It does not matter if the screen display screen of the in-bay filter unit 1 is directly changed.

Further, the registration screen of FIG. 11 will be described. FIG. 11 is still another registration screen in the FFU monitoring device of FIG. FIG. 11 is an information screen diagram of the history of FFU state changes. When there is a change in the status of the FFU 1, the relevant FFU or the bay to which the relevant FFU belongs is identified and displayed by flicker, color, or the like. In FIG. 11, the device No. , Date and time of occurrence, corresponding FFU1, Unit N
o. Unit name. It is possible to display, save, and print the details of the occurrence.

In FIG. 11, the history of state change is set from the key board 5 as shown in the drawing, and the setting screen is stored in the storage unit 3 and can be displayed on the display 6 by an operation from the key board 5 if necessary. . It is effective for development plans and maintenance plans.

Although the embodiment of the FFU has been described above, the present invention can be applied to all systems for monitoring the status (operating operation, failure status, etc.) signals of a plurality of the same devices on the same floor. It is. For example, multiple air conditioners installed on the ceiling of a building, factory, etc., monitoring of lighting load, monitoring of PC operating status scattered in buildings, factories, etc., monitoring of lighting load from the side of the building. The invention can be applied to any system as long as it monitors the status (operating operation, failure status, etc.) signals of a plurality of the same devices existing on the same floor, such as flow rate monitoring of pools, aquariums, etc. In addition, three-dimensional monitoring is possible by applying the present invention and performing a plurality of surface monitoring.

[0047]

As described above in detail, according to the configuration of the present invention, for the filter unit monitoring system developer who constructs the filter unit monitoring system, the filter unit monitoring software development period can be shortened and developed. It is possible to standardize the filter unit monitoring software, which is a product, and for the demand side of the filter unit monitoring system, change the filter unit monitoring system to reduce costs and shorten the change period. Therefore, it is possible to provide a filter unit monitoring system in which the monitoring function is improved and the monitoring function is improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an entire filter unit monitoring system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for creating a registration screen for the FFU monitoring device in FIG.

3 is an explanatory diagram of registration numbers used in the registration screen of FIG.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of an embodiment of a registration screen of the FFU monitoring device according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of another embodiment of the registration screen of the FFU monitoring device according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of still another embodiment of a registration screen of the FFU monitoring device according to the present invention.

7 is a flowchart for creating a registration screen at the time of monitoring the FFU monitoring device of FIG.

8 is an explanatory diagram of an in-floor bay registration screen when the FFU monitoring device in FIG. 7 is monitored.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of an in-bay failure display drawing when monitoring the FFU monitoring device in FIG. 7.

10 is another registration screen in the FFU monitoring and monitoring apparatus of FIG.

11 is still another registration screen in the FFU monitoring and monitoring apparatus of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Filter unit, 2 ... Input unit, 3 ... Storage unit, 4
... Comparison unit, 5 ... Input setting unit, 6 ... Display unit, 7 ... Conversion device, 8 ... Printer

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. An input unit for inputting a status signal of a plurality of filter unit devices existing on the same floor to a control unit, a storage unit for storing the status signal, and a status of the storage unit. A comparison unit that compares the signal with the input state signal and extracts the change, an operation setting unit that inputs predetermined information for creating a registration screen to the control unit, and controls each of these units, and A control unit that creates a registration screen in a predetermined format from a status signal, a change in the status signal, and an input from the operation setting unit; and the storage unit stores the registration screen and displays it by operating the operation setting unit. Fi comprising the formation Ru arithmetic and control unit and a display unit
In the Luther unit device monitoring system, the control unit displays the registration screen in a matrix form.
A grid is set, and the grid is input from the operation setting unit.
Information signal of the filter unit device and the filter
Shows the change of the status signal of the unit device and shows the same floor
Arrangement image of a plurality of the filter unit devices on the surface
And a matrix that has been set as described above.
Of the plurality of filter unit devices
The grid corresponding to the arrangement is displayed on the display unit, and other grids are displayed.
The filter unit device monitoring system is characterized in that it is erased so that it is not displayed . 2. The filter unit device monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the control unit displays the registration screen in a matrix form.
Set the squares and attach the matrix squares to the bays on the floor.
And a display of the plurality of filter unit devices
The bay is displayed in the floor and the bay
In correspondence with the filter unit device placed inside
The fill in the bay is displayed on the display unit.
Display of the change of the status signal of the
A filter unit device monitoring system characterized in that it is reflected in a part .