JPH02191022A - Data processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To manufacture the same pieces of equipment, and to easily select a display language conforming to a shipment area in the final stage of production by selecting first language expression and second language expression by means of a switch, etc. CONSTITUTION:By operating a keyboard 2, data from a measuring circuit 1 are fetched through an I/O interface 3 to a CPU 5, the prescribed operation of the CPU 5 is executed, and when a processing stage and an arithmetic result are displayed on a display device 8, in which language the data are expressed is determined by turning on/off a switch 10. When the switch 10 is turned off, a ROM 7A is selected, and the Japanese expression is displayed on the display device 8. On the contrary, when the switch 10 is turned on, a ROM 7B is selected, and the data in the same meaning in the English expression is outputted on the display device 8.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (a) Industrial Application Field This invention captures measurement data detected by, for example, a measurement sensor into a CPU, performs predetermined calculations, and displays the calculation results on a display or the like. The present invention relates to a data processing device for outputting data to a means.

(b) Conventional technology Conventionally, when a data processing device for a measuring instrument is intended to be provided to different language regions, for example, both in Japan and in an English-speaking country, the data processing device for Japan uses a CPU. When outputting data and displaying it on a display, the output data is displayed in Japanese, and when used in an English region, the output data is displayed on the display in English characters, so naturally these Japanese or English displays are Each created and produced a separate version of the program's display processing routine.

(c) Problems to be Solved by the Invention The conventional data processing devices described above cannot be used to provide common usage for different language regions, such as Japanese and English. Since versions to be displayed in different languages are produced individually, it is necessary to create separate programs for each production, which poses the problem of inflexibility in production.

This invention was made by focusing on the above-mentioned problem, and it is possible to manufacture exactly the same equipment using the same equipment model, and to easily select the display language according to the shipping area at the final stage of production. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a data processing device with the following functions.

(d) Means and operation for solving the problem The data processing device of the present invention includes a data input means and a data input means that performs predetermined calculations on data input manually, and outputs data to be visually outputted, such as calculation results. Output CPU and CPU
a first language storage means for outputting the visible output data in a first language expression; and a first language storage means for outputting the visible output data in a second language expression; a second language expression storage means for outputting data in the first language; and a language selection setting means for selectively setting either the first language or the second language; The language selected by the setting means is visually output to the output means.

In this data processing device, display data of two different language expressions are stored in the first language storage means and the second language storage means, respectively.

Here, for example, if the first language is Japanese and the second language is English, even if the data to be output obtained by the CPU is exactly the same, the data to be output visually will be expressed in English. The language selection setting means selects whether to use Japanese expression or Japanese expression. For example, when Japanese is selected in the language selection setting means, the data output from the CPU is read from the storage means for the first language expression, that is, the Japanese expression, and displayed on the data output means, for example, a display. . In this data processing apparatus, only the output character expression can be selected by the language selection setting means, for example, a switch, without changing the output calculation system of the CPU, so that there is almost no problem in production.

(e) Examples Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in more detail with reference to Examples.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a data processing device for a measuring instrument showing one embodiment of the present invention. This data processing device includes a measurement circuit 1, a keyboard 2 for inputting numerical data, etc.
, an I10 interface 3 that takes in measurement signals from the measurement circuit 1 and input signals from the keyboard 2, and outputs data to the display 8, a pass line 4, a CPU 5 that executes various control calculations, a first memory 6, and a first memory 6. 2, a display 8, and language selection setting means 11 including a switch 10 and a resistor 9.

The memory 6 is composed of a RAM 6a and a ROM 6b, where the RAM is used as a data storage section for calculations, and the ROM is used as a program storage section.

In addition to the ROM 6b, this data processing device further includes a memory (ROM) as a second storage device 7 having two storage areas 7a and 7b. Display data for Japanese is stored in storage area 7a, and display data for English is stored in storage area 7b.

In this data processing device, data from the measurement circuit 1 is transferred to the I10 interface 3 by operating the keyboard 2.
When the processing process and the result of the calculation are displayed on the display 8, the language to be displayed is determined by the switch 1.
Determined by 0N10FF. When the switch 10 is OFF, the bit An of the address signal becomes high level. In this case, ROM 7a is selected, and the output data is outputted in the contents of ROM 7'a, that is, in Japanese expression, and displayed on the display 8. be done. Conversely, when the switch 10 is ON, the address signal An becomes low level, and in this case, for the same output data, the character expression of the output data is selected as the data in the ROM 7b, that is, the English expression, and the display 8 shows , even if the output has the same meaning, it is output in English.

Therefore, depending on which language expression area the data processing apparatus is used in, for example, when providing data to an area where Japanese expression is used, if the switch 10 is turned on, the calculation result and All processing contents are displayed in Japanese on the display 8, and conversely, if the area is in English, by turning off the switch 10, the display 8 displays output in English as well.

Note that although this embodiment exemplifies the case where characters are displayed on the display 8, it is also possible to use a printer as the display 8 and select whether to output in Japanese or English. .

Furthermore, although Japanese and English have been described as typical examples, it goes without saying that the present invention may be implemented using other different language expressions.

The data processing apparatus of the embodiment has the same CPU software and hardware configuration regardless of the destination, and the character expression for the final output only needs to be selected using the switch 10. Therefore, when performing mass production, This is extremely convenient for Sumisan, since it is sufficient to produce the same model without worrying about the language expression and then select the setting switch 10 at the end.

The language expression in the embodiment shown in FIG.
If the device has a means for switching and inputting the power supply voltage depending on the destination, the character expression may be selected in response to the power supply selection switch.

FIG. 2 shows a circuit diagram for obtaining a linguistically expressed selection signal P corresponding to the selection of the power switch.

A power supply voltage is supplied to the input side of the internal circuit 22 of the measuring instrument shown in FIG. 2 through a connector 20.

On the input side of the connector 20, via a switch SW,
A fuse F is connected to one end, and a power supply voltage tap changeover switch SW2 is connected between the fuse F and the input transformer 21.
The common terminal d of SW2 is connected to one end of the fuse F, and the other switching terminals a, b, and c are connected to taps of power supply voltages of 240V, 115V, and 100V, respectively. The right side, that is, the secondary side, of the power transformer 21 is input to the internal circuit 22 of the measuring instrument.

On the other hand, a three-terminal switching switch SW3 is provided in conjunction with the switch SW2, and the switching terminals a and b are commonly connected and connected to the ground of the internal circuit 22 of the measuring instrument. Terminal C
is open, and the common terminal d is connected to the measuring instrument internal circuit 22.
It is connected to +V via a resistor 23, and the line of the common terminal d is inputted as a language expression selection signal P internally.

Now, for example, if the destination is 240V or 115V, it is determined that the country is not expressed in Japanese, for example, in English, and in this case, the switch sW3 connects the common terminal d to the a or b terminal. Ru.

Therefore, the common terminal d goes low, that is, the character expression selection signal P goes low, and the language corresponding to the ROM 7b in FIG. 1 (not shown here) in the internal circuit 22 of the measuring instrument is selected, and the power switch SW2 is connected to 100■, that is, the C terminal, the switch S
W3 is also connected to terminal C, in this case switch SW3
Since the common terminal d of is connected to the C side and is open, the character expression selection signal P becomes high, and the ROM 7 shown in FIG.
When a is selected, display data is derived and displayed on the display.

When switching the power switch as shown in Fig. 2 is used as a language expression selection signal switch at the same time, the language expression is selected at the same time as the power supply voltage is set, so there is an advantage that the trouble of setting the selection signal one by one according to the language expression is saved. There is.

(F) Effects of the Invention According to the present invention, when outputting the output of the CPU to a visible output means such as a display, the first linguistic expression storage means and the second linguistic expression storage means are respectively stored. The data can be displayed in one of the language expressions simply by selecting the data using a language setting selection means such as a switch, so the language expression can be selected only by selecting the switch, and other control systems cannot be displayed in the expression. Since mass production can be performed without worrying about the appearance, productivity is improved, and -
This has the advantage that there is no need to worry about expressions depending on destination.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a circuit block diagram of a data processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram showing another example of the language expression selection setting means of the data processing apparatus according to the embodiment. 1: Measurement circuit, 2: Keyboard, 5: CPU. 7a: first language memory ROM, 7b: second language memory ROM, 8: display, 10: language selection switch. Patent applicant Shimadzu Corporation Representative Patent attorney Shigeru Nakamura

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A data input means, a CPU that performs a predetermined operation on the data input from the data input means and outputs data to be visually output such as the operation result, and an output means that outputs the data output from the CPU in a visible manner. A data processing device comprising: a first language storage means for outputting the visible output data in a first language expression; and a second language for outputting the visible output data in a second language expression. expression storage means; and language selection setting means for selectively setting either the first language or the second language; A data processing device characterized by visually outputting to an output means.