JPH01293403A - Program editing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To delete the work accompanying the change of the number of programs to be displayed by displaying a program on the same displaying picture when the program is called and the layout of the program is designated. CONSTITUTION:When a program is called by a program calling means 9 and the layout of the program called by a layout designating means 4 is designated, a control means controls a program displaying means 10 in accordance with the designation of the layout designating means 4 and a program is displayed onto the same displaying picture. Thus, a program editing device can be obtained which a user can freely set and change the number of the programs displayed and edited on the same displaying picture and the layout (constitution) of the displaying picture.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention can
Display multiple machining programs etc. on the same display screen,
The present invention relates to a program editing device that can be edited.

[Prior Art] FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a conventional numerical control device that has a function of selecting and calling two machining programs and displaying them.

In FIG. 7, (100) is the numerical control device main body, (2
) is a program number input means for inputting the program numbers of two programs to be called, <3) is a program number reading means for reading the input program numbers, and (7) is each assigned a specific program number. A machining program data file in which a plurality of programs are stored, (9) a program calling means for calling a machining program corresponding to a program number from the machining program data file (7), and (8) an editor for storing the called machining program. (10) is a plurality of program display means for displaying the called machining programs side by side on the same display screen of the program display screen (11); (12) is a memory for the two called machining programs;
Editing switching means for selecting a machining program to be edited, (1
3) is an editing means for editing the machining program selected by the editing switching means (12).

The machining programs displayed on the left and right sides of the program display screen (11) by the program display means (10) are stored in the storage areas (14a) of the display buffer memory (14), as shown in FIG. (14b) respectively.

Next, the operation of the conventional NC shown in FIG. 7 will be explained.

When editing a machining program, first, the program number of the machining program to be edited is input using the program input means (2). The program number reading means (3) reads the input program number.

Next, the program calling means (9) calls the machining program corresponding to the input program number from the machining program data file (7), and stores it in the editing memory (8).
).

The multiple program display means (10) is an editing memory (8)
The machining program stored in the program display screen (1
1).

Furthermore, when a machining program to be edited is selected by the editing switching means (12), the editing means (13) edits the selected one of the machining programs displayed on the display screen (11).

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] By the way, the conventional numerical control device having the above configuration has a display buffer memory (14) for storing a machining program for displaying the machining program, and a machining program for editing the machining program. Editing memory (8) that stores
Since the size of the storage area is constant, the number of machining programs that can be displayed and edited on the same display screen is limited to one.

Therefore, since it is not possible to change the number of machining programs to be displayed and edited on the same display screen, there is a problem in that it is not possible to edit programs by referring to other programs.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems,
To provide a program editing device that allows a user to freely set and change the number of programs to be displayed and edited on the same display screen and the layout (configuration) of the display screen.

[Means for Solving the Problems] A program editing device according to the present invention includes a program calling unit that calls at least two programs from a plurality of programs stored in a storage unit, and a program editing device that displays the called programs on the same display screen. a program display means for displaying the program on the same display screen; a program editing means for editing the displayed program; a layout specifying means for specifying a layout for displaying the program called by the program calling means on the same display screen; and control means for controlling the program display means according to specifications.

[Function] In the program editing device configured as described above, when the program calling means calls a program and the layout specifying means specifies the layout of the called program, the control means controls the program display means according to the designation of the layout specifying means. and display the program on the same display screen.

[Example 1] Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the main parts of a program editing device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, (1) is the main body of the program editing device, (2) is program number input means for inputting the program number of the program to be called, (3) is program number reading means for reading the input program number, and (4) is program number input means for inputting the program number of the program to be called. ) is a program display consisting of a program display data input means (5) for inputting data necessary for specifying a program display layout, and a program display data reading means (6) for reading data necessary for specifying the input program display layout. Layout specifying means, (7) is a machining program data file in which a plurality of 60-gram cutting nibs each having a specific program number are stored; (9) is a program number from the machining program data file (7); program calling means for calling a machining program corresponding to the
(8) is an editing memory for storing the called machining program, (10) is a program display means for displaying the called machining program on the same display screen of the program display screen (11), and (12) is for displaying the two called machining programs. Editing switching means for selecting a machining program to be edited from among the machining programs; (13) an editing means for editing the displayed machining program; and (14) storing display content to be displayed on the display screen (10). This is a buffer memory for display.

The program display screen (11) has a layout of 80 horizontal columns and 25 vertical lines, as shown in Figure 2 (a).
It is a 14-inch display that can display 000 characters.

Each position where characters are displayed is "1" from left to right, top to bottom,
Specific values such as "2", . . . , r 20QOJ are assigned, and by specifying this value, any position on the display screen can be specified.

The area where the machining program is displayed is located at both diagonal ends of the area (9b) and (9), as shown in FIG. 2(b).
Specify by specifying c).

-When displaying two machining programs on the display screen,
As shown in FIG. 3(a) or (b), the area for displaying the first machining program is placed at positions (9d) and (9e), and the area for displaying the first machining program is
Move the area for displaying the machining program to position (9f) and (
9g) to specify each.

- When displaying three machining programs on the display screen, move the area for displaying the first machining program to positions (9h) and (9k), as shown in FIG. 3(C) or (d).
The area for displaying the second machining program is specified at positions (91) and (9m), and the area for displaying the third machining program is specified at positions (9n) and (9p), respectively.

Furthermore, when displaying four machining programs on the display screen, the area for displaying the first machining program is placed at positions (9q) and (9r), and the second machining program Position (9s) and (9s) the area to display the program.
t), move the area for displaying the third machining program to position (9).
u) and (9v), areas where the fourth machining program is to be displayed are specified by specifying positions (9w) and (9x), respectively.

Next, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the storage contents of a program display data memory table (9a) (hereinafter referred to as display data table) that stores program display data input from the program display data input means (5).

The display data table (9a) is composed of a "number of display programs" indicating the number of machining programs to be displayed on the display screen, and "position data" specifying the area in which each machining program is displayed.

The display data table stores positions (9b) and (9c) when one program is displayed on the program display screen. Also, when displaying two programs, positions (9d) and (9e) and positions (9r) and (
9g). Similarly, positions indicating areas are stored in accordance with the number of programs to be displayed on the program display screen.

Next, the operation of the program editing apparatus shown in FIG. 1 will be explained.

When program display data is input from the program display data input means (5), the program display data reading means (6) reads the data and displays it in the display data table (9).
Set to a).

Next, when the machining program number to be edited is input from the program number input means (2), the program number reading means (3) reads the program number. The program calling means (9) calls the machining program from the machining program data file (7) according to the program number and stores it in the editing memory (8). At this time, the number N of called programs is stored.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the program calling means (9).

(1) Steps 81 to S2 The program calling means (9) uses the editing memory (8) based on the display data of the display data table (9a) set by the program display layout specifying means (4).
divided into the number of programs to be displayed (step S
1) Set the call number counter K to "1" (step S2).

(2) Steps 83 to S5 The program calling means (9) searches the machining program data file (7) based on the program number input by the program number inputting means (2) according to the value in the called number counter. , calls the machining program corresponding to the program number, and stores the divided editing memory (8
) is stored in the second area (step S3).

Furthermore, the program calling means (9) increments the value of the called number counter by "1" (step 84
).

Thereafter, in the same manner, the program calling means (9) repeatedly executes steps 83 to S4 until the value in the called number counter becomes greater than the number N of called programs (step S5), and calls N programs. .

Next, the multiple program display means (10) displays the display screen (
11) Display the machining program.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the program display means (10).

(1) Steps 86 to S7 The multiple program display means (10) stores the display buffer memory (14) of the program based on the data in the display data table (9a) set by the multiple program display layout designation means (4). It is divided into the number of calls (step S6), and the called number counter J is set to "1" (step S7).

(2) Step 88 - Sll The program display means (10) displays the machining program called into the editing memory (8) according to the value of the called number counter J, into three of the divided display buffer memories (14).
The data is transferred to the designated area (step S8).

Further, the value of the call number counter J is incremented by "1" (step 99).

Thereafter, in the same way, the program calling means (9) repeatedly executes steps 88 to S9 until the value of the called number counter J becomes larger than the number N of called programs (step 810'), and calls N programs. call.

The program display means (10) includes a display buffer memory (
14) is displayed on the program display screen (11) (step 811).

Further, when a machining program to be edited is selected by the editing switching means (12), the editing means (13) changes the display screen (1
1) Edit one selected machining program among the machining programs displayed.

In this embodiment, a 14-inch display device is used as the program display screen, but a 9-inch display device or other size display device may be used.

Further, the machining program may be displayed on a liquid crystal display device or the like instead of the display device.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention, when a program is called by the program calling means and the layout of this program is specified by the layout specifying means, the control means controls the program display means in accordance with the layout. Since the programs are now displayed on the same display screen, the work associated with changing the number of programs to be displayed, which was required in the past, is eliminated, and the program editing device is now able to respond flexibly and quickly to the needs of the user. It has the effect of being obtained.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the main parts of a program editing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the program display data memory table shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a program display data memory table. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the display layout of the machining program displayed on one screen, FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the program calling means shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 7 is a block diagram of the main parts of a conventional numerical control device having a machining program editing function, and FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the multiple program display means shown in FIG. FIG. In each figure, 1 is the main body of the program editing device, 2 is a program number input means, 3 is a program number reading means, 4 is a multiple program display layout specifying means, 5 is a program display data input means, 6 is a program display data reading means, 7 is a machining program data file, 8 is an editing memory, 9 is a program calling means, 10 is a program display means, 11 is a display screen, 12 is an editing switching means, 13 is an editing means, and 14 is a display puffer memory. Note that the same reference numerals in each figure indicate the same or corresponding parts.

Claims (1)

[Claims] From multiple machining programs stored in the storage means,
A program editing device comprising: program calling means for calling at least two programs; program display means for displaying the called programs on the same display screen; and program editing means for editing the displayed programs. The present invention is characterized by comprising a layout specifying means for specifying a layout for displaying the program called by the calling means on the same display screen, and a control means for controlling the program display means according to the specification of the layout specifying means. A program editing device for