JPH0695712A - Sequence proghram editing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily copy and move areas between sequence programs in a sequence program editing system which edits a sequence program on a screen. CONSTITUTION:A display screen 51 is divided into two segmented pictures 51a and 51b. For example, when a part of a ladder program 71 is desired to copy to a ladder program 72, a 'copy' menu 52a is selected. Next, a cursor key is operated to determine an area 71a to be copied, and a cross cursor P3 displayed on the divided picture 51b is moved to designate the start position of the place of the copy destination. After this designation, a return key or the like is depressed to copy the program in the area 71a to an area 72a.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sequence program editing method for editing a sequence program on a screen, and more particularly to a sequence program editing method for performing editing such as copying and moving.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, copying a sequence program,
When moving, etc., the sequence of the copy source
The program is called, the part other than the part to be copied is deleted and temporarily stored in the memory, and the sequence program of the copy destination and the part to be copied are called from the memory and combined on another screen.

FIG. 7 is a conceptual diagram showing this conventional sequence program editing method. When it is desired to copy the program 81b, which is a part of the ladder program 81, to another ladder program 82, the unnecessary programs 81a and 81c are deleted on the screen and temporarily stored in the storage medium 84. . On the other hand, in the copy destination ladder program 82, the programs 82a and 82b created on a different screen from the ladder program 81 are stored in the storage medium 84.
To remember.

The program 81b is, for example, the program 82
a to be inserted between the program 82b and the program 82b, the program 81b and the programs 82a and 82b are called from the storage medium 84 on a new screen, and the program 82
a, a program 81b, and a program 82b in this order. As a result, a new sequence program 83 is created.

[0005]

However, in the conventional editing method, when one sequence program is created by combining parts of a large number of sequence programs, it is necessary to call it on the screen every time a copy part is taken out. Therefore, there is a problem that the operation becomes complicated.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a sequence program editing method capable of facilitating a partial copying or moving operation of a sequence program. And

[0007]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a storage means for storing a plurality of the sequence programs in a sequence program editing system for editing a sequence program on a screen.
Split display means for reading out the two sequence programs from the storage means and dividing and displaying each on one display screen; editing means for editing the sequence program displayed on the display screen; And a storage unit for storing the edited sequence program in the storage unit.

[0008]

When the editing work is performed, the two sequence programs are read from the storage means by the split display means, divided and displayed on one display screen respectively, and the sequence program displayed on the display screen by the edit means. Is edited and the sequence program edited by the storage means is stored in the storage means.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the hardware of an automatic programming device for implementing the present invention. The processor 1 controls the entire automatic programming device according to a system program stored in the ROM 2. R
The AM3 stores internal data, a system program loaded from the floppy disk 9a, and a sequence program created by an automatic programming device.

The graphic control circuit 4 converts the sequence program stored in the RAM 3 into a display signal and sends it to the display device 5. The display device 5 divides and displays this sequence program by a method described later. As the display device 5, a CRT, a liquid crystal display device or the like is used.

The keyboard 6 is provided with operation keys used for data input and software keys whose functions change according to a system program or the like. The created sequence program can also be output to the printer / PTP (paper tape puncher) 7.

HDD (hard disk drive) 8
Stores data that should be saved even after the power of the automatic programming device is cut off. FDD (floppy disk
The drive 9 can drive the floppy disk 9a to input NC data or output the modified sequence program to the floppy disk 9a.

It should be noted that these components are coupled to bus 10 with each other. In the automatic programming device having such a configuration, the system program and the sequence program stored in the floppy disk 9a are temporarily read into the HDD 8 at the time of start-up, and further, these are read.
Read in AM3. When the sequence program is edited, the processor 1 reads the data in the RAM 3 and displays it on the screen.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the display device 5 and the keyboard 6 for editing the sequence program. The display screen 51 of the display device 5 displays a sequence program or the like being created or edited. Further, below the display screen 51, there is provided a menu display section 52 in which menus can be switched at any time in accordance with display contents.
Each menu has a function key 61 on the keyboard 6.
There is a one-to-one correspondence with each key of, and each menu is selected by pressing the corresponding key.

The keyboard 6 is provided with character keys 62 and ten keys 63 for use in creating and editing a sequence program. In addition to this, the keyboard 6 is provided with a return key 64, a cursor key 65, and an escape (ESC) key 66.

Next, a specific procedure of the sequence program editing method according to this embodiment will be described. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an initial screen of the split display screen. This screen is displayed by operating the divided display system program and calling the two ladder programs 71 and 72 to be edited. As can be seen from the figure, the display screen 51 is divided into two left and right split screens 51a and 51b.
Here, the ladder program 71 is displayed on the split screen 51a.
The ladder programs 72 are displayed on the split screen 51b. Further, the ladder program 71 is displayed with a reduced overall outline, while the ladder program 72 is partially displayed in an enlarged manner.

Soft key menus 52a to 52e and soft key menus 52f to 52j are displayed below the divided screens 51a and 51b, respectively.
The "copy" menu displayed on the soft key menus 52a and 52f is a menu selected when a part of the program is desired to be copied. The "move" menu displayed in the soft key menus 52b and 52g is a menu to be selected when it is desired to move a part of the program.

The "save" menu displayed on the soft key menus 52c and 52h is a menu to be selected when the ladder program created or edited by the method described later is stored in the floppy disk 9a or the like and is to be saved. The "Delete" menu displayed in the soft key menus 52d and 52i is a menu selected when it is desired to delete a part of the ladder program.

The "enlarge" menu displayed in the soft key menu 52e is a menu to be selected when it is desired to enlarge a part of a reduced program such as the ladder program 71. On the other hand, the "reduction" menu displayed in the soft key menu 52j is a menu to be selected when it is desired to reduce a partially enlarged program such as the ladder program 72 to display the entire program.

When the reduced program is displayed on the split screens 51a and 51b, the "enlargement" menu is displayed on the soft key menus 52e and 52j.
If you are viewing a partially magnified program,
A "reduction" menu is displayed on the soft key menus 52e and 52j.

These soft menus 52a to 52j
Is selected by the function key 61, the character portion is highlighted. When a part of the ladder program 71 is to be copied to the ladder program 72 on the display screen 51, the "copy" menu 52a is selected by operating the function key 61 of the keyboard 6. Then, the cursor key 65 is operated to specify the starting point with the cross cursor P1. At this time, if the "enlarge" menu 52e is selected, the program in the vicinity of the cross cursor P1 is enlarged and displayed, and the details can be confirmed. Next, the end point is designated by the cross cursor P2. At this time, similarly, the "enlargement" menu 52
When e is selected, the program near the cross cursor P1 is enlarged and displayed. The execution of each designation is performed by the return key 64. When the positions of the cross cursors P1 and P2 are determined, the portion to be copied is surrounded by the area 71a.

FIG. 1 is a view showing a screen in which the ladder program 71 is enlarged centering on the copy area 71a. The area 71a is determined by the above means, and the "enlargement" menu 52
When e is selected, the area 71a is enlarged and displayed, and the program in the area 71a to be copied can be confirmed on this screen. When the confirmation is completed, the cross cursor P3 displayed on the split screen 51b is moved to specify the start position of the place to be copied. After this designation is made, the program in the area 71a is pushed to the area 72 by pressing the return key 64 or the like.
copied to a.

When it is desired to check the entire ladder program 72 after copying, the entire size can be checked by selecting the "reduction" menu 52j. Although copying has been described here, in the case of movement, if the "move" menu 52b or 52g is selected on the split screen of FIG. 4, the program can be moved by the same procedure thereafter.

[Delete] If you want to delete,
The deletion can be easily performed by selecting the menu 52d or 52i and similarly designating the deletion area with the cross cursor.

Next, a procedure for saving the ladder program edited or created in this way will be described. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a screen when a part of the ladder program is saved. For example, to save a part of the ladder program 71 with a file name different from that of the ladder program 71, select the "Save" menu 52c. Then, since the cross cursor P4 is displayed, this cross cursor P4
The start point is designated by 4. At this time, if the "enlarge" menu 52e is selected, the program near the cross cursor P4 is enlarged and displayed.

When the cross cursor P4 has been designated by pressing the return key 64, the cross cursor P5 is displayed. The cross cursor P5 is used to designate the end point. At this time, if the "enlarge" menu 52e is selected as in the case of the cross cursor P4, the program in the vicinity of the cross cursor P5 is enlarged and displayed. When the end point P5 is designated, the storage area 71b is secured. At the same time, at the bottom of the screen, a comment 51c called "file name",
A file name entry field 51d is displayed.

In the file name entry field 51d, the character key 6
2 Enter the file name using the numeric keypad 63 or the like.
When the entry of the file name is completed and the return key 64 is pressed, the saving operation is performed inside the automatic programming device,
Simultaneously with the end, the screen state before the selection of the "save" menu 52c is restored.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a screen for saving the entire ladder program. To save the entire ladder program, press the ESC key 66. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, a window 73 is displayed at the center of the screen.
In the window 73, first, the cursor 73a selects whether the ladder program to be saved is the left split screen (split A) or the right split screen (split B). When this selection is completed, the cursor 73a moves to the menu in the window 73, and the desired menu is selected.

The "save / end" menu is a menu selected when it is desired to save only the edited new ladder program and end. The "Save / Continue" menu is
This menu is selected when you want to save only the edited new ladder program and continue editing.

The "new save / end" menu is a menu to be selected when it is desired to save both the ladder program before editing and the new edited ladder program and to end. The "new save / continue" menu is a menu selected when both the ladder program before editing and the edited new ladder program are saved and further editing is desired.

The "discard / end" menu is a menu for discarding and ending the ladder program. If you select a menu other than "Discard / End",
Since a file name is input and stored in the edited new ladder program, a comment 51c and a file name entry field 51d are displayed on the screen as shown in FIG. By entering a file name in the file name entry field 51d, a new ladder program is stored in the floppy disk 9a or the like.

As described above, in this embodiment, when the ladder program is copied or moved, the display screen 51 is changed to two.
Since the screen is divided into two divided screens 51a and 51b, and the copy source ladder program 71 and the copy destination ladder program 72 are displayed on each of them, it is possible to save the labor of operation and to view two screens at the same time. Therefore, editing becomes easy.

Further, in the present embodiment, the file name is entered in a part of the ladder program and the subroutine is saved, so that the management becomes easy, and when these are combined to create a new ladder program. It is easy to operate.

In the present embodiment, an example of editing the ladder programs 71 and 72 is shown as a sequence program, but a mnemonic type program can be processed in the same manner.

[0035]

As described above, according to the present invention, when the editing work is performed, the two sequence programs are read out and displayed separately on one display screen,
Since the sequence program displayed on the display screen is edited and the edited sequence program is stored, it is possible to edit while viewing the two sequence programs at the same time. Therefore, the operation becomes easy.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a screen in which a ladder program is enlarged centering on an area to be copied.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of hardware of an automatic programming device for implementing the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a display device and a keyboard for editing a sequence program.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an initial screen of a split display screen.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a screen when a part of a ladder program is saved.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a screen for saving the entire ladder program.

FIG. 7 is a conceptual diagram showing a conventional sequence program editing method.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Processor 2 ROM 3 RAM 4 Graphic Control Circuit 5 Display Device 6 Keyboard 7 Printer / PTP (Paper Tape Puncher) 8 HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 9 FDD (Floppy Disk Drive) 9a Floppy Disk 10 Bus 51 Display Screen 51a, 51b Split screen 52 Menu display 71, 72 Ladder program

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A sequence program editing method for editing a sequence program on a screen, comprising: storage means for storing a plurality of the sequence programs; and two of the sequence programs read from the storage means. Split display means for dividing and displaying on one display screen, editing means for editing the sequence program displayed on the display screen, and storage for storing the edited sequence program in the storage means A method of editing a sequence program, characterized by comprising: 2. The editing means is a copy range designating means for designating a copy or moving range of one of the sequence programs, and a copy destination designating means for designating a copy or moving destination of the other sequence program. 2. The sequence program editing method according to claim 1, further comprising: 3. A file means for giving a file name to a part of the sequence program displayed on the display screen, and a file storage means for storing the partial program with the file name in the storage means. The editing method for a sequence program according to claim 1, characterized in that it has.