JPH03162039A - On-line setup control system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate the need for the stop of system operation in setup job and the site job by the operator in the setup by sending setup information from a host, recording it onto a recording medium and setting it as new setup information at application of power. CONSTITUTION:When the operator enters setup information 9 at a host device 1, a setup information management section 2 sends the setup information 9 to a designated terminal controller 2. The setup information analysis setting processing section 5 is started in the terminal controller 4 receiving the setup information 9, the normality of the received setup information 9 is verified and when the information is normal, it is recorded on a prescribed area of the recording medium 8. Then the setup information 9 is transferred to the setting memory 6 at each occasion from succeeding application of power supply and used for the control as the new setup information 9. Thus, the interrupt of the communication processing in the terminal controller 4 and the visit of a person in charge to a site are not required.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Summary] The present invention relates to an online setup control method, and relates to a host device. The purpose of this system is to set up the terminal control device without interrupting the communication process with the terminal device and without requiring the operator to perform on-site work. An online setup control method in a terminal control device that controls data communication between a plurality of connected terminal devices and a host device by transferring data to a setting memory at the time of system startup, etc. A setup information management unit is provided in the higher-level device to transmit the setup information to the higher-level device, verifies the normality of the set amplifier information received from the higher-level device, and if it is normal, registers the setup information in a predetermined area of the recording medium. At the same time, the terminal control device is provided with a set amplifier information analysis and setting processing unit that reports the setting results to the host device, and the setup information received from the host device is recorded on the recording medium, so that when the power is turned on next time, the setup information received from the host device is recorded. The configuration is configured to transfer the setup information recorded from the memory to the setting memory to control data communication.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention includes a terminal device and a host device (host computer).
The present invention relates to an online setup control method in a terminal control device that controls data communication, etc. between

[Conventional technology] FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional setup control method.

FIG. 5 shows a display terminal 10, a printer terminal 11.
13 shows an example of an online system in which various terminals such as a workstation 12 perform predetermined processing while exchanging data with a host device 1 via a terminal control device 4.

The terminal control device 4 contains cent-up information 9, that is, the type and number of terminals to be connected, the assignment of a printer terminal to which print data is output, or the information between the host device l and the terminal control device 4. Various information such as communication procedures between the terminal control device 4 and the terminals 10 to 13 are set according to the system, and these terminals 10 to 13 are set based on this setup information 9.
It controls data communication between the host device 1 and the host device 1.

The cent-up processing unit 14 is provided for setup in the terminal control device 4, and when an operator operates it from the display terminal 10, for example, a setup screen is displayed on the display terminal 10, and the setup information input manually is displayed on the screen. 9 is registered in the recording medium (disk device, etc.) 8.

This recorded setup information 9 is transferred to the setting memory 6 by the setting section 7 each time the power is turned on, and thereafter the contents of the setting memory 6 are referenced to control data communication.

In addition, when resetting the cent-up information 9, the communication processing of the terminal control device 4 is stopped (offline), and after inputting the change data on the cent-up screen, the power is turned on again to start up the system.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

When there is a change in the setup information such as adding more terminals or the type of terminal, it is necessary to reset the setup information of the terminal control device, but since this also leads to changing system constants, conventionally, during setup Communication processing with the host and communication processing with connected terminal devices had to be interrupted.

Additionally, it was necessary for a staff member to go to the location where the terminal control device was installed and perform setup work while looking at the setup screen.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide an online setup control method that eliminates the need for interruption of communication processing during setup and on-site work by an operator for setup.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above objectives, the online setup control method of the present invention includes a setup information management unit that sends setup information 9 to the terminal control device 4 to be configured, as shown in FIG. 2 is provided in the host device 1, and the normality of the setup information 9 received from the host device 1 is verified. If it is normal, the received setup information 9 is registered in a predetermined area of the recording medium 8, and the setting result is sent to the host device 1. Setup information analysis setting processing unit 5 reporting to 1
is provided in the terminal control device 4.

[For production]

When the operator inputs setup information 9 into the host device 1, the setup information management section 2 transmits this setup information 9 to the designated terminal control device 4.

In the terminal control device 4 that has received this setup information 9, the set amplifier information analysis setting processing section 5 is activated, verifies the normality of the received cent-up information 9, and if it is normal, records it in a predetermined area of the recording medium 8. do.

If it is abnormal, the cause of the abnormality is reported, displayed on the higher-level device l, and retransmitted, and if normal, the setting result is reported.

The setup information 9 registered or updated in the recording medium 8 in this manner is transferred to the setting memory 6 each time the power is turned on next time, and is used as new setup information 9 for control.

The setup information 9 can be sent and responded to while online, and is transferred to the setting memory 6 and used when the power is turned on, so there is no need to interrupt the communication process in the terminal control device 4, and the staff can There is no need to go there.

Furthermore, since the validity of the setup information 9 is verified when it is transmitted, the setup information 9 can be smoothly set even if the person in charge is not present at the site.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

Fig. 1 is a diagram showing the structure of one embodiment, Fig. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the format of setup information transmission data, Fig. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the format of setting result information transmission data, and Fig. 4 is an operation explanatory diagram. It is. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 2 denotes a setup information management unit provided in a host computer 1, which transmits manually-entered setup information 9 to a designated terminal control device 4, and also sends setting result information from the terminal control device 4. Alternatively, when an error information notification is issued, its contents are displayed on a display device (not shown).

5 is a setup information analysis setting processing unit provided in the terminal control device 4, which is activated when the received data is identified as setup information, verifies the validity of the received setup information 9, and if it is normal; After registering or updating the setting result information in a predetermined area of the recording medium 8, the setting result information is stored in the upper device Wl.
If there is an abnormality, error information is sent to the host device 1.

7 is a setting section which reads setup information 9 registered in a predetermined area of a recording medium (such as a disk device) 8 and loads it into the setting memory 6 when the power is turned on. In addition, the same reference numerals represent the same objects throughout the figures.

The transmission data format of the setup information 9 transmitted from the host device 1 is as shown in FIG.
The data format of each item is checked to confirm its validity.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, the transmission data format of the setting result information sent from the terminal control device 4 to the higher-level device 1 includes the setup item number and the setting result of that item (recording medium 8
(registered contents), and the setting result is
will be displayed and confirmed.

Note that online file transfer is possible between the terminal control device 4 and the host device 1, and this transfer control is used to send and respond to the setup information 9.

With the above precautions, the following setup process is performed. Referring to FIG. 4, the setup information management unit 2 of the host device 1 transmits the input setup information 9 to the terminal control device 4 that needs to set the setup information 9.

Processing ■ Terminal control device 4 receiving setup information 9
Then, the setup information analysis setting processing section 5 is activated. The setup information analysis setting processing unit 5 checks the contents of the received setup information 9, and if an error is detected in the setting value in the received data as a result of the check, it pairs the item number and error reason code and performs the setup. Report to Information Management Department 2. Processing ■ Upon receiving this error information, the setup information management section 2 displays the item in error and the reason for the error, and retransmits it to the terminal control device 4.

Processing■ If all the check results are correct settings,
It is registered in a predetermined area of the recording medium 8, and also sends setting result information to report that the processing was successful.

Processing ■ The setting unit 7 expands the registered cent amplifier information 9 into the setting memory 6 using the system start-up when the power is turned on as a trigger. By [2] above, the setup information 9 can be reset, and the online system will operate based on the new set-a-knob information 9.

As described above, the setup information 9 can be sent from the host to the terminal control device 4 even when online, and the settings are made when the power is turned on to start work, so the communication process is not interrupted and the staff can go to the site. There's no need.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the present invention provides a setup control method that transmits set amplifier information from a host, records it on a recording medium, and sets it as new setup information when the power is turned on, which is indispensable in the past. This has the great effect of eliminating the need for system operation to be stopped during set-up work, as well as for eliminating the need for operators to perform on-site work during set-up work.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a configuration diagram of one embodiment, Fig. 2 is a diagram showing a format example of setup information transmission data, Fig. 3 is a diagram showing a format example of setting result information transmission data, and Fig. 4 is an operation explanatory diagram. , 5th
The figure is an explanatory diagram of the conventional setup control method. In the figure, 1 is a host device, host computer, host, 2
is the setup information management department, l'*X19fJliJ'
J'M'/ 4 is a terminal control device, 5 is a set amplifier information analysis and setting processing section, 6 is a setting memory, 7 is a setting section, 8 is a recording medium, a disk device, 9 is a cent-up information, 10 is a display terminal, 11 and 13 are printer terminals, 12 is a workstation, and 14 is a setup processing section. Fig. 1 A diagram showing an example of the format of cent amplifier information transmission data Fig. 2 Fig. 3

Claims (1)

[Claims] Setup information (9) registered in a predetermined area of the recording medium (8) is transferred to the setting memory (6) when the system is started up by turning on the power, etc. An online setup control method in a terminal control device that controls data communication between a host device and a host device, the setup information management unit (2) transmitting the setup information (9) to the terminal control device (4) to be configured. ) is provided in the higher-level device (1), verifies the normality of the setup information (9) received from the higher-level device, and if it is normal, registers the setup information in a predetermined area of the recording medium (8). , the terminal control device (4) is provided with a setup information analysis and setting processing unit (5) that reports the setting results to the higher-level device, and the setup information received from the higher-level device is recorded on the recording medium. An online setup control method characterized in that the setup information is transferred to the setup memory from the next time the power is turned on to control data communication.