JPH05107086A - Rocess display apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a process display device which allows the presenting of a plant system chart and information of a plant equipment at a quick glance even when the plant system chart and related information are displayed simultaneously in a screen monitoring area in plurality. CONSTITUTION:This apparatus is made up of an input means 2 to input a demand for assigning, moving, deleting, altering or the like of a plant equipment being displayed and a window display processing means 65 to perform a window display of window information corresponding to the equipment assigned at an arbitrary position on the same screen together with a plant system chart. In the monitoring of a plant, multiple pieces of information are displayed simultaneously on the same screen in multiple windows to allow operations of movement, deletion and expansion. This can broaden a monitoring range on one screen to allow comparison between pieces of information thereby achieving a quick determination of condition even for the abnormality of the plant.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display device of a process monitor using a CRT.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a supervisory control device for a power plant or the like, a plant system diagram is displayed on a CRT or the like, an arbitrary operation end on the display screen is selected, and a plant control operation screen and a plant corresponding to that part are selected. It is configured to display a detailed monitoring information display screen. When the operator monitors the combined screen, the plant control operation screen and the plant detailed monitoring information display screen are superimposed on the plant system diagram, so that the plant system diagram of the overlapping portion is deleted.

Conventionally, in response to the above problems, the display screen of one CRT is switched, or a plurality of CRTs are installed side by side, and a plant system diagram, a plant control operation screen, and a plant detailed monitoring information display screen are respectively displayed. CRT
The method of displaying at the same time is used.

Further, when displaying the plant system diagram and detailed information for monitoring, the detailed information is displayed in a predetermined area on the screen, and the plant system diagram is reduced and displayed in the remaining area. A method of simultaneously displaying a system diagram and related information has been proposed (JP-A-1-263804).

Furthermore, by previously registering an information screen for displaying information on each device displayed in the plant system diagram as a related information screen and designating a symbol of the device on the plant system diagram. There has been proposed a device for displaying the related information screen corresponding to a designated device in a multi-window display together with a plant system diagram being displayed (JP-A-1-260507).

[0006]

However, the above-mentioned 1
With the method of displaying on the CRT of the stand, when new information is displayed, the information currently displayed is erased,
Related information cannot be displayed and compared at the same time.

In the method of displaying a plurality of information by using a plurality of CRTs, when related information is also displayed,
Since a plurality of CRTs must be monitored at the same time, it takes time to quickly respond to plant abnormalities and the like.

On the other hand, in the method disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 1-263804, when the plant system diagram and the detailed information for monitoring are displayed, the detailed information is displayed in a predetermined area and the detailed information is displayed. Since the plant system diagram is reduced and displayed in a place other than the above, when the number of detailed information displayed increases, the plant system diagram is reduced too much, which makes it difficult to monitor.

In the device disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 1-260507, the related information screen is displayed in a multi-window display together with the plant system diagram. Occurs. Although this problem is displayed with priorities, no consideration was given to monitoring multiple windows at the same time because some of the overlapping windows will not be displayed.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and provide a process display device in which a plant system diagram and plant device information can be seen at a glance even when a plurality of plant system diagrams and related information are simultaneously displayed in a screen monitoring area. To do.

[0011]

In order to solve the above problems, a feature of the present invention is that first information such as a plant system diagram and second information such as detailed information of plant equipment are provided. In a process display device that is superimposed on a screen and displayed, an information storage unit that stores information related to plant equipment, and an input unit that inputs a display processing request such as designating, moving, or deleting the displayed plant equipment. A window display processing means for displaying window information corresponding to a designated device in a window at an arbitrary position on the same screen together with the plant system diagram, and the window display processing means responds to a request from the input means. In response, the point is moved to the position designated by the input means on the screen, or is erased and displayed.

[0012]

According to the present invention, the information related to the plant system diagram is displayed as a window on the same screen as the plant system diagram, and the windows are moved and deleted so that both can be easily monitored. There is an effect that the plant system diagram and the state of the equipment can be recognized at a glance at the same time, and the situation can be quickly grasped even when the plant is abnormal.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

A process input device 2 that periodically takes in signals from sensors that indicate the state of each part of the plant 1 to be monitored, converts them into digital values, and also converts them into engineering unit values, and outputs from the process input device 2. Corresponding to each equipment of the plant database unit 3 for accumulating various plant signals indicating the state of the process to be processed, display format base unit 4 for accumulating the display format of a plurality of plant system diagrams to be displayed on the CRT A related information database section 5 for storing data, a display control processing means 6 for editing and displaying display data based on a preset display format, a CRT display device 7 for displaying the edited data, and a touch screen. It is composed of 8.

The display control processing means 6 is a display editing means 61,
The display processing unit 62, the window display editing unit 63, the window information storage unit 64, the window display processing unit 65, and the touch acceptance processing unit 66 are included.

FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the window display editing unit 63.

The window display editing unit 63 displays the touched position and a predetermined input point number. To the original input point No. from the acceptance address to be converted to correspond. Conversion processing unit 6
31, the input point No. Related detailed information search unit 6 corresponding to
32, a related detailed information editing unit 633, and a window position determining unit 634.

Next, a specific example of displaying on the CRT display device of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

4 to 7 show examples of displaying a plurality of windows according to the present invention.

A touch operation 901 for designating a plant device to be displayed in a window is performed on the plant system diagram displayed on the CRT display device 7. Next, the device name,
TAG. No. Touch operation 902 is performed to specify a point window for displaying signal levels and the like (FIG. 4). The touch screen 8 receives these operations, and the window 100 is displayed at the lower left of the screen of the CRT display device 7 (FIG. 5). The display position of this window does not necessarily have to be fixed, and it is possible to automatically detect the area where the plant system diagram is not displayed and determine the position to be displayed based on the screen format. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, a touch operation 903 for designating a plant device to be displayed in a window is performed. Subsequently, a touch operation 904 for designating a trend window for displaying progress data, etc.
Do. The touch screen 8 receives these operations and displays the window 101 under the CRT display device 7.

The above display processing method will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

A touch operation 901 is input from the touch screen 8, and it is determined whether the function is selected or the plant equipment is selected according to the position touched by the touch reception processing unit 66. In the case of the plant equipment selection, the input point number conversion is performed. Processing unit 631
Pass touch coordinates to. The conversion processing unit 631 obtains the input point No. displayed at that position from the reception address by touch coordinates, and passes it to the related detailed information search unit 632. The related detailed information searching unit 632 searches the related detailed information corresponding to the input point No, and the related information editing unit 633 edits the window information. The window information edited by the related information editing unit 633 is stored in the window information storage unit 64. The window position determination unit 634 determines an appropriate window display position from the touched and designated address and sends it to the window display processing unit 65. Window display processing unit 65
Then, the window stored in the window information storage section 64 is read out and displayed on the CRT display device 7. A plurality of pieces of window information are stored in the window information storage unit 64, and a plurality of windows can be simultaneously displayed by accepting a touch operation and reading the window display processing unit 65 from the window information storage unit 64 each time. It is possible.

In FIG. 8, the window 100 is provided with a movement request receiving unit 1001. Now, a touch operation 905 requesting the movement to the movement request receiving unit 1001 is performed, and the touch screen 8 inputs this operation.

Next, a touch operation 906 for designating a position to move the point window 100 is performed, and the touch screen 8 inputs it. Point window 100
Moves to the position where the touch operation 906 is performed.

The above movement processing method will be described with reference to FIG.

A touch operation 905 is input from the touch screen 8 and a movement request is accepted at the position touched by the touch acceptance processing unit 66. When the move request is accepted, the address of the move destination is read and the window display processing unit 6 is directly
Send to 5. The window display processing unit 65 outputs the movement request to the accepted address and displays it on the CRT display device 7.

According to the present embodiment, it is possible to prevent overlapping of windows caused by displaying a plurality of windows, and move to a position where the operator can easily monitor,
Can be monitored.

FIG. 18 shows the flow of the window display processing method.

When the touch operation 131 for designating data on the touch screen is performed, the touch position is determined and the conversion 1201 into the corresponding input point No is performed, and the touch operation 132 for selecting the related detailed information is performed. Retrieval 1203 of requested related detailed information corresponding to the input point of the touch operation 13 and editing of detailed related information to be displayed on CRT 1
204. The size of the window to be displayed on the CRT is determined 1205 and the display position of the window is determined 1
206 is performed. In the window display processing 1207, the window information is cut out and displayed in such a manner as to fit within the constraints of the window display area. If there is an in-window function request touch operation 133 for the displayed window, a function (here, movement) is discriminated from the touch area, and a touch operation 134 to the movement destination screen area is received, and the window is moved from the touch area. The position is determined 1210, the window before movement 1211 is deleted, and a new window is displayed.

10 and 11 show another embodiment of the present invention.

In the window 100, an erasing request receiving section 10
02 is provided. Now, the deletion request receiving unit 1002
The touch operation 907 for requesting the erasure is performed (see FIG.
0), the touch screen 8 inputs this operation. The trend window 101 is deleted by this input (FIG. 11).

The erasing processing method will be described with reference to FIG.

A touch operation 907 is input from the touch screen 8 and the erase request is accepted by the touched position in the touch acceptance processing unit 66. When the erase request is accepted, the address of the erase source is read and the window display processing unit 6 is directly operated.
Send to 5. The window display processing unit 65 outputs the deletion request to the accepted address and deletes the window 100.

According to this embodiment, it is possible to prevent overlapping of windows caused by displaying a plurality of windows on the same screen by erasing arbitrary windows.

FIG. 12 shows another embodiment of the present invention.

The CRT display device 7 has a plant system diagram and a point window 100 and a trend window 101.
Is displayed. The contents displayed in FIG. 12 can be displayed by repeatedly operating the method shown above.

The plant equipment 12, the point window 100 corresponding to the plant equipment 12, and the plant equipment 1
3 and trend window corresponding to the plant equipment 13
101 displays the plant device and the window frame display color as the same color so that it can be identified that they are related. Plant equipment 12 and point window 100,
The plant device 13 and the trend window 101 display the plant device and the window in different colors so that they can be distinguished from each other. This association is not limited to be performed by color, but it is also possible to display by using a method of connecting with an arrow or the like.

In order to achieve the above display, a color is previously associated with the window number of the window information storage unit 64, the window display processing unit 65 sets the window and the position of the touch-operated plant equipment to the same color, and the CRT is used.
It is displayed on the display device 7.

According to the present embodiment, since the corresponding plant equipment and window are identified, which plant equipment and window correspond to each other even when a plurality of displayed arbitrary windows are moved or deleted. You can see at a glance if you are there.

FIG. 13 shows another embodiment of the present invention.

The point window 100 is provided with a change request receiving section 1003. The change request receiving unit 10
A touch operation 908 for requesting a change is made to 03, and the touch screen 8 inputs this operation. When this input is performed, the keyboard 11 connected to the CRT display device 7
Can be operated only within the point window, the cursor can be moved by the keyboard 11, and the information in the point window 100 can be rewritten by operating the keyboard 11.

The above change processing method will be described with reference to FIG.

When inputting with the keyboard, it is achieved by newly providing a detailed information retrieval unit 635, a key input information storage unit 636, and a key input reception unit 637 corresponding to the key input.

A touch operation 908 is input from the touch screen 8 and a change request is accepted at the touched position in the touch acceptance processing unit 66. When the change request is received, the input from the keyboard 11 is received by the key input receiving unit 637 and stored in the key input information storage unit 636. Further, the detailed information searching unit 635 corresponding to the key input searches the related detailed information, and rewrites the contents of the related detailed information database 5.

According to this embodiment, since the related detailed information database can be rewritten with the keyboard, the name and the like displayed in the window can be easily changed.

FIG. 14 shows another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 shows an example in which a soft key for selecting whether to give priority to the touch within the window or the touch outside the window is provided.

In this embodiment, an example is shown in which an alarm window 71 is displayed on the CRT display device 7 and one of them is touched to display the alarm factor window 102.

First, a touch operation 909 is performed to specify an alarm window for which the cause is to be known. The factor corresponding to the portion touched by this touch operation 909 is the window 102.
Is displayed as. If there are many factors in the alarm window 71, a scroll bar for scrolling the page is provided so that information can be scrolled within the window. When scrolling the information in the window, a touch operation 910 is performed, and only the in-window touch is specified to be valid. When the user touches another alarm window outside the frame of the alarm factor window 102 by mistake when he / she attempts to scroll by this touch operation 910, the factor corresponding to the touched portion is not displayed, and the alarm factor window 102 is displayed. The information inside can be scrolled with certainty.

The display processing method will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

A touch operation 909 is input from the touch screen 8, and it is judged whether the function is selected or the alarm window is selected according to the position touched by the touch reception processing unit 66. In the case of the alarm window selection, the input point number is converted. The touch coordinates are passed to the processing unit 631. The conversion processing unit 631 obtains the input point No. displayed at that position from the reception address by touch coordinates, and passes it to the related detailed information search unit 632. The related detailed information search unit 632 searches the alarm window corresponding to the input point No.
Editing is performed by the related information editing unit 633. The window position determination unit 634 determines an appropriate window display position from the touched and designated address, and the window display processing unit 6
Send to 5. Further, the touch operation 910 is input from the touch screen 8 to determine that the window touch is valid,
It is passed to the window display processing unit 65. The window display processing unit 65 displays the alarm factor window on the CRT display device 7 and makes only the touch in the alarm factor window frame valid.

According to the present embodiment, when the alarm factor window is scrolled, even if the alarm factor window is accidentally touched, the alarm factor window corresponding to the touch is not displayed, and the scroll operation is surely performed. Can be performed. Although scrolling has been described in the above description, the above method is not limited to scrolling, but can be used in the request receiving unit for moving, deleting, etc. described above.

15 and 16 show another embodiment of the present invention.

In this embodiment, an alarm window 71 is displayed on the CRT display device 7 and one of them is touched to enlarge and display the alarm factor window.

First, a touch operation 911 is performed to specify an alarm window for which the cause is to be known. The factor corresponding to the portion touched by this touch operation 911 is the window 102.
Is displayed as. If there are many factors in the alarm window 71, a scroll bar for scrolling the page is provided so that information can be scrolled in the window. To expand the information in the window, touch operation 9
Step 12 is performed (FIG. 15), and the window is expanded. By this touch operation 912, the alarm factor window 102 is expanded to the entire screen (FIG. 16). The enlargement key can also be realized by providing a touch area in the window 102.

The above display processing method will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

A touch operation 911 is input from the touch screen 8, and it is determined whether the function is selected or the alarm window is selected according to the position touched by the touch reception processing unit 66. In the case of the alarm window selection, the input point number is converted. The touch coordinates are passed to the processing unit 631. The conversion processing unit 631 obtains the input point No. displayed at that position from the reception address by touch coordinates, and passes it to the related detailed information search unit 632. The related detailed information search unit 632 searches the alarm window corresponding to the input point No.
Editing is performed by the related information editing unit 633. The window position determination unit 634 determines an appropriate window display position from the touched and designated address, and the window display processing unit 6
Send to 5. In addition, the touch operation 912 is performed on the touch screen 8
Is input, it is determined that the window is enlarged, and it is passed to the window display processing unit 65. Window display processing unit 6
In 5, the alarm factor window 102 is enlarged and displayed on the CRT display device 7.

According to the present embodiment, even if there are a large number of factors of the alarm window, the factors of the alarm window can be increased by enlarging them.
Moreover, since it is possible to display a large number, it is possible to grasp the situation quickly with respect to the alarm.

FIG. 17 shows another embodiment of the present invention.

When monitoring a plant, a trend of a specific state quantity is often displayed in a window on a plant system diagram for monitoring. In such a case, the plant system diagram and the trend window are stored in advance as one screen, and when the plant system diagram is selected, the trend window is simultaneously displayed. In order to achieve this, it is possible to achieve this by adding means for storing windows with each systematic diagram.

According to this embodiment, since the window related to the case where the window related to the plant system diagram is displayed is stored, it is not necessary to select the window each time the system diagram is switched, and the state of the plant can be changed. You can grasp quickly.

[0063]

As described above, according to the present invention,
When performing plant monitoring, multiple related information can be displayed simultaneously on the same screen as a multi-window, and can be moved, deleted, and enlarged. Therefore, the monitoring range on one screen becomes wider and the related information can be displayed. It is possible to make a comparison, and it is possible to quickly grasp the situation even when there is a plant abnormality.

Since the plant equipment and the window information corresponding to the plant equipment can be identified, which plant equipment corresponds to the window can be confirmed at a glance.

Further, since the means for making the inside of the window valid is provided, it is possible to surely prevent the currently displayed window from being erased even if the outside of the window is accidentally touched. You can

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a window display editing unit in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram when a keyboard is applied to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a window display method of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a window display method of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a window display method of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a window display method of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a window moving method according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a window moving method according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a window erasing method of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a window erasing method of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of displaying the plant device and the window of the present invention in the same color.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a method of changing information in a window of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a method of enabling touch in a window according to the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a method of enlarging and displaying a window of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a method of enlarging and displaying a window of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a diagram in which a pre-stored plant system diagram and windows of the present invention are displayed on the same screen.

FIG. 18 is a flow showing a flow of processing of window information of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Plant, 2 ... Process input device, 3 ... Plant database, 4 ... Display format base, 5 ... Related information database, 6 ... Display control processing means, 7 ... CRT display device, 8 ... Touch screen, 11 ... Keyboard, 6
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Display edit part, 62 ... Display process part, 63 ... Window display edit part, 64 ... Window information storage part, 65 ... Window display process part, 66 ... Touch acceptance process part, 100 ...
Point window, 101 ... Trend window, 1
02 ... Alarm factor window, 1001 ... Movement request reception unit, 1
002 ... Erase request receiving unit, 1003 ... Change request receiving unit.

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[Submission date] January 31, 1992

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According to the present embodiment, it is possible to prevent overlapping of windows caused by displaying a plurality of windows, and move to a position where the operator can easily monitor,
Can be monitored. More specifically describe this effect
For example, (1) Move the window freely to the specified position on the screen
Can be displayed by each operator.
It is possible to monitor with a screen layout that is easy to monitor. (2) Select the window position where two pieces of information may overlap.
You can freely select the operator. (3) Freely select overlapping positions even if the operator changes.
You can choose.

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. Displaying first information about a process, and superimposing at least one second information having a content different from the related first information of the first information with the first information on the screen. In the process display device configured to display the information, an input means for designating a display portion of the second information and a destination on the screen of the designated display portion, and the designation information from the input means. Accordingly, the process display device is provided with display processing means for moving and displaying the display portion of the second information to a designated destination on the screen. 2. The erasing request inputting means for inputting a erasing request for displaying the displayed second information, wherein the display processing means has an erasing request from the erasing request inputting means. The second displayed according to
A process display device characterized by erasing and displaying information of. 3. The change request input means for inputting a change request and a change content of the second information displayed, according to claim 1, wherein the display processing means inputs the change request. A process display device for rewriting and displaying the contents of the second information in response to a change request and change contents input from the means. 4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the first information is a plant system diagram, the second information is window information regarding plant equipment, and the plant system diagram and the window information are displayed. Display control having means for storing the positional relationship and displaying the plant system diagram and window information stored in the storage means on the same screen in response to a display request from another screen while maintaining their positional relationship. A process display device comprising means. 5. The process display device according to claim 4, wherein the plant equipment displayed in the plant system diagram and the window information corresponding to the plant equipment are displayed in the same color. 6. A process display device for displaying an alarm state from a plant device in an alarm window on a screen,
Information storage means for storing information related to plant equipment, input means for specifying the displayed alarm window and inputting a window input valid request, and window information corresponding to the specified alarm window for the alarm window And a window display processing means for displaying a window at an arbitrary position on the same screen, and the window display processing means validates only the input operation in the window information in response to the window input validation request from the input means. A process display device characterized by: 7. The input means for designating the displayed warning window and inputting an enlargement request, and window information corresponding to the designated warning window together with the warning window on the same screen according to claim 6. And a window display processing means for displaying a window at the position, wherein the window display processing means enlarges and displays the window information in response to an enlargement request from the input means.