JPH04160401A - Setting display device for control equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To display processes in respective stages and to facilitate the alteration of a key sequence by providing the setting display device itself with plural process display screens and making a screen display on a process display screen corresponding to a select signal. CONSTITUTION:The display device has a process display mode equipped with plural process display screens in addition to display modes of a control parameter setting screen for the control parameter setting of respective control equipments such as a timer 12, a counter 16, and temperature controllers 18 and 20, and an operation state display screen for displaying the operation states of the respective control equipments. The process display screen select signal is inputted from outside and in the process display mode, screen display control over the process display screen where the screen display is made is performed according to the screen select signal to display the process display screen corresponding to the process display screen select signal.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a setting display device for control equipment used in various industrial machines, and particularly to a setting display device for a plurality of control equipment such as timers, counters, temperature controllers, etc. The present invention relates to a setting display device.

(Prior art) In industrial machinery that is automatically controlled, multiple timers, counters, temperature controllers, etc. are used as control devices (component units), and a series of automatic controls are performed using these. It is becoming more and more popular. j'') As a setting display device for setting control parameters of control equipment as described above and displaying their operating status, the setting display device itself has a control function related to display settings, and it can be used to control the input key switch. There are types that control the transition of the screen display by themselves according to the state of information and human power, and settings display devices that are used as setting displays for sequence controllers, which have multiple pieces of screen data internally and can be controlled by the sequencer. A type that displays the specified display screen on the screen according to the output signal given, and also functions as an input/output device for the sequencer, in which each piece of key switch information regarding key manual input is assigned as an input to the sequencer. It has been known.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) Among the above-mentioned setting display devices, the setting display device itself has a control function regarding display settings. It is mainly used to set control parameters and display the current operating status of the control equipment, but it is not possible to grasp the operating status of the entire control system and display the processes at each stage.

On the other hand, a setting display device of the type that acts as an input/output device for a sequencer, based on its original function, can grasp the operating status of the entire control system and display the process at each stage. However, in this case,
All settings display control is performed by the sequencer, which places a heavy burden on the program for the sequencer.Also, even in a simple control system, a highly functional sequencer is always required, making it difficult to change even simple key sequences. However, there is a problem in use that only an engineer who is capable of applying IFfa to the sequencer program and performing Progera 11 analysis can perform it.

The present invention has been made by focusing on the problems mentioned above, and is capable of grasping the operating status of the entire control system and displaying the processes at each stage, and also has a high degree of freedom in screen display. It is a control device that has high performance, excellent operability, does not require a high-performance sequencer, and allows key sequences to be easily changed by a general dealer, an intermediate user's 21st technician, an end user's administrator, etc. The purpose is to provide a settings display device.

(Means for Solving the Problems) According to the present invention, the following objects are connected to a plurality of control devices such as timers, counters, and temperature controllers, and setting control parameters of the control devices; In addition, in the control device setting display device that displays these operating states, there is a control parameter setting double side for setting control parameters of each of the control g11 devices, and an operating state display screen for displaying the operating state of each of the control devices. In addition to the display mode, there is a process display mode with a plurality of process display screens, and a process display screen selection signal is input from the outside, and in the process display mode, the process display screen selection signal is inputted from the outside. This is achieved by a setting display device for a control device, which is configured to perform screen display control of a process display screen to be displayed.

(Function) According to the above-described configuration, the setting display device itself has a plurality of process display screens, and in the process display mode, the setting display device itself is provided with a plurality of process display screens, and in the process display mode, the display screen selection signal is inputted from the outside to the setting display device. The screen display of the process display screen to be displayed on the screen is controlled, and the process display screen corresponding to the process display screen selection signal is displayed.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of a setting display device for a control device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In this embodiment, a case will be described in which a setting display device for a control device is applied to an automatic bread baking machine for commercial use, and FIG. 1 shows the basic configuration thereof. In Fig. 1, 10 is a setting display, 12 is a fermentation time timer,
14 is a heating time timer, 16 is a production quantity counter,
Reference numeral 18 indicates a temperature regulator for heater temperature A, 20 indicates a temperature regulator for heater temperature B, and 22 indicates a counter for the number of input pieces.
The timer 12.14, counter 16.22 and temperature regulator 18.20 are connected to each other by means of communication 24.

FIG. 2 shows the front surface of the setting display 10, and the front panel 26 thereof is provided with a flat display section 28 constituted by a liquid crystal display (LCD) or the like. A transparent sheet-like touch switch 30 is attached to the surface of the display section 28. The touch switch 30 functions as a control parameter setting section that is operated by hand.

Figure 3 shows the basic configuration of the display setting device, which consists of a CPU 32 for overall control and a CPU 34 dedicated to display control.
These two CPUs 32 and 34 each have a bus 36.
．． 38 to the shared DPRAM 40.

The CPU 32 has a system ROM 42 and a system RAM 4.
4 and a communication interface 46, and the above-mentioned timer 12 is connected to the communication line 48 at the communication interface 46.
．． 14, Counter 1-6.22, Temperature controller 18.20
The device is connected to each of the devices and communicates data with them.

The CPU 34 has a kanji ROM 50 and an image data ROM 52.
It is connected to the LCD controller 54 and the touch switch peripheral interface 56, and is configured to control the display screen of the display unit 28 and receive input from the touch switch 30.

Further, the CPU 34 is connected to a simple relay logic unit 33 from which a process display screen selection signal is input. The process display screen selection signal is composed of, for example, a 4-bit parallel signal υ for controlling switching between two or more process display screens.

FIG. 4 shows the basic configuration of control devices such as timer 12.14, counter 16.22, temperature regulator 18.20, which have a CPU 58. CPU5
8 includes an input circuit 60 for receiving human power information such as timer measurement number, count number, and measured temperature, and for setting various functions such as setting the unit of input information, decimal point position, etc., and setting input/output mode. An operation mode setting switch 62, an address setting switch 64 for setting a communication address, an operation indicator light 66, and a communication interface 68 are connected to each other, and a communication line 48 is connected to the communication interface 68. Data communication is performed with the display device 10.

The operation mode setting switch 62 and the communication address setting switch 64 each include a dip switch or the like. The communication address set by the communication address setting switch 64 is set to a different communication address for each connected control device, so that the communication data of the CPU 324 of the setting display 10; A setting display 10 and a timer 1 by means of a communication line 48 to identify whether the device is a control device or not.
2.14, counter 16.22, temperature controller 18.20
In data communication with control devices such as In addition, various initial setting data such as current values, output operating states, and further operating modes, which are set by dip switches on the control equipment side, are transmitted.

The setting display 10 includes a plurality of functionally classified display screens such as a control parameter setting screen for setting control parameters of each control device, and an operation status display screen for displaying the operating status of each control device. On the screen, predetermined control parameter setting items are displayed, and the control parameters of the control parameter setting items displayed on this screen are set by the touch switch 30 of the display unit 28, and the operating status is displayed. On the screen, various initial setting data such as control parameter setting values, current values, output operating states, and operating modes obtained through data communication with each control device are displayed.

As shown in FIG. 15, the plurality of display screens categorized by function on the setting display 10 include a system menu screen, a user setting menu screen, a bank selection screen, a bank selection screen for changing setting values, Setting value change screen for each screen,
There are a setting value change screen for each setting item such as a timer, a process display screen, an operating status list display screen, an operating status enlarged display screen, a graph display screen, etc.

The system menu screen is a screen that the setting display 10 has by default, and as shown in FIG. On the system menu screen, the screen transitions to the system inspection screen, control unit setting value change screen, or additional control unit setting value change screen depending on the selection item. To select L1, use the roll-up key 70 graphically displayed on the screen.
, a roll-down key 72, and a selection/decision key 74 graphically displayed on the screen.

The user setting menu screen, like the user screen, is a menu screen that can be freely defined by the user.
As an example, as shown in FIG. 6, lower selection items and item selection determination keys 76 corresponding to each of the selection items are displayed. These display contents are edited and created by key creation, arrangement, and one-screen transition settings performed using a tool such as a personal computer.

The transition destination screen on the user settings menu screen is as follows:
Bank selection screen, bank selection screen for setting value changes, setting value change screen for each bank, setting value change screen for each setting item such as timer, process display screen, operating status - list display screen, operating status enlarged display screen, graph It is possible to set the display screen and system menu screen. In addition, if there is only one type of lower-level selection item on the user settings menu screen, a key that transitions to the screen of that one selection item will be created and placed in the key creation placement one-screen transition setting. As a result, this user setting menu screen is not actually displayed, and the lower selection items ['' are directly displayed on the screen.

The bank selection screen is a screen for setting banks, for example, selecting and deciding production items, an example of which is shown in FIG. The arrangement of banks on this screen is fixed, but there is a partial user drawing area, and in the user drawing area, it is possible for the user to place characters and the like. Note that if this bank selection screen exists as a screen displaying lower-level selection items, it is only possible to transition to the previous screen. Note that bank selection in this case is performed using a roll up key 70 and roll down key 72 that are graphically displayed on the screen, and selection and determination is performed using a decision key 74 that is graphically displayed on the screen.

The bank selection screen for setting value change is a screen for selecting and determining the bank in which the setting value should be changed when changing the setting value for each bank. An example of this is shown in Fig. 8. By selecting a bank on this screen, the screen changes to a setting value change screen for each bank as shown in FIG. In addition, bank selection in this case is also performed using the roll-up key 70, which is graphically displayed on the screen.
The selection is made using a roll-down key 72, and the selection is made using a decision key 74 graphically displayed on the screen. In addition, the bank selection screen for changing set values has a return key 78, as shown in FIG. 8, which allows you to return to the previous screen on the bank selection screen. be.

On the setting value change screen for each bank, each setting item is displayed as shown in FIG. The selection is made using the key 72, and the selection is made using the enter key 74 graphically displayed on the screen. The setting value change screen for each bank has a next page key 80, as shown in FIG. The screen transitions to the page.

By selecting and determining the bank on this bank setting value change screen, the screen transitions to the setting value change screen for each setting item as shown in FIG. 10.

Figure 10 shows a timer setting value change screen as an example of the setting value change screen for each setting item, in which the current setting value is displayed, and "h" and "m" are displayed. The set time unit is displayed, and the touch switch 30 switches the plus key 82 and minus key 84 for each digit of the set value, and the set value is changed in an up-down manner by operating these keys 82 and 84. .

The process display screen is a screen that displays the current process in response to the PIP/parallel signal as a process display screen selection signal from the simple relay logic unit 33, and the contents of this process display screen are displayed on both sides (screen number 21-35)
can be freely defined by drawing by the user, an example of which is shown in FIG.

The operating status list display screen is a screen that displays a list of information regarding the operating status from each control device, that is, the current value and output status, as well as the setting values of the control unit. An example of this is shown in Fig. 12. There is. Note that the display contents such as display items on this screen are programmed in advance by a tool such as a personal computer, and are mounted on the setting display 10 in a state where they are written in the image data ROM 52.

The operation status enlarged display screen is a screen that selects one of the control devices and enlarges its current value and the setting value of the control unit.This is created by the user screen, and an example of this is shown in the first
This is shown in Figure 3.

The graph display screen is a screen that graphically displays the progress status of counters and timers among control equipment, and an example of this is shown in the first example.
It is shown in Figure 4.

The user screen is a screen freely defined by the user, and an example of this is shown in FIG. 13 as a double-sided enlarged display of operating status. On this screen, depending on the key creation layout and one-screen transition settings, you can view the bank selection screen, bank selection screen for setting value changes, setting value change screen for each bank, setting value change double-sided display for each setting item such as timer, and process display. Screen, operating condition -
position display screen, operating status enlarged display screen, graph display screen,
Double-sided transition to other user screens and system menu screens is possible.

” - The plurality of display screens functionally classified as described above are
As shown in Figure 5, each side is given a screen number for the mounting base and is managed by the screen number, and the transition control of this display screen is performed by specifying the number of the double side to which it will transition. The display 10 has a plurality of screen transition systems A, B, C, and D, four in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 16, for example. The screen transition system can be configured arbitrarily by the user in the editing mode performed using a tool such as a personal computer. By specifying the screen number of the screen transition destination in accordance with the screen number, the screen is constructed horizontally in a tree shape, and the data thereof is stored in the image data ROM 52 together with the image data of the user screen.

In this example, the process display screen is screen number 21.
35 and 16 are prepared, and each process display screen and a 4-bit parallel signal for selecting the process display screen are connected to the 18th
As shown in the figure, they are specified in a -to-one relationship. Data indicating the display content of each process display screen and the relationship between each process display screen and the 4-pin process display screen selection (parallel signal) is stored in the image data ROM 52, and this is called up when the process display screen is displayed. ing.

A protection level is individually determined for each of the four double-sided transition systems A, B, and CSD, and in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 17, three input signals INI, Since IN2, IN3 and one slide switch signal SWI are input as protect level signals to CI'U32, the screen transition systems to be executed according to the protect level signals are divided into four screen transition systems A, B, C
, D. One can be selected and set. Furthermore, the first
In FIG. 7, the symbol * indicates that it may be either ON or OFF.

Therefore, for example, if the human input signal INI is ON or OFF,
2 is ON, lN5T is OFF, slide switch signal S
At protection level 1 where WI is OFF, screen transition system C is executed and a user setting menu screen as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed as an initial screen. In this case, double-sided transition systems A, B, and D are not executed, displaying the display screens in these screen transition systems is prohibited, and functional items such as control value settings displayed on those display screens are prohibited. is kept in a state where it cannot be executed.

In screen transition system B, the process display screen mode is white (-), and when the process display screen mode is selected in screen transition system B, the CPU is
A double-sided process display screen is displayed in response to a 4-bit parallel signal for process display screen selection input manually at 32.

FIG. 19 shows the procedure for controlling the process display screen in the process display screen mode. In this case, first, it is determined whether or not the mode is the process display screen mode (step 1).
0), in the process display screen mode, a 4-bit parallel signal for process display screen selection manually input to the CPU 32'';3'
Read n (step 20), then add n to the initial screen number °C-20 (see Figure 15) on the process display screen, and select 20+
The process display screen for the n-th double-sided number is displayed on the screen (step 30).

According to the configuration described above, even in process display where the display screen is determined by an interrupt from an external input, since the dedicated screen display mode for process display is set to H, it is not necessary to set control parameters of control equipment, etc. Even if the process changes, operations such as control parameter settings will not be affected in any way.

In addition, since the process display control is similar to that in conventional sequencers, relay logic is set up using external relays, etc., and a signal code is set for each display lower culm.
Just by inputting this manually into the setting display device, the process will be displayed.

(Effects of the Invention) As is clear from the explanation in -1- below, in the setting display device for control equipment according to the present invention, the setting display device itself is provided with a plurality of process display screens, and the display mode can be set to T. Then,
The double-sided display of the process display screen is controlled in response to a process display screen selection signal manually input to the setting display device from a simple relay logic unit, etc., and the process display screen mode 5 is set.
The process display screen corresponding to the process is displayed on the screen, so the operating status of the entire control system can be grasped without the need for a high-performance sequencer, and the control system at each stage is displayed, and the key sequence can be displayed accordingly. Changes can be easily made by general dealers, intermediate user coordinators, end user administrators, etc. without requiring knowledge of sequencer programs.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the basic configuration when the setting display device for a control device according to the present invention is applied to a commercial automatic bread maker, FIG. 2 is a front view of the setting display device according to the present invention, and FIG. The figure is a block diagram showing the basic configuration thereof, FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the basic configuration of the control equipment used in the setting display system including the setting display device according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is the system menu. An explanatory diagram showing an example of a screen, FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a user setting menu screen, FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a bank selection screen,
Figure 8 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a bank selection screen for changing setting values, Figure 9 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a setting value changing screen for each bank, and Figure 10 is an example of a setting value changing screen for each setting item. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a process display screen, FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an operating status list display screen, and FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an operating status enlarged display screen. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a graph display screen, FIG. 15 is a table diagram showing the completion of screen numbers and screen display contents, FIG. 16 is a tree diagram showing the tree structure of the display screen, and FIG. The figure is a table diagram showing the relationship between the protect level signal and the execution screen transition system, Figure 18 is a table diagram showing the relationship between each process display screen and the 4-bit parallel signal for process display screen selection, and Figure 19 is the process display Flowchart 1 showing the execution procedure of process display screen control in screen mode
− is. 10...Setting display 12...Fermentation time timer 16...Production number counter 18.20...Temperature regulator 22...Input number counter 24...Communication means 26...Front panel 28 ...Display section 30...Touch switch 32.34...CPU 42...System ROM 44...System RAM 46...Communication interface 48...Communication line 58...CPU 64...・Address setting switch 68... Communication interface Patent applicant Omron Co., Ltd. Representative Patent attorney Japanese ITI Statutes Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure 7 Figure 8 Figure 9 Figure 10 Figure 11 Figure Figure 12 Figure 13 Figure 14 Figure 15 Figure 17 Figure 18 Figure 19

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A setting display for a control device that is connected to a plurality of control devices such as a timer, a counter, and a temperature controller, sets control parameters of the control devices, and displays the operating status of the control devices. In the apparatus, in addition to the display modes of a control parameter setting screen for setting control parameters of each of the control devices and an operation status display screen for displaying the operation status of each of the control devices, the process includes a plurality of process display screens. It has a display mode, and is configured to input a process display screen selection signal from the outside, and in the process display mode, screen display control of the process display screen to be displayed according to the process display screen selection signal is performed. A setting display device for a control device, characterized in that: