JPH06215157A - Data logger - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To transfer data to an external information processor such as a personal computer. CONSTITUTION:The data outputted from an external device such as a plant, collected and edited at a controller 1 are outputted through a communication bus 1 to a data logger 3 and stored in a data work storage part 9 after data work such as arithmetic is performed. The data to be transferred to an external storage device 7 such as a flexible disk are inputted from a key input device 4 and outputted from the data work storage part 9 according to data information outputted from a data access control part 12. Then, the data are temporarily stored in the data access control part 12, transformed to a form by a data transformation part 13 so as to be stored in the external storage device 7, and transferred from a data transfer control part 14 to the external storage device 7.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a data logger device, and more particularly to a data logger device capable of transferring form data to an external information processing device such as a personal computer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a data logger device that collects measurement data and state data from an external device such as a plant, but this collects these data and then records the data to process the data. The purpose is to create forms such as operation records. FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a conventional data logger device.

Reference numeral 21 is a controller for collecting and editing measurement data and status data from an external device (not shown),
2 is a communication bus for connecting the controller 21 and the data logger device for communication, 23 is a data logger device,
Reference numeral 24 is a key input device for instructing the data logger device 23 to modify data, 25 is a data display device such as a CRT for displaying data from an external device, 26 is a form printing device such as a printer for printing a form, Reference numeral 29 denotes a data processing / accumulating unit inside the data logger device 23 for processing and accumulating the data output from the controller 21, and 30 denotes for displaying the data output from the data processing / accumulating unit 29 on the data display device 25. The data display processing unit 31 performs the process of the above, and the data print processing unit 31 also performs the process for printing the data on the form printing device 26.

Next, the operation of such a data logger device will be described. Output from an external device and controller 21
The measurement data and the status data collected and edited in (1) are output to the data logger device 23 via the communication bus 22, and are stored after being subjected to data processing such as calculation in the data processing storage unit 29. Then, the data processing storage unit 29
The data stored in the data display device 2 is output to the data display processing unit 30 and is processed for display.
It is output to 5 and displayed. Similarly, the data is output to the data print processing unit 31 and subjected to processing necessary for printing, and then output to the form printing device 26 and printed as a form.
When data is to be modified, the data stored in the data processing / storage unit 29 can be modified by inputting a necessary instruction to the key input device 24.

[0005]

Since the conventional data logger device is configured as described above, the data accumulated in the data logger device can be handled only by the data logger device, and the data logger device cannot be used. Even if there is an external information processing apparatus such as a personal computer that has software more suitable for data processing than the above processing, there is a problem in that it cannot be used to perform data processing. An object of the present invention is to provide a data logger device capable of transferring accumulated data to an external information processing device such as a personal computer in order to solve the above problems.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided a data processing / accumulation section for outputting data designated by data information from data stored and transmitted from an external device, and an information inputted from a key input device. A data access control unit that outputs data information based on the data and stores the data output from the data processing and storage unit, and an external storage device that serves as a medium for data transmission of the data output from the data access control unit to an external information processing device. And a data transfer control unit that transfers the data output from the data conversion unit to an external storage device.

In addition, a data transfer control unit for taking out data from an external storage device serving as a medium for data transmission from the external information processing device and data output from the data transfer control unit can be stored in a data processing storage unit described later. Data conversion unit that converts data into a format that can be processed, data access control unit that outputs data information based on information input from the key input device and data output from the data conversion unit, and data information output from the data access control unit And a data processing / accumulation unit for accumulating data according to the above.

When data is transmitted to the external information processing device, transmission data specified by the data information is output from the data sent from the external device and accumulated, and when data is received from the external information processing device. Is a data processing storage unit that stores received data according to the data information, and at the time of data transmission, outputs data information based on the information input from the key input device and stores the transmission data output from the data processing storage unit, The data access control unit that outputs the data information and the received data to the data processing storage unit when receiving the data, and the transmission data output from the data access control unit when transmitting the data can be stored in the external information processing device. When the data is received, it is converted to a format that can store the received data in the data processing and storage section and output to the data access control section. And having a data conversion section for, and a data transfer controller for performing input and output of the transmission data and reception data are connected to an external information processing apparatus.

[0009]

According to the present invention, the data transferred to the external storage device or the external information processing device is processed and stored in the data processing storage unit according to the data information output from the data access control unit based on the information input from the key input device. Is output from
After being temporarily stored in the data access control unit, it is converted by the data conversion unit into a format that can be stored in the external storage device or the external information processing device, and transferred from the data transfer control unit to the external storage device or the external information processing device. It In addition, the data received from the external storage device or the external information processing device is extracted by the data transfer control unit from the external storage device or the external information processing device, and is stored in the data processing storage unit by the data conversion unit. Converted,
Next, the data is output from the data access control unit and is stored in the data processing storage unit according to the data information output from the data access control unit based on the information input from the key input device.

[0010]

1 is a block diagram of a data logger device showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flow chart for explaining an operation example of a data access control unit described later. In FIG. 1, 1 is a controller, 2 is a communication bus, 3 is a data logger device, 4 is a key input device, 5 is a data display device, 6
Is a form printing device. An external storage device 7 such as a floppy disk is used as a medium for transferring the data sent from the external device and stored in the data logger device 3 to an external information processing device (not shown) such as a personal computer. The data output from is stored. Reference numeral 9 denotes a data processing / accumulation unit that accumulates data sent from an external device as in the example of FIG. 5, and outputs data designated by the data information when the data information is input.
Is a data display processing unit, 11 is a data printing processing unit, 12 is data output based on the information input from the key input device 4 to the data processing storage unit 9, and the data output from the data processing storage unit 9 is shown. Data access control unit 13 to store in the internal memory
2 is a data conversion unit that converts the data output from the external storage device 7 into a format that can be stored in the external storage device 7, and 14 is a data transfer control unit that transfers the data output from the data conversion unit 13 to the external storage device 7. .

Next, the operation of such a data logger device 3 will be described. The operation of displaying data and printing forms is the same as in the example of FIG.
First, the operation of the data access control unit 12 will be described with reference to FIG. When the operation of the data logger device 3 is started (step 100) and an instruction to start the data transfer process is input from the key input device 4, the data access control unit 12 starts the transfer process (step 10).
1) The system waits for input of an item (for example, a measurement item such as pressure or temperature) to be transferred in the data stored in the data processing / storage unit 9 (step 102).

When an item to be transferred is input (step 102), it is checked whether or not the input transfer item is included in the data stored in the data processing / storing section 9 (step 103). Since the data logger device 3 may store, for example, data measured every day, if the input transfer item is in the data, the data logger device 3 waits for the date of the data to be transferred (step 10).
4) If the transfer item is not in the data, the process returns to the input of the transfer item (step 102). In step 103, the transfer item is in the data and the result is Yes, and thus, in step 10
When the date of the data to be transferred is input in 4, the data access control unit 12 checks whether or not the data stored in the data processing storage unit 9 includes the data of the input date (step 105).

When the date data input in step 105 is present and the answer is Yes, the data access control unit 12 outputs these transfer items and dates as data information to the data processing / accumulation unit 9, and outputs the data information. In response, the data output from the data processing / accumulation unit 9 is stored in the internal memory (step 106). If there is no date data input in step 105, the process returns to date input (step 104). Next, step 1
Key input device 4 after data is retrieved at 06
When a transfer instruction is input from (step 107), the data stored in the internal memory is output to the data conversion unit 13 and the process is finished (step 108). Also, step 1
If the transfer instruction is not input at 07, the process returns to step 102 and the data extraction from the data processing and accumulating unit 9 is repeated until the transfer instruction is input.

With this, the processing of the data access control unit 12 is completed, and the data output from the data access control unit 12 is converted into a format that can be stored in the external storage device 7 by the data conversion unit 13 and output. , Is stored in the external storage device 7 by being output from the data transfer control unit 14 to the external storage device 7. Therefore, by transferring the data thus accumulated in the data logger device 3 to the external storage device 7 and using the external storage device 7 as a medium, the data can be freely displayed by the external information processing device which facilitates data processing. , Can be modified.

In the example of FIG. 1, the case where the data stored in the data logger device is transferred to the external storage device has been described. However, the data edited by the external information processing device is loaded into the data logger device via the external storage device. You can also
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a data logger device showing another embodiment of the present invention, and the same parts as those in FIG. 1 are designated by the same reference numerals. 3a is a data logger device of the present embodiment, 9a is a data processing / accumulation unit that accumulates data from the external storage device 7 according to data information, 14a is a data transfer control unit that controls the external storage device 7 to take out data, and 13a is A data conversion unit for converting the data output from the data transfer control unit 14a into a format that can be stored in the data processing storage unit 9a, and 12a is data information and a data conversion unit based on the information input from the key input device 4. 13a is a data access control unit that outputs the data output from the data processing storage unit 9a.

Next, the operation of such a data logger device 3a will be described. Here, the external storage device 7 stores data edited by the external information processing device.
The operation of receiving the data is the reverse of the example of FIG. 1, and when a transfer instruction is first input from the key input device 4, the data transfer control unit 14 a takes out the data from the external storage device 7. Next, the data conversion unit 13a converts this data output from the data transfer control unit 14a into a format that can be stored in the data processing storage unit 9a. Then, the data access control unit 12a outputs the data information (for example, data item) based on the information input from the key input device 4 and the data output from the data conversion unit 13a to the data processing storage unit 9a to perform the data processing storage. The unit 9a accumulates this data in addition to the already accumulated data based on the data information. Therefore, the data edited by the external information processing device can be taken into the data logger device 3a, displayed as form data, and the form can be printed.

In the examples of FIGS. 1 and 3, an external storage device such as a floppy disk is used as a medium, but it can be directly connected to an external information processing device such as a personal computer. FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a data logger device showing another embodiment of the present invention, in which the same parts as in FIG. 1 are designated by the same reference numerals.

Reference numeral 3b is a data logger device of this embodiment, 8 is an external information processing device, and 9b is data information transmitted from the external device when data is transmitted to the external information processing device 8 and is designated by data information. The data processing storage unit that outputs the transmitted transmission data and accumulates the reception data according to the data information when the data is received from the external information processing device 8, and 12b is the data based on the information input from the key input device 4 when transmitting. A data access control unit that outputs information and stores the transmission data output from the data processing storage unit 9b, and outputs the data information and the received data to the data processing storage unit 9b at the time of reception, and 13b controls the data access at the time of transmission. The transmission data output from the unit 12b is converted into a format that can be stored in the external information processing device 8, and the reception data is converted into the data processing and storage unit 9 when receiving. And a data transfer control unit 14b for inputting / outputting transmission data and reception data to / from the external information processing device 8 by converting the data into a format that can be stored in the data access control unit 12b. .

The operation is as shown in FIG. 1 for the transfer of the transmission data from the data logger device 3b to the external information processing device 8.
The example is similar to the example of FIG. 3, and the transfer of the received data from the external information processing device 8 is similar to the example of FIG. In this way, data can be directly transmitted / received to / from the external information processing device 8.

[0020]

According to the present invention, since the data of the data logger device can be used by the external information processing device such as a personal computer, the operator as many as the external information processing devices can monitor and correct the form data. It can be carried out. In addition, since data can be handled by general-purpose software, data analysis can be easily performed by means of graphing in various formats.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of a data access control unit in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a data logger device showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a data logger device showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a conventional data logger device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Controller 2 Communication Bus 3, 3a Data Logger Device 3b Data Logger Device 4 Key Input Device 5 Data Display Device 6 Form Printing Device 7 External Storage Device 8 External Information Processing Device 9, 9a Data Processing Storage Unit 9b Data Processing Storage Unit 10 Data Display processing unit 11 Data printing processing unit 12, 12a Data access control unit 12b Data access control unit 13, 13a Data conversion unit 13b Data conversion unit 14, 14a Data transfer control unit 14b Data transfer control unit

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] December 6, 1993

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[0010]

1 is a block diagram of a data logger device showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flow chart for explaining an operation example of a data access control unit described later. In FIG. 1, 1 is a controller, 2 is a communication bus, 3 is a data logger device, 4 is a key input device, 5 is a data display device, 6
Is a form printing device. Reference numeral 7 denotes an external storage device such as a flexible disk, which serves as a medium for transferring the data sent from the external device and accumulated in the data logger device 3 to an external information processing device (not shown) such as a personal computer. The data output from is stored. Reference numeral 9 denotes a data processing / accumulation unit that accumulates data sent from an external device in the same manner as in the example of FIG. 5, and outputs data designated by the data information when the data information is input.
0 is a data display processing unit, 11 is a data printing processing unit, 12
Outputs the data information based on the information input from the key input device 4 to the data processing storage unit 9 and outputs the data processing storage unit 9 to the data processing storage unit 9.
A data access control unit for storing the data output from the internal memory (not shown), a data conversion unit 13 for converting the data output from the data access control unit 12 into a format that can be stored in the external storage device 7, Is a data transfer control unit that transfers the data output from the data conversion unit 13 to the external storage device 7.

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In the example of FIG. 1, the case where the data stored in the data logger device is transferred to the external storage device has been described. However, the data edited by the external information processing device is loaded into the data logger device via the external storage device. You can also
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a data logger device showing another embodiment of the present invention, and the same parts as those in FIG. 1 are designated by the same reference numerals. 3a is a data logger device of this embodiment, and 9a is
A data processing / accumulation unit for accumulating data from the external storage device 7 according to data and data information from the external device ,
a is a data transfer control unit that controls the external storage device 7 to retrieve data, 13a is a data conversion unit that converts the data output from the data transfer control unit 14a into a format that can be stored in the data processing storage unit 9a, A data access control unit 12a outputs data information based on the information input from the key input device 4 and the data output from the data conversion unit 13a to the data processing storage unit 9a.

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Next, the operation of such a data logger device 3a will be described. Here, the external storage device 7 stores data edited by the external information processing device.
The operation of receiving the data is the reverse of the example of FIG. 1, and first, when a transfer instruction is input from the key input device 4, the data transfer control unit 14 a takes out the data from the external storage device 7. Next, the data conversion unit 13a converts this data output from the data transfer control unit 14a into a format that can be stored in the data processing storage unit 9a. Then, the data access control unit 12a outputs the data information (for example, the data item) based on the information input from the key input device 4 and the data output from the data conversion unit 13a to the data processing storage unit 9a to perform the data processing storage. The unit 9a accumulates this data by changing the already accumulated data based on the data information. Therefore, the data edited by the external information processing device can be taken into the data logger device 3a, displayed as form data, and the form can be printed.

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In the examples shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, an external storage device such as a flexible disk is used as a medium, but it can be directly connected to an external information processing device such as a personal computer. FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a data logger device showing another embodiment of the present invention, in which the same parts as in FIG. 1 are designated by the same reference numerals.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A data logger device for accumulating measurement data and status data from an external device for displaying and printing, and outputting data designated by data information from the data sent from the external device and accumulated. A data processing storage unit, a data access control unit that outputs the data information based on the information input from the key input device and stores the data output from the data processing storage unit, and a data access control unit that outputs the data information. A data conversion unit that converts the stored data into a format that can be stored in an external storage device that serves as a medium for data transmission to the external information processing device; and transfer the data output from the data conversion unit to the external storage device. A data logger device, comprising: a data transfer control unit. 2. In a data logger device for accumulating measurement data and status data from an external device for displaying and printing, data transfer control for extracting data from an external storage device which is a medium for data transmission from an external information processing device. Section, a data conversion section that converts the data output from the data transfer control section into a format that can be stored in a data processing storage section, and data information based on information input from a key input device and the data conversion section. A data logger device comprising: a data access control unit that outputs data output from the unit; and a data processing storage unit that stores the data according to the data information output from the data access control unit. 3. In a data logger device for accumulating measurement data and status data from an external device and displaying and printing the data, when the data is transmitted to the external information processing device, among the data accumulated and transmitted from the external device. Output data specified by the data information from the external information processing device, and when receiving data from the external information processing device, a data processing / accumulating unit that stores the received data according to the data information, and a key input device during data transmission. Data access control for storing the transmission data output from the data processing storage unit by outputting the data information based on the information, and outputting the data information and the reception data to the data processing storage unit when the data is received. And the transmission data output from the data access control unit during data transmission can be stored in the external information processing device. A data conversion unit that converts the received data into a format in which the received data can be stored in the data processing storage unit and outputs the data to the data access control unit when the data is received; A data logger device, comprising: a data transfer control unit that is connected and performs input / output of the transmission data and the reception data.