JPH04147327A - Display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily handle a window operation from an application developer to a field operator by clicking an icon that can all visually be recognized and that does not require a complex operation with a mouse. CONSTITUTION:A1 represents a bench icon display area in a system area A, the icon for experimental work during the execution of an experimental system is displayed with left shifted. A2 represents a system icon display area, where a LA menu icon and a system message icon are displayed. Here, the LA menu is a list of work units of operator, from which a selected work is executed in a work environment called as bench. In application area B, B1 represents the current bench display area, where bench for executing keyin or screen display work or a LA menu is displayed. B2 represents a work icon display area, where various processing functions are displayed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <Industrial Application Field> The present invention relates to an improvement of a display device that is used in an experimental system constructed by combining a measuring instrument and a computer and displays the contents of experimental work.

<Conventional technology> In order to develop a product, it is necessary to go through the stages of design, experimentation with a prototype, and evaluation 1 judgment. Nowadays, market needs are changing rapidly, and it is important for companies to develop products that quickly meet those needs and provide them to the market. In order to shorten the product development period, it is necessary to efficiently perform the above-mentioned design, prototype experiments, and evaluation 1 judgment.

For this reason, LA (Labo) is used in product development.
Ratory Automat, ion) technology is being introduced.

■As a workstation in the field of
station is being developed. 1. The A station provides an environment for experiment work for experimenters. The CR'V screen is the main means of providing an environment for experimental work. The experimenter performs experimental work by inputting data to this CR1 screen.

Conventional CRT screens include those using the x-window system.

<Problems to be Solved by the Invention> However, in CR1 screens using the x-Window system, multiple windows are often displayed overlapping the screen.

If an attempt is made to apply the CR1 screen that performs overlapping display to an LA station, the following problem will occur.

■ Window operations are complicated and difficult for on-site operators to operate.
Hardly bitter.

■When multiple windows are displayed at the same time, you may accidentally enter information into a window that does not have an Ei system in your operating system.

The present invention has been developed to solve these problems, and is easy to use for everyone from application developers to on-site operators, and allows them to easily manage tasks related to their own operations even when multiple experimental tasks are being performed on the experimental system at the same time. The purpose of the present invention is to realize a display device that is optimal for a LA station, which prevents erroneous input into a window displaying experimental work that is not intended for use.

Means for Solving the Problems> The present invention is used for an experiment system constructed by combining a measuring instrument and a computer and using these to perform a plurality of experimental operations in parallel, and a display for displaying the contents of the experimental operations. In the apparatus, a work content display means for displaying the content of any one of the experimental tasks currently being executed by the experimental system in a current bench display area of a display screen; Execution work display means for displaying an experimental work that is being executed by the experimental system as an icon in a bench icon display area of one display screen; and selection means for selecting an icon displayed in the bench icon display area. and the work content of the experiment work of the icon selected by this selection means is displayed in the current bench display area in place of the work content that was being displayed up until then, and the work content of the experiment work that was being displayed up until then is displayed. A display device comprising: display switching means for converting a work into an icon and displaying it in the bench icon display area.

In the present invention, the content of one of the experimental tasks currently being executed in parallel by the experimental system is displayed in the bench display area, and other experimental tasks are displayed as icons in the bench icon display area. do. In this state, when you click an icon with the mouse, the work content of this icon or the work content that was displayed up to that point is displayed in the current bench display area, and the work content that was displayed up to that point is replaced by the icon. displayed in the bench icon display area.

<Example> Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained using the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of an experimental system to which a display device according to the present invention is applied.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a measuring instrument that performs measurements necessary for an experiment on a measurement target 2. The measuring instrument 1 is a virtual instrument that is composed of a measuring card and software that controls it, and performs a simulation of a hardware instrument.

Reference numeral 3 denotes a CRT display section for displaying the contents of the experimental work performed by the experimental system on a CRT screen; 4 a keyboard for inputting data related to the experiment; and 5 a mouse for inputting screen data to the display section 3.

6 is CP tJ which controls the entire experimental system. In the CPU 6, 61 is an input unit into which data is input from the keyboard 4 and mouse 5, and 62 is a processing unit that analyzes measurement data from the measuring instrument ↑.

63 is the x-Wi of the "cR'r" screen of the CRT display section 3.
This is a window control unit that controls ndow.

In the window control unit 63, 631 converts the work content of either the experimental system or the experimental work being executed into C.
Work content display means for displaying on the R'V display section 3, 632
633 shows the experimental work that is being executed by the experimental system and displays it on the CR'F display section 3 as an icon. 633 shows the experimental work that displays the work contents.
This is a display switching means for switching the experimental work to be displayed.

Here, the icon indicates the name of the experimental work and whether it is being executed, as shown in FIG. 2, for example.

Reference numeral 634 denotes a selection means for selecting an icon for switching the display from icon display to work content display in response to a signal from the mouse 5.

635 is a function execution means for executing a screen processing function that the display device also has.

Next, the operation of the display device according to the present invention will be explained.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the configuration of the CRi'' screen.

In this CR'V screen, A is a system area and B is an application area.

In the system area A, A1 is a bench icon display area, in which icons of the experimental system or the experimental work being executed are displayed aligned to the left.

A2 is a system icon display area, in which LA menu icons and system message icons are displayed. Here, the LA menu is a list of the operator's work units, and the work selected from this list is performed in a work environment called a bench.

In the application area B, B1 is currently a bench display area, and a bench or LA menu for performing key manual or screen display work is displayed. In FIG. 3, the LA menu is displayed.

B2 is a work icon display area, in which functions or icons for performing various screen processes are displayed.

The displayed functions include a pause icon b1 a message icon b2 + a raise icon b3 a button b4 + a help icon b5.

The pause icon b is displayed to confirm the display contents such as generated messages and graphs when the experimental work currently displayed in the bench display area ends.Clicking this icon will display the display of the current bench display area. or end
do.

The message icon b2 is displayed when the experimental work currently displayed in the bench display area B generates a message. At this time, when the message icon is clicked with the mouse, the message is displayed in the current bench display area B1. The display color is selected depending on the priority of the message.

Clicking on this part of the wraith icon b3 with the mouse changes the stacking order of the windows currently displayed superimposed on the bench display area B.

When the shut icon b4 is clicked with the mouse, the current display of the bench display area B1 is forcibly terminated.

When the help icon 1] 5 is clicked with the mouse, help is displayed in a part of the help window in the current bench display area B. The content of the help can be determined by the user, such as explanations about experimental equipment, etc.
Or it is predetermined.

The functions of these icons b, to b5 are realized by the function execution means 635 shown in FIG. The functions of the icons b and -b5 are valid only for the work currently displayed in the bench display area B1.

On the CR1 screen configured in this manner, if the experimental system is performing a plurality of experimental tasks in parallel, only one experimental task is currently displayed in the bench display area B. Other experimental work is displayed as an icon in the bench icon display area A.

If you want to see the work content of the experimental work displayed as an icon, click the icon you do not want to see with the mouse, and the work content of this icon will be displayed in the current bench display area B instead of the work content that was displayed up until then. , will be displayed. The work contents that have been displayed until then are displayed as icons in the bench icon display area A.

If the LA menu icon is clicked with the mouse while the work content is currently displayed in the bench display area B, the A menu is displayed in the current bench display area L31 instead of the work content.

At this time as well, the displayed work content is displayed as an icon in the bench icon display area A.

Such processing is performed using the mouse 5. in FIG. Input unit 61, work content display means 631. This is performed by the executed work display means 6321 display switching means 633 and selection means 634.

In the embodiment, a CR1 screen using the x-Winriow system has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and may be a CR7 screen using other window systems such as an overlap type or a tiling type.

Effect〉 According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

■All window operations can be performed simply by clicking icons with the mouse, and the icons are visually easy to understand, so no complicated operations are required. This makes it easy to handle from application developers to field operators.

■On the screen, only the work contents of one bench are displayed, and the work contents of other benches are hidden.

This prevents the operator from performing manual labor on a bench that is not related to him or her.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of an experimental system to which the display device according to the present invention is applied, Fig. 2 is a diagram showing icon display, and Fig. 3 is a diagram showing the screen composition of the display screen. be. 1...Measuring instrument, 2...Measurement target, 3...CR'l
"Display section, 5...Mouse, 6...CPU, 63...
- Window control unit, 631...work content display means,
632... Execution work display means, 633... Display switching means, 634... Selection means.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A display device that is used for an experiment system that is constructed by combining a measuring instrument and a computer and uses these to perform a plurality of experiment operations in parallel, and that displays the contents of the experiment operations, wherein the experiment system is executed. a work content display means for displaying the content of any one of the experimental work in the current bench display area of the display screen; and an experimental work other than the experimental work displayed in the current bench display area of the display screen; Execution work display means for displaying an experimental work being executed by an icon in a bench icon display area of a display screen; a selection means for selecting an icon displayed in the bench icon display area; The work content of the experimental work with the icon is displayed in the current bench display area in place of the work content that was displayed up until then, and the experimental work whose work content was displayed up until then is changed to an icon and displayed on the bench icon. A display device comprising: display switching means for displaying information in a display area.