JPH03138785A - Data gathering processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To quickly evaluate experimental data by designating physical quantities to be processed in the order of priority level and performing the processing of data gathering information file in the order of necessity. CONSTITUTION:A priority level register list 15, an input means 13, a priority level accepting means 14, and a priority level analyzing means 16 are provided. When an investigator registers a physical quantity name to be preferentially processed in the experiment, a data processing request list 18 is generated in accordance with its priority level. The processing of a data processing information file 11 is performed in accordance with this list. Data names required for the processing of the data processing information file 11 are registered in a data gathering request list in the order of necessity in the data processing information file to be processed and are processed. Thus, data required for the investigator is presented in the shortest time to quickly evaluate experiment results.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION OBJECTIVES OF THE INVENTION (INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION) The present invention uses a data acquisition and processing device, particularly a standard interface module such as CAMAC, to collect and process experimental data on a computer. The present invention relates to a general-purpose data collection and processing device.

(Conventional technology) In experimental equipment such as nuclear fusion experimental equipment, it is necessary to immediately collect and process large amounts of data generated in a short period of time using a computer, and the measurement system must be able to respond flexibly to various experimental conditions. CAMAC (Computer Auto
Mated Measurei+ent And
A data collection and processing device with a general-purpose interface standard, such as ``Control'', is used.

That is, as shown in FIG. 7, in CAMAC, for example, an A/D converter is housed in a housing 1 called a crate.

CAM like memory and clock pulse generator
An AC standard module 2 is installed, and a computer 4 is connected to it via a data highway 3.

Data is collected, processed, and displayed on the display device 5.

Conventionally, in a data collection processing device where the components of the measurement system change frequently in response to experimental conditions, when the CAMAC module 2 is changed or the input/output signals of the module 2 are changed, the data This was addressed by changing the program of the collection means. However, in recent years, the necessary collection information has been put in a file format, and when changing the hardware of the CAMAC module 2, the contents of this file can be changed using an editor, making it possible to use general-purpose data that does not require changes to the program. Collection processing devices are also coming into use.

The configuration of such a data collection processing device is shown in FIG.

In FIG. 8, information such as whether module 2 is installed in chassis 1, the module name, the address where it is installed, and the diagnostic code used when performing hardware diagnosis is stored in the hardware information file 7, and the module name , the commands to be output to the module, the number of times input/output to the module is executed, whether or not the collected data is saved in the collected data file, and the file name of the collected data file if saving is specified, etc. in the data collection information file. It is stored in 8. The file name of the data collection information file 8 is managed by the data name of the data to be collected.

Furthermore, execution of hardware diagnosis of the module 2 based on the contents of the hardware information file 7, collection of data from the module 2 based on the contents of the data collection information file 8, and storage in the collected data file 9 are as follows: This is done by the data collection means 6.

The file name of the collected data file 9 is managed by the name of the data to be saved. The data processing information file 11 includes the name of the input data (collected data) to be processed, the range of the input range, the data conversion coefficient to engineering units for converting the collected data to the final physical quantity, averaging processing, and correlation. The calculation designation of the relationship, the name of the physical quantity obtained as a result of the calculation, the display format on the display device 5, comments, etc. are stored.

Based on this information, the data processing means 10 performs various calculations on the data in the collected data file 9, stores the obtained physical quantity in the processed data file 12 under the name of this physical quantity, and also displays it on the display device 5. Perform display. In the data processing means 10, it is also possible to obtain another physical quantity based on a certain physical quantity by specifying the data name of the processed data file 12 as input data.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) By the way, in nuclear fusion experimental equipment, various measurement devices are used to analyze the characteristics of plasma, and these devices can process data at high speed with a time interval of microseconds or nanoseconds. There are many measuring devices that need to collect data, and a large amount of data is generated from the measuring devices within a plasma discharge time of several hundred milliseconds to several seconds.

In addition, many fusion experimental equipment operate intermittently due to problems such as the supply of power for excitation of the coil required for experiments and the heat load on the fusion experimental equipment itself. Plasma discharge experiments are repeated with time fusion. Therefore, in order to conduct experiments efficiently, it is important to immediately process and display the data obtained in discharge experiments so that researchers can evaluate them and reflect them in the next experimental conditions before the next discharge experiment. be.

Furthermore, in experimental devices such as nuclear fusion experimental devices where many researchers are engaged in research, individual researchers conduct experiments according to their own experimental themes according to the experimental schedule, especially in large devices. From the perspective of research on joint use of equipment, there are many researchers who use equipment occasionally.

Therefore, researchers can easily set the information for collecting, processing, and displaying the required experimental data according to the content of the experiment, and can collect experimental data in a short time after completing the discharge experiment.・It is required to be able to process and display.

However, with the above conventional data collection processing device,
The data collection means 6 collects data according to the order of collection information stored in the data collection information file 8. Also, the data processing means 10 according to the order of processing information stored in the data processing information file 11
The data was processed and displayed on display group @5. In particular, data collection and processing equipment for nuclear fusion experimental equipment has the following problems compared to general process quantity measurement.

■ Plasma measuring instruments have a wide variety of measurement principles depending on their type, and the methods for calculating physical quantities that indicate plasma characteristics from the collected data are also completely different.

For example, in an interferometric measurement device, the density of the plasma is calculated from the phase difference between the measurement wave and the reference wave that passed through the plasma. The interference measurement device is an electromagnetic wave oscillator and a transmission system that guides the electromagnetic waves to the fusion experimental device.

It consists of a coupling system, a detector for the phase difference between the measurement wave and the reference wave, a data collection system, and a control device. On the other hand, in the Thomson scattering measurement device, laser light is input into plasma, and the electron temperature is calculated from the Doppler family of the scattered light, and the partial electron density is calculated from the absolute intensity of the scattered light. The Thomson scattering measurement device consists of a laser oscillator and a laser beam transmission optical system.

Scattered light detector (photoelectric conversion unit), signal processing system.

It consists of a control system, etc. For this reason, (1) the method of setting up each measuring instrument prior to a plasma discharge experiment, the method of transmitting data to the computer 5 after data collection, the data structure, etc. vary greatly depending on the measuring instrument. Therefore, detailed knowledge of each measuring device is required to set and edit the data collection information file 8 in which this information is stored.

(3) Regarding the procedure for calculating the physical quantities that indicate the final plasma characteristics from the data collected by measuring instruments, there is a general method in which the desired data can be obtained by converting the collected data into engineering values using a linear function. Unlike process instrumentation, specialized knowledge is required, and the calculation formula itself is complex.

Therefore, detailed knowledge of each measurement method is required to set and edit the data processing information file 11 in which this information is stored.

For this reason, ■ Edit the data processing information file 11, which requires detailed knowledge of each measurement method, in order to prioritize processing of the experimental data necessary to obtain the physical quantities required by the researcher. I needed to redo it.

(2) Furthermore, even if you re-edit this,
Since the data collection means 6 collects data in the order of collection information stored in the data collection information file 8, the data collection means 6 collects data in the order in which it collects data, and the data processing means 10 collects data in the data processing information file. The order of data required for processing according to the information in 11 did not match, and as a result, processing by data processing means 10 was repeated until collection of the required data was completed.

Therefore, in order to preferentially process the data necessary to obtain the physical quantities that researchers need, they need detailed knowledge not only of the data processing information file 11 but also of each measuring device. Data collection information file 8
I also had to re-edit it.

■ Researchers conducting experiments are generally interested in physical quantities that represent the state of the experimental object, such as plasma temperature, plasma density, and plasma confinement time, which are obtained as a result of collection and processing. On the other hand, if you try to process these in descending order of their priority, it is necessary to re-edit the display data processing information file 11 and the data collection information file 8 as described above.

By the way, data processing information file 11. As mentioned above, data collection information file 8 does not contain the final physical quantities such as module names or data names, but CAMA
It is managed using names from the viewpoint of C's hardware configuration and measurement signals. For this reason, it is not easy for ordinary researchers to edit this data, requiring extra effort, and in some cases, there is a possibility that data collection itself may fail due to editing errors.

Due to these drawbacks, it was difficult to say that it was a data collection and processing device that was easy for researchers to use.

Therefore, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides researchers with data processing information files 11. Without re-editing the data collection information file 8, etc., you can simply specify the physical quantities you want to process in descending order of priority, and not only will the data processing information file 11 be processed in that order, but the data required for the processing will be processed in that order. By processing the data collection information file 8 in order starting from the data, researchers can easily specify the priority of the physical quantities to be processed, and the time required for processing and displaying can be minimized.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a data collection processing device that can quickly evaluate experimental data.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention employs a priority registration method for registering the processing priority order of physical quantities specified by a researcher, as shown in FIG. List 15 and input means 13 for registration.
Priority reception means 14. Analyzing priority registration list 15,
The order of data to be collected is specified in the data collection request list 17. Priority analysis means 16 is provided to create a data processing request list 18 indicating the order of data to be processed.

(Function) In the data collection processing device configured in this way,
When a researcher simply registers the name of a physical quantity that he/she wishes to process preferentially in an experiment, a data processing request list 18 is created according to the priority, and the data processing information file 11 is processed accordingly. Further, data names necessary for processing the data processing information file 11 are registered in the data collection request list and processed in the order of necessity in the data processing information file to be processed. Therefore, after the experiment is completed, the necessary data is collected and processed, making it possible to provide the necessary data to researchers in the shortest possible time.

This reduces the burden on researchers and allows them to quickly evaluate experimental results.

(Example) An example of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a data collection processing device that is an embodiment of the present invention.

In addition, in this figure, the same parts as in FIG. 8 are given the same reference numerals, and the explanation will be omitted.

In the figure, input means 13 is a man-machine device for inputting the priority order of physical quantities that researchers want to process.
For example, a keyboard is used. The names of the physical quantities inputted from the input means 13 are registered in the priority registration list 15 in descending order of priority via the priority order reception means 14.

When the input of the priority order of the physical quantities by the input means 13 is completed, the priority analysis means 16 is activated by a notification from the priority reception means 14, and data collection is performed based on the information registered in the priority registration list 15. A data collection request list 17 and a data processing request list 1 in which the processing order of the information file 8 and the processing order of the data processing information file 11 are registered.
Create 8.

The data collection request list 17 includes, in order of data collection,
The file names of the corresponding data collection information files are registered, and the file names of the corresponding data processing information files are registered in the data processing request list 18 in the order in which the data is processed.

The data collection means 6' has the same function as shown in FIG. 8, but in FIG. 8, the data collection information file 8 is processed sequentially from the beginning, whereas in FIG. The difference is that the data collection information files 8 are processed in the order of the file names registered in the list 17.

Similarly, the data processing means 10' processes the data processing information file 11 in order from the beginning in FIG. 8, whereas in FIG. The difference is that the data processing information file 11 is processed in this order.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a processing example of the priority analysis means 16, and the processing shown in FIG. 2 is executed in response to a notification from the priority reception means 14 that priority input has been completed.

The priority analysis means 16 first extracts the names of physical quantities registered in the priority registration list 15 in order from the beginning.
01), the data processing information file 11 is searched for a processing information file in which the name of this physical quantity is processing output (102). The name of the processing information file obtained as a result of the search is registered in the data processing request list 18 (103), and the name of the input data required to process the data based on this processing information file is registered in the processing information file. (104).

Then, it is checked whether this data name is the file name of the collected data file 9 or the processed data file 12 (105). If the file name is the collected data file 9, it is further checked whether it is already registered in the data collection request list 17 (106), and if it is not registered,
Register in data collection request list 17 (107) (This is to avoid multiple transfers of the same data, as even if the physical quantities are different, the measurement data necessary to calculate them may be the same. ). and,
Check whether there is an unprocessed physical quantity name in the priority registration list 15 (108), and if there is an unprocessed physical quantity name,
The above process for lot to 107 is performed again.

With the above steps, the registration of data processing information files that need to be processed and data collection information files that need to be collected regarding the names of physical quantities registered in the priority registration list I5 is completed. Next, the data processing information files and data collection information files that were not subject to processing or collection in the above process are stored in the data processing request list 18. Register in the data collection request list 17. This is because ■ Some researchers may not need the physical quantities that are processed in all the data processing information files, so if only the physical quantity names registered in the priority registration list 15 are used, the data processing information files that are not processed, There is a possibility that a data collection information file exists; ■Also, a data processing information file 11. Regarding the data collection information file 8, only data collection is performed, but no data processing is performed, and all data names used in the data processing information file are registered in the data collection request list 17. For reasons such as the possibility that there may be data collection information files that are not processed.

The processing related to ■ is performed in steps 111 to 118 in FIG.
The processing related to (1) is performed in steps 121 to 124 in FIG.

That is, a file is retrieved from the data processing information file 11 (111), and it is checked whether this processing information file name has already been registered in the data processing request list 18 (112), and if it is not registered, it is added to the data processing request list. 18 (113), and extracts from the processing information file the name of input data required to process the data based on this processing information file (114). Then, it is checked whether this data name is the file name of the collected data file 9 or the processed data file 12 (115). If it is the file name of collected data file 9, further.

It is checked whether it is already registered in the data collection request list 17 (116), and if it is not registered, it is registered in the data collection request list 17 (117). Then, it is checked whether or not the search has been completed for all files in the data processing information file 11 (lli), and if there is an unprocessed data processing information file, the above processes 111 to 117 are performed again. With the above, the processing related to (2) is completed. Next, extract the file from the data collection information file 812
1) Check whether this collection information file name is already registered in the data collection request list 17 (122)
, if not registered, register it in the data collection request list 17 (123). Then, it is checked whether the search has been completed for all files in the data collection information file 8 (12
4) If there is an unprocessed data collection information file, perform the above steps 121 to 123 again. Due to the above,
Finish the process related to ■.

According to the above embodiment, the researcher specifies the physical quantities to be processed in descending order of priority via the input means 13, thereby collecting and processing data in consideration of the order of processing.

In the above embodiment, the data collection request list 17. A data processing request list 18 is being created. By the way, when calculating physical quantities,
It is not always necessary to use only the collected data, but it is also conceivable to calculate another physical quantity using the physical quantity that is the result of processing with the data processing information file.

For example, in the data processing information file A, the physical quantity α is obtained from the collected data file a and is added to the processing data file α.
In addition, in the data processing information file B, the physical quantity β is obtained from the collected data file b, and this is stored in the processed data file β and displayed on the display device 5. Assume that processing is specified. Also,
In the data processing information file C, the physical quantity γ is obtained from the processing data file α and the processing data file β, and is stored in the processing data file γ.
Assume that processing to display is specified. In this case, the researcher obtains the physical quantities α and β.

Processing is possible if the priorities are registered in the order of γ or β, α, γ, but for example, if the priorities are registered in the order of γ, α, β, the data processing means 10 first calculates the physical quantity γ. and process data file α.

Since no data exists in the processing data file β, processing becomes impossible.

The present invention can also easily incorporate a function for checking whether the priority registration order is appropriate.

An example of a data collection processing device incorporating this function is shown in FIG.

In addition, in this figure, the same parts as in FIG. 1 are given the same reference numerals, and the explanation will be omitted.

In the figure, the priority analysis means 16' has a function of checking whether the priority registration order is appropriate or not, and based on the information registered in the priority registration list 15, the priority analysis means 16' When determining the processing order, the physical quantity that is the processing output of the data processing information file to be processed, that is, the processing data file name, is registered in the processing data list 19, and it is processed as input data necessary for processing. If data in the data file 12 is specified, the file name will be changed to the processing data list 19.
Check whether it is already registered.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing example of the priority analysis means 16', and the processing shown in FIG. 4 is executed in response to a notification from the priority reception means 14 that priority input has been completed.

The difference between the process in FIG. 4 and that in FIG. 2 is that it is checked whether the data name required for the process extracted from the process information file is the file name of the collected data file 9 or the process data file 12 (105); If this is the file name of the processing data file 12, that is, a physical quantity, check whether it has already been registered in the processing data list 19 (
130). If this is not registered, the necessary processing data has not been obtained before processing the target data processing information file, so it is determined that the registration order of the priority of the physical quantity is incorrect, and an error message is displayed. indicate(
131) Also, extract the processing data file name, that is, the name of the physical quantity, which is the processing output of this data processing information file (132), and register this in the processing data list (133).

130, 131.132.133 except for the second
Same as figure.

According to the embodiments described above, even when determining another physical quantity from the physical quantity that is the processing data, it is possible to easily prevent errors when specifying the priority.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the present invention is applied to the case where the data processing means 10 performs processing according to the contents of the data processing information file 11. There are limits to the processing that can be accomplished, and the focus is on relatively simple calculations such as converting collected data into engineering units, averaging, and calculating correlations between data. On the other hand, especially for measurement data of a nuclear fusion experimental device, the analysis process itself is complicated, and there are many processes that cannot be realized by the combination of the data processing information file 11 and the data processing means 10. For this reason, although a general-purpose data collection function is used until the data is collected into the collection data file, each researcher may use their own program for subsequent analysis processing and calculation of physical quantities. The present invention can also be applied to a case where the data processing information file 11 and the data processing means 10 are configured by a user program as described above.

An example is shown in FIG. In addition, in this figure, the same parts as in FIG. 1 are given the same reference numerals, and the explanation will be omitted.

In the figure, a task 20 is an execution form of a program that calculates physical quantities etc. based on measurement data, and information on each task, that is, a task name.

The names of input data necessary for calculation processing, the names of output data obtained as a result of processing, etc. are stored in the task information file 21.

When the input of the priority order of the physical quantities is completed, the priority analysis means 16'' receives a notification from the priority reception means 14, and based on the information registered in the priority registration list 15, the priority analysis means 16'' reads the data collection information file 8. Processing order.

Data collection request list 17 in which the processing order of the task information file 21 is registered. A task activation request list 22 is created.

In the task activation request list 22, file names of task information files corresponding to the data are registered in the order in which the data is processed.

The task activation means 23 processes the task information files in the order in which they are registered in the task activation request list and activates the corresponding tasks.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of processing by the priority analysis means 16'', and the processing shown in FIG. 6 is executed upon notification of completion of priority input from the priority reception means 14.

The priority analysis means 16'' extracts the names of physical quantities registered in the priority registration list 15 from the beginning (101).
, the task information file 21 is searched for task information whose name is process output (142). As a result of the search,
The obtained task information file name is registered in the task activation request list 22 (143).

Based on this task information file, the name of input data required to process the data is extracted from the task information file (144).

The processes 105 to 108 are the same as in FIG.

With the above steps, the registration of the task information file that needs to be processed and the data collection information file that needs to be collected regarding the name of the physical quantity registered in the priority registration list 15 is completed. Next, as in Figure 2, the task information files and data collection information files that were not processed or collected in the above process are added to the task activation request list 2.
2. Register in the data collection request list 17.

That is, a file is retrieved from the task information file 21 (151), and it is checked whether this task information file name is already registered in the task activation request list 22 (151).
152) If it is not registered, task start request list 2
2 (153), and extracts from the task information file the name of the input data required to process the data (154).

The processes 115 to 117 are the same as in FIG. and,
It is checked whether the search has been completed for all the files in the task information file 21 (158), and if there is any unprocessed task information file, the above processes 151 to 117 are performed again.

The processes 121 to 124 are the same as in FIG.

According to the above embodiment, the present invention can be easily applied to a data collection processing device in which analysis processing is configured by a general user program.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, researchers do not need knowledge of the order or details of the information registered in the data processing information file 11 or the data collection information file 8. If only the priority of the physical quantity is registered, the data will be processed in that order and the necessary data will be collected first. In addition, when further processing is performed using physical quantities that have already been processed, it is easy to see whether the processing order is appropriate or not, and if there is a discrepancy in the processing order, the researcher is notified by an error message. Ru. Furthermore, the present invention can be easily applied to a data collection processing apparatus in which analysis processing is configured by a user's own program.

As a result, researchers can easily obtain the physical quantities required for experiments in the order of priority in the shortest processing time, and data collection and processing will not fail due to incorrect operations. It is possible to conduct experiments efficiently without spending extra effort on data collection and processing.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the data collection processing device according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the priority analysis means 16 of FIG.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an embodiment in which the data collection processing device according to the present invention is provided with a function of checking whether the registered priorities are appropriate. , a flowchart showing the processing flow of the priority analysis means 16' shown in FIG. 3, and FIG. A block diagram of one embodiment, FIG. 6, shows the priority analysis means 1 of FIG.
6'' is a flowchart showing the processing flow, FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the general configuration of the data collection processing device, and FIG.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a conventional data collection processing device. 1...Case (crate) 2...Module 3...
・Data information 4...Computer 5...Display device 6.6'...Data collection means 7...Hardware information file 8...Data collection information file 9...Collected data file to, 10'...Data processing means 11...Data processing information file 12...Processing data file 13...Input means 14...Priority reception means 15...Priority registration list 16, 16', 16 '''...Priority analysis means 17.
...Data collection request list 18...Data processing request list 19...Processing data list 20...Task 21...
...Task information file 22...Task start request list 23...Task start means 24...Data collection processing device

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) A general-purpose data collection module connected to a computer, one or more hardware information files that store the data collection module name, installed address, diagnostic code, etc., and a data collection module One or more data collection information files that store input/output commands and names of collected data, one or more collection data files that store collected data, and files necessary for processing. One or more data processing information files that store input data names, calculation processing methods, and names of physical quantities output as a result of processing, and one or more processing data files that store physical quantities obtained as a result of processing. a means for inputting a priority of a process for calculating a physical quantity; a priority receiving means for registering names of physical quantities in a priority registration list in the order of the input priorities;
Search for the data processing information file that outputs the physical quantity names registered in the priority registration list in descending order of priority, and register the file name of the data processing information file obtained by the search in the data processing request list. At the same time, search the data collection information file used to collect the collection data with the data name required for processing in the data processing information file, and add the data collection information file name obtained by the search to the data collection request list. A priority analysis means to be registered, a data collection means that collects and stores data in the order in which they are registered in the data collection request list based on the contents of the hardware information file and data collection information file, and the contents of the data processing information file. Consisting of a data processing means that processes the data of the collected data file or the processed data file in the order registered in the data processing request list based on the data, stores the processed data in the processed data file, and displays it on a display device. A data collection processing device characterized by: (2) In the search for the data processing information file by the priority analysis means, if the data required for processing in the data processing information file is collected data, search the data collection information file for collecting the collected data, Register the file name in the data collection request list, and
If the required data is processing data, check whether the processing data is registered in the processing data list, and if it is not registered, an error message will be displayed on the display device indicating that the input priority order is incorrect. 2. The data collection and processing device according to claim 1, further comprising a function of registering names of physical quantities to be displayed, processed and outputted in a file in a processed data list. (3) A general-purpose data collection module connected to the computer, one or more hardware information files that store the data collection module name, installed address, diagnostic code, etc., and the data collection module One or more data collection information files that store input/output commands and names of collected data, one or more collection data files that store collected data, and analysis processing of input data. one or more tasks for storing physical quantities output as a result of processing in a processing data file and displaying them on a display device, and one or more tasks for storing the names of tasks, input data, and names of physical quantities to be output. A task information file, one or more processing data files obtained as a result of processing, input means for processing priority of collected data, and physical quantities are registered in the priority registration list in the order of the input priorities. The priority receiving means and the physical quantities registered in the priority registration list are searched for the task information file that outputs the physical quantities in descending order of priority, and the task name obtained by the search is registered in the task activation request list. At the same time, the task information file is searched for the data collection information file used to collect the collection data with the data name required for processing, and the data collection information file name obtained by the search is registered in the data collection request list. A priority analysis means, a data collection means that collects and stores data in the order in which they are registered in the data collection request list based on the contents of the hardware information file and the data collection information file, and 1. A data collection processing device comprising a task starting means for starting tasks in the order in which they are registered in a task starting request list.