JP7217348B2 - Management device and management system for working machine for board - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a management device and management system for a work machine for board.

The board-to-board work machine performs predetermined work (production processing) on the board to produce various board products. The work machine for board includes, for example, a component mounting machine for mounting components on a board. The board-oriented work machine includes a plurality of constituent devices such as a control device. The components described above function by executing predetermined software. In addition, the constituent devices may undergo software update processing for the purpose of adding new functions or the like. Patent Literature 1 discloses a configuration for automatically executing software update processing based on the version of software installed in a configuration device.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2010-182768

By the way, depending on the type of production processing, there is a request to specify the version of the software in relation to the functions of the software. On the other hand, it is conceivable to generate a software update plan together with a production plan. However, if the production plan is changed, it is necessary to change the update plan, and if the update plan contains an error, there is a risk that the constituent devices will not perform their required functions.

An object of the present specification is to provide a management device and a management system for a board-to-board work machine that can reliably designate a software version corresponding to production processing.

The present specification is directed to a management apparatus for a board-to-board working machine that produces board products by a production process that executes a predetermined board-to-board work, wherein the production process is executed by a constituent device of the board-to-board working machine. A storage device for storing a control program in which version designation information designating a software version and operation command information for commanding the operation of the board-oriented work machine in the production process is recorded; A management device for a board-to-board work machine is disclosed, comprising: a version designation unit that designates the version of the software based on the version designation information of the control program used for the production process.

In the present specification, the management apparatus described above receives an input of the version of the software executed by the component apparatus in the production process to generate the version designation information, and various software related to the production process by the board-oriented work machine. and a control program generation unit that receives input of parameters of and generates the operation command information.

According to such a configuration, the control program includes version designation information designating the version of the software executed by the constituent devices, in addition to the operation command information used for normal production processing. As a result, the production process and the software version are reliably associated, and the software version corresponding to the production process can be reliably specified by the version specifying unit.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a management device and a management system for a work machine for board according to an embodiment; FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of a component mounting machine and a management system in FIG. 1; 3 is an enlarged plan view showing the substrate in FIG. 2; FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing various data including a control program; FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing management processing in production processing; FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing a management device and a management system for a work machine for board in a modification of the embodiment;

1. Overview of Management Apparatus and Management System for Board-To-Board Working Machine Hereinafter, embodiments embodying a management apparatus and management system for board-to-board working machine will be described with reference to the drawings. The management device manages the versions of software executed by the constituent devices of the board-to-board work machine. The management system also generates a control program used for production processing by the board-oriented work machine and software version management by the management device.

In the present embodiment, the management device is applied to the control device 50 of the component mounting machine 2 as a work machine for a board as a management target and incorporated into the control device 50 as an example. In addition, a mode in which a part of the management system is incorporated in the host computer 70 that controls the production line Ln configured by the component mounting machine 2 will be exemplified. The component mounting machine 2 performs a mounting process for mounting components on a board as a predetermined board-related operation.

2. Configuration of Production Line Ln As shown in FIG. 1, the production line Ln is configured by installing a plurality of work machines for substrates in the conveying direction of the substrate 90 (see FIG. 2). Each of the plurality of board-oriented work machines is communicably connected to the host computer 70 . The production line Ln includes a printing machine 1 as a plurality of work machines for substrates, a plurality of component mounting machines 2 , a reflow furnace 3 and an inspection machine 4 .

The printing machine 1 prints paste-like solder on the mounting positions of the components on the board 90 that has been carried in. As shown in FIG. Each of the plurality of component mounting machines 2 mounts components on the board 90 transported from the upstream side of the production line Ln. The configuration of the component mounting machine 2 will be described later. The reflow furnace 3 heats the substrate 90 conveyed from the upstream side of the production line Ln to melt the solder on the substrate 90 for soldering. The inspection machine 4 inspects whether or not the functions of the board products produced by the production line Ln are normal.

In this embodiment, a plurality of production lines Ln may be configured in a factory for substrate products. The configuration of each of the plurality of production lines Ln can be appropriately added or changed according to, for example, the type of substrate product to be produced. Specifically, the plurality of production lines Ln include a buffer device for temporarily holding the substrate 90 to be conveyed, a substrate supply device, a substrate reversing device, various inspection devices, a shield mounting device, an adhesive coating device, an ultraviolet irradiation device, a A board-to-board work machine such as a device may be installed as appropriate.

3. Configuration of Component Mounting Machine 2 The component mounting machine 2 executes mounting processing for mounting components on the substrate 90 . The component mounting machine 2 includes a substrate transport device 10, a component supply device 20, a component transfer device 30, a component camera 41, a substrate camera 42, and a control device 50, as shown in FIG. The substrate transfer device 10 is composed of a belt conveyor, a positioning device, and the like. The substrate transfer apparatus 10 sequentially transfers the substrates 90 in the transfer direction and positions the substrates 90 at predetermined positions within the apparatus. After completing the mounting process, the board transfer device 10 carries the board 90 out of the component mounting machine 2 .

The component supply device 20 supplies components to be mounted on the board 90 . The component supply device 20 has feeders 22 set in a plurality of slots 21 . A feeder 22 feeds and moves a carrier tape containing a large number of components, and supplies the components so that they can be picked up. Further, the component supply device 20 supplies, for example, relatively large components in a state of arranging them on a tray 25 placed on a pallet 24 . The storage device 23 of the component supply device 20 stores a plurality of pallets 24, pulls out a predetermined pallet 24 according to the mounting process, and supplies components.

The component transfer device 30 transfers the component supplied by the component supply device 20 to a predetermined mounting position on the substrate 90 carried into the machine by the substrate transfer device 10 . The head driving device 31 of the component transfer device 30 moves the moving table 32 in the horizontal direction (X direction and Y direction) by a linear motion mechanism. A mounting head 33 is exchangeably fixed to the moving table 32 by a clamp member (not shown). The mounting head 33 supports a plurality of suction nozzles 34 rotatably and vertically. The suction nozzle 34 sucks the component supplied by the feeder 22 with the supplied negative pressure air.

The component camera 41 and the substrate camera 42 are digital imaging devices having imaging elements such as CMOS. The component camera 41 and the substrate camera 42 perform imaging based on the control signal, and send out image data obtained by the imaging. The component camera 41 is configured to be able to image the component held by the suction nozzle 34 of the mounting head 33 from below. The substrate camera 42 is configured to be able to image the substrate 90 from above.

The control device 50 is mainly composed of a CPU, various memories, and control circuits. The control device 50 controls mounting processing for mounting components on the board 90 . The mounting process described above is a kind of production process, and is a pick-and-place cycle (hereinafter also referred to as a "PP cycle") in which components supplied by the component supply device 20 are picked up and mounted at predetermined positions on the board 90. is repeated multiple times. In the mounting process, the control device 50 controls the operation of the component transfer device 30 based on the information output from various sensors, the result of image processing, a control program Rc stored in advance, and the like. Thereby, the positions and angles of the plurality of suction nozzles 34 supported by the mounting head 33 are controlled.

In the component mounting machine 2 configured as described above, the board conveying device 10, the component supply device (the feeder 22, the storage device 23), the head driving device 31, the mounting head 33, the component camera 41, the board camera 42, and the The control device 50 is a configuration device that configures the component mounting machine 2 . These constituent devices execute software according to the required functions (for example, the function of the feeder 22 supplying components, the function of the control device 50 controlling the operation of the component transfer device 30, etc.). In this embodiment, the software is firmware embedded in the configuration device.

Further, in the present embodiment, the control device 50 is pre-installed with a plurality of different versions of software. More specifically, the control device 50 has a first boot area 51 and a second boot area 52 that can selectively execute installed software of the same type. Then, for example, the controller 50 of the component mounting machine 2 has different versions (Ver2.1, Ver4.2 ) is installed.

The control device 50 is designated with a version of software to be executed by the management device 60, which will be described later, and activates the software corresponding to the designated version. In this embodiment, as shown in the version information M2 of FIG. 3, versions of installed software are managed for each configuration device (control device 50, mounting head 33, feeder 22, . . . ). Also, for component devices that do not have multiple boot areas, only one currently installed version is shown. Note that the version information M2 may be common to a plurality of component mounting machines 2 in the same production line Ln, or may be different for each of the component mounting machines 2 .

Here, the type of mounting processing by the component mounting machine 2 includes a case of switching according to the progress based on the production plan M1 and a case of switching depending on the board 90 carried in (hereinafter referred to as "flexible production"). As shown in FIG. 4, the above production plan M1 is a target production quantity (T1, T2, T3, . . . ) for each product type (U1, U2, U3, . indicates When the production quantity by executing the mounting process reaches the target production quantity, the component mounting machine 2 downloads, for example, a control program Rc corresponding to the next production process from the host computer 70 and executes the control program Rc. to switch the type of mounting process.

Also, in the flexible production described above, the component mounting machine 2 reads the production code 91 attached to the board 90 . Here, the substrate 90 in this embodiment has a production code 91 and two reference marks 92, as shown in FIG. Each of the two reference marks 92 indicates a reference position of the substrate 90 . The control device 50 recognizes the reference mark 92 based on image data acquired by imaging the reference mark 92 with the board camera 42 . Then, the control device 50 recognizes the reference position of the substrate 90 positioned by the substrate transfer device 10 based on the recognized position of the reference mark 92 .

The production code 91 indicates the type of production processing (mounting processing) to be executed. A bar code, a two-dimensional code, or the like can be applied as the production code 91 . In this embodiment, the production code 91 employs a barcode configured by arranging in parallel a plurality of bar lines having different line widths and line spacings. The control device 50 reads the type of mounting process based on the image data obtained by imaging the production code 91 with the board camera 42 . Then, the component mounting machine 2 selects the control program Rc used for the mounting process based on the type of mounting process acquired by reading the production code 91 .

Note that the production code 91 may simply be identification information (ID) unique to the board 90 . The control device 50 preliminarily stores correspondence information in which the identification information of the board 90 and the type of the mounting process are associated with each other, and when the identification information of the board 90 is read, acquires the type of the mounting process based on the correspondence information. You may Even in such a configuration, the production code 91 indirectly indicates the type of mounting process. Further, the control device 50 may pre-store a plurality of types of control programs Rc and execute a selected one, or may be downloaded from the host computer 70 and executed as necessary. .

4. Configuration of Management Device 60 The control device 50 described above functions as the management device 60 for the board-to-board working machine by means of the component devices and installed software. In this embodiment, the management device 60 targets the control device 50 , which is one of the constituent devices of the component mounting machine 2 , and manages the version of the software installed in the control device 50 .

The management device 60 includes a storage device 61, as shown in FIG. The storage device 61 is composed of an optical drive device such as a hard disk device, or a flash memory. The storage device 61 stores various data such as a control program Rc and version information M2 used for controlling the work machine for the board. In the control program Rc, as shown in FIG. 4, version designation information Nv and operation command information Np are recorded.

The version designation information Nv is information that designates the version of the software executed by the components (control device 50, etc.) of the component mounting machine 2 in the mounting process using the control program Rc. Specifically, the version designation information Nv designates the software version for each of the plurality of constituent devices (the control device 50, the mounting head 33, the feeder 22, . . . ) of the component mounting machine 2 . It is assumed that a specific version is described, a plurality of versions are described, and a version range is described as a version specification mode.

In addition, regarding the specification of the above-described version range, for example, it may be specified to include a predetermined version to the latest version, such as "Ver 4.0 or later". Also, the range of versions may be specified to include a predetermined generation, such as "Ver3.**" (* is an arbitrary number, the same shall apply hereinafter). If it is not necessary to specify the version in the installation process using the control program Rc, the unspecified state can be obtained by writing "Ver*" or not entering the item for specifying the component device itself. can be

The operation command information Np is information for commanding the operation of the component mounting machine 2 in the component mounting process. Specifically, the operation command information Np indicates the mounting position and the mounting order of the components to be mounted on the substrate 90 in the mounting process. Specifically, in the action command information Np, the component mounting position (coordinates) is associated with the component mounting angle and the component type. The above-mentioned mounting coordinates (X-axis coordinates (X11, X12, X13, X14, . . . ), Y-axis coordinates (Y11, Y12, . . . )) are values indicating the position where the component is mounted on the board 90. . The component mounting angle (θ-axis angle (θ1, θ2, θ3, θ4, . . . )) is a value indicating the angle of the component on the mounting coordinates.

The version information M2 is information that associates the versions of the software installed in the constituent devices (control device 50, etc.) of the component mounting machine 2 in the mounting process for each of the plurality of constituent devices. The software installed in the control device 50 is, for example, firmware for controlling the operation of the component transfer device 30 . Also, if the control device 50 has a plurality of boot areas (first boot area 51, second boot area 52), the version information M2 indicates each version of the software installed therein. Note that the version information M2 is updated as the installed software is updated.

The management device 60 has a version designator 62 . The version designation unit 62 designates the version of the software to be applied to the production process (mounting process) scheduled to be executed based on the version designation information Nv of the control program Rc used for the production process. Specifically, when the version designation information Nv describes a specific version for a predetermined component device, the version designation unit 62 designates the one version.

When the version designation information Nv describes a plurality of versions or a range of versions, the version designation unit 62 designates a version that satisfies the version designation information Nv among the versions indicated in the version information M2. do. Specifically, when the version designation information Nv has a range designation of "Ver 4.0 or later" and the version information M2 has a description of "Ver 2.0, Ver 4.2", the version designation unit 62 specifies "Ver4.2" as the version.

As described above, the version designation unit 62 selects a plurality of versions of the software installed in the constituent devices (such as the control device 50) based on the version designation information Nv of the control program Rc used in the scheduled production process. choose one. Thereby, the version specifying unit 62 specifies the version of the software to be applied to the production process (mounting process). Note that, if multiple versions of software installed in the component device both satisfy the specification of the version specification information Nv, the version specification unit 62 specifies the version closest to the latest version based on a predetermined condition. One may be selected.

Furthermore, when the version of the software installed in the component device does not satisfy the specification of the version specifying information Nv, the version specifying unit 62 specifies, for example, a version close to the latest version among the specifications of the version specifying information Nv. , to specify a particular version based on a given condition. This specific version is used when the updating unit 63, which will be described later, updates the software of the constituent devices. The above-mentioned predetermined conditions are appropriately set by the operator in consideration of the execution results and the like, in addition to being close to the latest version.

Further, as described above, the version designation unit 62 designates the version of the software installed in each constituent device based on the version designation information Nv included in the control program Rc used for the mounting process scheduled to be executed. Therefore, for example, when the component mounting machine 2 performs flexible production that does not depend on the production plan M1, the version designation unit 62 determines the software version based on the version designation information Nv of the control program Rc selected by the component mounting machine 2. will be specified. That is, along with the switching of the control program Rc, the version of the software applied to the mounting process is also switched.

The management device 60 has an updating unit 63 . If the software of the version specified by the version specifying unit 62 is not installed in the configuration device (control device 50 or the like), the management device 60 updates the software installed in the configuration device. As a result, the updating unit 63 installs the software of the version specified by the version specifying unit 62 in the configuration device. In addition, when a plurality of versions of software are installed in the components of the component mounting machine 2, the update section 63 updates any one of the software.

5. Outline of Host Computer 70 and Configuration of Management System 80 The host computer 70 monitors the operation status of the production line Ln and controls board-to-board work machines such as the component mounting machine 2 . In this embodiment, the management system 80 is composed of the above-described management device 60 , components of the host computer 70 , and software installed in the host computer 70 . The management system 80 has a control program generator 81 .

The control program generator 81 receives an input of the version of the software executed by the constituent devices (control device 50, etc.) in the production process and generates version designation information Nv. Specifically, the management system 80 accepts input of software versions to be applied to the control device 50 of the component mounting machine 2 and the mounting head 33 in a predetermined mounting process, for example, so that the operator can appropriately set them. At this time, one or more versions of the software may be specified, a range may be specified, or no version may be specified.

In addition, the control program generation unit 81 receives input of various parameters related to production processing by the work machine for board (component mounting machine 2, etc.) and generates operation command information Np. Specifically, the management system 80 accepts input of various parameters such as the type of the substrate 90 applied to the predetermined mounting process, the type of the component to be mounted, the position, and the angle so that the operator can set them as appropriate. . Then, the control program generator 81 connects the generated version designation information Nv and the operation command information Np to generate the control program Rc.

Here, with the configuration as described above, it is possible to arbitrarily specify the version of the software of the constituent devices. However, it may not be easy for an operator to understand the functions and the like of each version of a large number of software and to specify the version appropriately. Also, it is desirable to specify a version suitable for production processing. Therefore, the management system 80 includes a presentation unit 82 configured as follows.

When receiving an input of a software version, the presenting unit 82 presents the operator with a plurality of versions as designation candidates and performance information M5 for each software version. Here, the above-mentioned "performance information M5" is at least one of the number of board products produced by production processing (for example, mounting processing), the work success rate, and the work time. In this embodiment, the management system 80, as shown in FIG. 4, collects performance information M5 including the actual number of production by the mounting process (that is, the number of executions of the mounting process), the work success rate, and the work time. type and software version.

The work success rate mentioned above may be, for example, the percentage of mounting processes that are determined to be normal by visual inspection or functional inspection after execution of the mounting process. It may be the percentage of the mounting process that was completed without Further, the working time is the time required for the mounting process, and may be the time from when the board 90 is carried into the machine to when the mounting process is executed and then carried out of the machine.

As described above, the presentation unit 82 presents information that serves as an index for specifying the version to the worker when the management system 80 receives an input of the software version from the worker. As a result, the operator can reliably designate the version necessary for the predetermined mounting process, and can prevent the efficiency of the mounting process from deteriorating due to excessive version designation. The presentation unit 82 may present the production plan M1, the version information M2, the function information M3, and the application information M4 to the worker in addition to or instead of the performance information M5.

The production plan M1 and version information M2 are as already explained. The function information M3 is, as shown in FIG. 4, information that associates software functions with a plurality of versions. Specifically, the function information M3 includes basic operations (for example, operations of the component transfer device 30 in the mounting process) that are main functions, availability of optional devices, and dedicated operations corresponding to special mounting processes. Each version is associated with items such as whether or not there are any defects in the version. For example, Ver2.1 does not support optional devices, but supports dedicated operations. In addition, although Ver4.0 does not support optional devices or dedicated operations, it is recorded that the basic operations are good due to software improvements and the like.

The application information M4 is information that associates software functions required in production processing (mounting processing) with each type of production processing. Specifically, in the application information M4, for each type of mounting process (P1, P2, P3, . . . ) executed to produce the product type (U1, U2, U3, . Software functions required for the mounting process are associated. For example, the mounting process (P4) executed to produce the product type (U4) requires a function corresponding to the optional device. The presentation unit 82 prompts the operator to specify the appropriate version by presenting the above-mentioned various information M1 to M5 together with the version of the designation candidate.

6. Management Processing by Management Device 60 Software management processing by the management device 60 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. FIG. Here, the management device 60 manages the control device 50 that configures the component mounting machine 2, which is a work machine for board. The control device 50 incorporates software for controlling the operation of the component transfer device 30 in the mounting process. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, Ver 2.0 software is installed in the first startup area 51 of the control device 50, and Ver 4.2 software is installed in the second startup area.

First, the board transfer device 10 of the component mounting machine 2 carries in the board 90 (S11). As a result, the substrate 90 is carried into the machine and positioned at a predetermined position inside the machine. Next, the component mounting machine 2 executes recognition processing for the type of production processing (S12). Specifically, the component mounting machine 2 captures an image of the production code 91 of the board 90 positioned by the board transport device 10 with the board camera 42, and performs image processing on the image data obtained by the image capturing to obtain the production code 91. to read. The component mounting machine 2 then recognizes the type of mounting processing indicated by the production code 91 .

Subsequently, the component mounting machine 2 selects the control program Rc used for the mounting process based on the type of mounting process acquired by reading the production code 91 (S12) (S13). The version designation unit 62 designates the version of the software applied to the mounting process scheduled to be executed based on the version designation information Nv of the control program Rc selected in S13 (S14). The management device 60 determines whether or not the software of the version designated in S14 is installed in the control device 50 (S15).

If the software of the version specified by the version specifying unit 62 is not installed in the control device 50 in S14 (S15: No), the updating unit 63 updates the software installed in the control device 50 (S16 ). At this time, the updating unit 63 updates the software installed in either the first activation area 51 or the second activation area 52 of the control device 50 . Which boot area is to be updated can be set based on a predetermined condition, such as an older version or an unlocked area.

If the software is updated to the specified version in S16, or if the specified version of the software is installed in the control device 50 (S15: Yes), the specified version of the software is executed in the subsequent mounting process. be done. Note that when the control device 50 has a plurality of boot areas 51 and 52 as in the present embodiment, the software in which boot areas 51 and 52 is to be executed is determined by the designation of the version designator 62. .

If the version designation information Nv designates versions of a plurality of devices in the component mounting machine 2, the management device 60 repeats the software version management processing (S14-S16) as described above. correspond by As a result, it is determined whether or not the software of the specified version is installed in the component device for which the version is specified, and update processing is performed as necessary.

Subsequently, the control device 50 executes mounting processing using the control program Rc (S17). In the mounting process described above, the software of the version specified in S14 is executed. When all the PP cycles are finished in the mounting process (S17), the substrate transfer device 10 carries out the unloading process of the substrate 90 (S18). After executing the software version management process (S14-S16) and mounting process (S17) in series as described above, the management device 60 sends the result of execution of the mounting process (S17) to the host computer 70 ( S19). As a result, the performance information M5 is appropriately updated.

Here, the control program Rc used for the management processing by the management device 60 includes, in addition to the operation command information Np used for normal production processing (such as mounting processing), software executed by the constituent devices (such as the control device 50). contains version designation information Nv that designates the version of As a result, the production process and the software version are reliably associated, and the version specifying unit 62 can reliably specify the software version corresponding to the production process.

As a result, it is possible to reliably designate a specific version for a given production process, thereby preventing designation of an erroneous version. Also, even if the production plan M1 is changed due to an interruption in the production process, etc., the version is specified by the control program Rc. You can specify the version that will definitely apply to the production process. Therefore, it is possible to improve the manageability of the software versions of the component devices.

7. Modified Aspect of Embodiment In the embodiment, the management device 60 is configured to be incorporated in the control device 50 of the component mounting machine 2 . On the other hand, the management device 60 may be configured to be incorporated in the host computer 70 . Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6 , the management system 180 for the work machine for board includes a management device 160 incorporated in the host computer 70 , a control program generation section 81 , and a presentation section 82 .

The management device 160 includes a storage device 161 , a version designation section 162 and an update section 163 . A storage device 161 is a storage device of the host computer 70 . The storage device 161 stores a production plan M1, version information M2, function information M3, application information M4, performance information M5, and a control program Rc. For example, when flexible production is performed on a predetermined production line Ln, the version specifying unit 162 specifies the version of the software of the component device through communication with a work machine for board such as the component mounting machine 2 .

Further, when production is executed according to the production plan M1, the version designation unit 162 reads the control program Rc used for the production process scheduled to be executed during execution of the production process, and acquires the version designation information Nv. You may The version specifying unit 162 may specify, for example, the version of the software that will be required in the next production process for the work machine for board in advance.

In the above configuration, when the version of the software specified by the version specifying unit 162 is not installed in the configuration device (control device 50, etc.), the update unit 163 updates the software installed in the configuration device. may be set based on the production plan M1. Further, as exemplified in the embodiment, when a component device has a plurality of boot areas (the first boot area 51 and the second boot area 52 of the control device 50), the software of one boot area is executed. The software installed in the other boot area may be updated during the period of one boot area.

This allows the software of the specified version to be installed before the mounting process scheduled to be executed is executed. Therefore, the updating unit 163 can prevent a decrease in production efficiency due to software installation. Here, the mounting process executed by the component mounting machine 2 includes the process of repeating the PP cycle as described above. Therefore, the updating unit 163 may update the software during a low load period during which the processing load on the control device 50 is reduced during the mounting process compared to during execution of the PP cycle. This can prevent the operation of the control device 50 from being affected during the mounting process.

8. Other Aspects 8-1. Management Devices 60 and 160 In the embodiments and modifications, the management devices 60 and 160 are updated by the updating units 63 and 163 when the version of the software specified by the version specifying units 62 and 162 is not installed in the constituent devices. It is configured to execute software update processing. On the other hand, in the above cases, the management devices 60 and 160 may omit the update processing by the update units 63 and 163 and execute other handling processing such as notifying the worker or the like.

In the embodiment and the modification, the configuration device in which the software is installed is the control device 50 of the component mounting machine 2 . On the other hand, the constituent devices may be, for example, the substrate conveying device 10, the mounting head 33, the feeder 22, etc., in addition to the control device 50, as long as they constitute the component mounting machine 2. FIG. Furthermore, in the embodiment, the management device 60 manages the component mounting machine 2, which is a work machine for board. On the other hand, the management device 60 may target board-to-board work machines other than the component mounting machine 2 (printing machine, inspection machine, shield mounting device, etc.).

Also, the constituent devices may each execute a plurality of types of software for different purposes in production processing. Even in such a case, as exemplified in the embodiments and modifications, it is possible to deal with this by designating the version of each software in the version designation information Nv.

In the embodiment, the management device 60 is configured to be incorporated in the control device 50 of the component mounting machine 2 . In a modified form, the management device 160 is configured to be incorporated in the host computer 70 . On the other hand, management devices 60 and 160 can employ various other aspects as long as they can communicate with the work machine for board. For example, the management apparatus 60, 160 may be a dedicated management apparatus installed in a board product factory, or may be a server communicably connected to the work machine for board via the Internet. In either configuration, the same effect as the embodiment can be obtained.

Moreover, the management systems 80 and 180 are configured to include a control program generation unit 81 and a presentation unit 82 as a configuration capable of generating the control program Rc including the version designation information Nv. Here, for example, if two trajectory areas are secured in the component device, one of which is always installed with the latest version of software, and the other is installed with proven version of software, then the presentation unit 82 It is possible to omit the presentation of various information by In such operations, the management systems 80 and 180 may have a configuration in which the presentation unit 82 is omitted.

8-2. Execution of Software In the embodiments and modifications, the software executed by the control device 50, which is a constituent device, is firmware incorporated in the control device 50. FIG. On the other hand, the software may be pre-stored in a predetermined startup area in the host computer 70, for example. The control device 50 communicates with a host computer 70, which is an external device, via a network and executes software stored in a predetermined startup area.

In such a configuration, if the version of the software to be applied to the production process is not stored in the predetermined startup area, the updating units 63 and 163 can appropriately update the software, for example. According to such a configuration, the constituent devices of the board-oriented work machine execute software stored in a predetermined boot area in the host computer 70 via the network. Thus, by appropriately updating the software stored in the predetermined activation area, the software of the specified version can be applied to the production process. Therefore, it is possible to omit the work of preliminarily updating the software of the constituent devices as a preparation for the production process to be executed. As a result, production efficiency can be improved.

Further, in the above aspect, the host computer 70 may have a configuration in which a plurality of mutually different versions of software are stored in advance in a plurality of startup areas. This configuration is similar to the configuration in which different versions of software are pre-installed in the first activation area 51 and the second activation area 52 of the control device 50, which is a constituent device in the embodiment and the modification. The main differences between the configurations are that the storage devices for storing the software are different, and whether or not the control device 50, which is a constituent device, runs the software via a network.

2: component mounting machine (working machine for board), 20: component supply device (constituent device), 33: mounting head (constituent device), 41: component camera (constituent device), 42: substrate camera (constituent device), 50 : Control Device (Constituent Device) 51: First Startup Area 52: Second Startup Area 60: Management Device 61: Storage Device 62: Version Designator 63: Updater 80: Management System 81: Control program generation unit 82: Presentation unit 90: Substrate 91: Production code M1: Production plan M2: Version information M3: Function information M4: Application information M5: Performance information Rc: Control program Nv : Version specification information, Np: Operation command information

Claims (9)

A management device for a board-to-board work machine that produces a board product by production processing that executes a predetermined board-to-board work,
a control program in which version designation information for designating a version of software executed by a constituent device of the board-to-board working machine in the production process and operation command information to command the operation of the board-to-board working machine in the production process are recorded; a storage device that stores
a version designation unit that designates the version of the software to be applied to the production process scheduled to be executed based on the version designation information of the control program used in the production process;
A board-to-board work machine management device comprising: The configuration device is pre-installed with a plurality of versions of the software that are different from each other,
The version specifying unit selects one of a plurality of versions of the software installed in the component device based on the version specifying information of the control program used in the production process scheduled to be executed. 2. The board-to-board work machine management device according to claim 1, wherein the version of said software to be applied to production processing is specified. A production code indicating a type of the production process to be executed is attached to the board on which a predetermined work with the board is executed,
The board-oriented work machine selects the control program to be used for the production process based on the type of the production process acquired by reading the production code,
3. The management apparatus for a board-oriented work machine according to claim 1, wherein said version designation unit designates the version of said software based on said version designation information of said control program selected by said board-oriented work machine. 2. The management device further comprises an updating unit that updates the software installed in the constituent devices when the software of the version specified by the version specifying unit is not installed in the constituent devices. -3.The management device for a board-to-board working machine according to any one of -3. the storage device further stores a production plan in which types and sequences of the production processes scheduled to be executed are recorded;
The updating unit sets a timing for updating the software installed in the component device based on the production plan when the software of the version specified by the version specifying unit is not installed in the component device. 5. The board-to-board work machine management device according to claim 4. 6. The management apparatus for a board-oriented working machine according to claim 1, wherein said board-oriented working machine is a component mounting machine for mounting components on a board. The component device includes a control device for controlling mounting of the component, a component supply device for supplying the component within the component mounting machine, and a component supplied by the component supply device which is picked up and mounted on the board. 7. The management device for a board-to-board working machine according to claim 6, wherein the mounting head is at least one of the mounting heads. a management device according to any one of claims 1 to 7;
receiving an input of the version of the software executed by the component device in the production process to generate the version designation information, and receiving an input of various parameters related to the production process by the board-oriented working machine to receive the operation command information; a control program generator that generates
A board-to-board work machine management system comprising The management system stores at least one of the number of substrate products produced by the production process, the work success rate, and the work time as performance information in association with the type of the production process and the version of the software,
9. The management system further comprises a presentation unit that presents a plurality of versions as designation candidates and the performance information for each version of the software to the worker when receiving an input of the software version. 3. Management system of board-to-board work machine according to .

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