JPH08328791A - Screen preparation device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To cope with a request to prepare and add an operator's original screen and to improve operability in data input for the control of a machine. CONSTITUTION: This device is provided with a CRT unit 1 for displaying at least characters, symbols and graphics, an input part 6 for inputting the various kinds of data for preparing and operating the screen displayed on the CRT unit 1, a CPU 8 and a buffer memory 9 for editing images for editing the screen displayed on the CRT unit 1 based on the data inputted from the input part 6 and a memory 7 for registering the edited screen. The CPU 8 and the butter memory 9 for editing the images impart and register the data for discriminating a fixed data display part where display data are not changed and a variable data display part where the display data can be changed in the screen displayed on the CRT unit 1 to the respective screens.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a screen creating apparatus for creating a layout of a display screen for displaying data or the like input to an apparatus for controlling a machine such as a numerical controller.

[0002]

[Prior art]

(Construction of Prior Art) FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing the construction of a conventional screen creating apparatus.
Is a CRT unit for displaying on the screen a figure including characters or symbols including numbers such as control data of the numerical control device. This CRT unit 201 has a CRT display screen 202 and a screen display of the CRT display screen 202. A control circuit for control is also included. Reference numeral 203 denotes a video RAM for storing an address corresponding to each section of the CRT display screen 202.

Reference numeral 204 denotes 1 on the CRT display screen 202.
A character generator in which various blink patterns corresponding to images such as characters or figures including numbers to be displayed for each section are registered, and 205 is a blink pattern of blinks generated from the character generator 204 displayed on the CRT display screen 202. The background color inversion circuit that inverts and displays the background color of the CRT display screen 202 by inverting the symbol. 206 is the input of characters or figures including numbers, and the input of various operation data including the designation of the background color inversion operation. 207 is a keyboard for executing the above, 207 is a memory for storing various data, and 208 is a CPU for executing control of the entire apparatus including screen display control.

Reference numeral 209 denotes a screen display table for storing screen pattern information for the CRT display screen 202 in order for each screen.
In the case of 9, the number “n” of tables is determined according to the number of registration screens. Therefore, the number of tables "n" increases or decreases according to the number of registration screens. Reference numeral 210 denotes a cursor position management memory for storing the position of the cursor on the screen of the CRT display screen 202, that is, the address where the cursor is located in the video RAM 203, and 211 denotes the screen display table 209. And a control logic unit for controlling the cursor position management memory 210.

FIG. 15 shows a section for specifying a display position on the CRT display screen 202 shown in FIG. 14 and a video RAM.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a correspondence relationship with an internal structure of 203. In the figure, the CRT display screen 202 is numbered in order from the leftmost end partition 221 in the uppermost row to “1” to “i” in the right direction. Section 222 is numbered "i". Next, in the leftmost partition 223 in the second row, "i +
"1" is numbered. Therefore, the rightmost partition 222 on the top row and the leftmost partition 223 on the second row
Means continuous on the video RAM 203. Similarly, the rightmost section 2 in the bottom row
24 is numbered as "ixj". In this way, all the sections on the CRT display screen 202 are numbered. Further, the number given to each section matches the address number in the video RAM 203.

With these configurations, the video RAM 203
The data stored on each of the addresses is displayed on the CRT display screen 202 at the position of the section numbered corresponding to the address of the video RAM 203. For example, the data stored in the area 225 at the top address "1" of the video RAM 203 is converted by the character generator 204 into image data corresponding to the data stored at the address "1" of the RAM 203, and the CRT display is performed. The image data is displayed at the position of the section 221 numbered “1” at the leftmost end of the topmost part on the screen 202. Therefore, in order to display the desired image data such as characters or figures on the CRT display screen 202, the characters or figures registered in the character generator 204 are stored at a predetermined address of the video RAM 203 corresponding to the display position. All that is required is to store the code and the like.

Further, a code for operating the background color reversing circuit 205 can be added to the character or code stored in the video RAM 203, whereby the black and white of the display can be reversed for each unit of the screen and the cursor Used for display.

Although one screen is created by the above work, when it is necessary to create a plurality of types of screens, the screen display table 209 is created for each screen. Further, in order to distinguish each registered screen display table from other screen display tables, a unique screen number is added to the screen display table. In order to call a desired screen display table from the unique plural registered screen display tables 209, the screens given to the respective screen display tables 209 via the control logic unit 211 by the operation of the keyboard 206. The desired screen display table is called by referring to the number and the data is set in the video RAM 203 to be displayed on the CRT display screen 202.

(Structure of Screen Display Table) Next, the structure of the screen display table 209 will be described. FIG.
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a data storage configuration of a screen display table 209. In the figure, the data for each screen is provided with a sub-table in which the data for each display portion consisting of continuous character strings and the like are accumulated. Alternatively, instead of having the above sub-table, it has a storage address pointer. Examples of the sub-tables include a fixed display portion table 231 and a variable data display table 232. Both the fixed display portion table 231 and the variable data display table 232 are provided with a number of tables corresponding to the number of display portions in one screen.

FIG. 17 is a table 231 for the fixed display portion.
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a data storage configuration of a variable data display table 232. In the figure, (a) shows the data storage configuration of the fixed display part table 231.
(B) shows a data storage configuration of the variable data display table 232.

In FIG. 17A, the data of one display portion stored in the fixed display portion table 231 is as follows:
The position data 241, which is the beginning of the character or graphic code string on the screen, that is, the address on the video RAM 203 and each successive character or graphic code string 242. For the data of the fixed display part, see video R
It may have the same structure as the AM 203, but in order to save the memory capacity, the blank display part is compressed and only the data of the significant display part is stored, after which the end mark 243 is added and each display part is added. The fixed display portion table 231 is configured by the data obtained by dividing the data into groups. An end mark 244 indicating a division for one screen is added to the end of the accumulated data.

In FIG. 17B, the data of one display portion stored in the variable data display table 232 is the position data 245 on the screen, the storage address 246 of the data to be displayed on the memory 207, and the data of the data. Considering that the size 247, the variable data to be displayed is mainly a numerical value, the number of display digits and the position of the decimal point 248, the presence / absence of a sign 249, and the conversion between the data stored in the memory 207 and the display character string. And a function (subroutine) 250 used for. Further, similarly to the fixed display portion table 231, an end mark 251 indicating a delimiter for one screen is added to the end of the data.

In such a data structure, the control logic unit 211 determines the screen number to be displayed on the CRT display screen 202 based on the data by the key operation on the keyboard 206, and refers to the screen display table 209 corresponding to the number. Then, a data pattern to be stored in the video RAM 203 is generated.

[0014]

However, in the conventional screen creating apparatus described above, the screen is generally created by the maker side, and the operator side who actually controls the machine It was difficult to create a screen with. To create a screen unique to the operator, it is necessary for the operator to directly encode the table for editing the display screen. For that purpose, a detailed explanation material about the relationship between the contents of the display screen and the above table is provided. It is necessary for the operator to acquire knowledge about software and software handling tools, and it takes time for the operator to create or add a desired display screen, and operability is reduced. There was a problem that it was bad.

The present invention has been made in view of the above, and responds to a request to create and add a screen unique to an operator, and improves the operability in data input for machine control. Aim to get.

[0016]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a screen creating device according to the present invention, in which at least a screen displaying means for displaying characters, symbols and figures, and the screen displaying device. Data input means for inputting various data for creating / operating the screen displayed on the means, and screen editing means for editing the screen displayed on the screen display means based on the data input from the data input means ，
In a screen creating device comprising a screen registration unit for registering a screen edited by the screen editing unit, the screen editing unit displays fixed data that does not change display data among the screens displayed on the screen displaying unit. Data for distinguishing a portion from a variable data display portion whose display data can be changed is added to the screen, and the screen registration means changes the screen displayed on the screen display means by the screen editing means. The fixed data display portion and the variable data display portion are distinguished and registered based on the data given to.

In the screen creating apparatus according to the next invention,
The data input means additionally inputs a characteristic parameter of the display portion, such as a storage address or a symbol name of the variable data display portion.

In the screen creating apparatus according to the next invention,
When inputting the variable characteristic parameter of the data display unit by the data input unit, the symbol name of the function corresponding to various conversions between the character string of the display unit and the data stored in the screen registration unit or A characteristic parameter is registered by displaying a number on the screen display means and designating the displayed symbol name or number.

In the screen creating apparatus according to the next invention,
By displaying a menu field on the screen display means and inputting a symbol name or screen number of another screen to the menu field via the data input means, a transition screen corresponding to the menu field is registered, and the screen is displayed. The transition screen is read out sequentially from the registration means.

In the screen creating apparatus according to the next invention,
There is provided cursor movement control means for controlling the cursor so as to move only the variable data display portion for changing the display data of the screen displayed by the screen display means.

[0021]

In the screen creating apparatus according to the present invention, among the screens displayed on the screen display means, the fixed data display portion where the display data is not changed and the variable data display portion where the display data can be changed are distinguished from each other. Data is added to the screen, and the screen displayed on the screen display means is registered separately into the fixed data display portion and the variable data display portion based on the data added to the screen. The operability when creating a screen is improved.

In the screen creating apparatus according to the next invention,
Since the data input means additionally inputs the characteristic parameter of the display part such as the storage address or the symbol name of the variable data display part, the operability at the time of creating the screen is improved.

In the screen creating apparatus according to the next invention,
When the characteristic parameter of the variable data display portion is input by the data input means, the symbol name or number of the function corresponding to various conversions between the character string of the display portion and the data stored in the screen registration means is displayed on the screen display means. The characteristic parameter is registered by displaying the symbol name or number displayed on the screen, so that the operation at the time of creating the screen becomes easy.

In the screen creating apparatus according to the next invention,
By displaying the menu field on the screen display means and entering the symbol name or screen number of another screen in the menu field via the data input means, the transition screen corresponding to the menu field is registered and the transition screens are read out sequentially. ，
Other screens can be easily referenced while the machine is running.

In the screen creating apparatus according to the next invention,
Since the cursor is controlled so as to move only the variable data display portion for changing the display data of the screen displayed by the screen display means, it is possible to easily input and change the data when the machine is in operation.

[0026]

【Example】

[Embodiment 1] (Structure of Embodiment 1) Hereinafter, an embodiment of a screen creating apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. First,
Example 1 will be described. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the screen creating apparatus according to the first embodiment. In the figure, the screen creation device is arranged in the CRT unit 1 and the CRT unit 1 for displaying characters or figures including numbers such as control data of the numerical control device on the screen, and is also in the CRT unit 1. A CRT display screen 2 for displaying a screen under the control of a control circuit, and a CRT display screen 2
Each section has a video RAM 3 for storing an address corresponding to the section.

Further, the blinking pattern corresponding to an image such as a character or a figure including numbers to be displayed for each section of the CRT display screen 2 is displayed on the CRT display screen 2 and the character generator 4 in which various blink patterns are registered. The background color reversing circuit 5 for reversing the background color of the CRT display screen 2 by reversing the blinking of the blinking pattern generated from the character generator 4 and the input of a figure including a character including a number or a symbol , And an input unit 6 such as a keyboard for inputting various operation data including designation of background color inversion operation, a memory 7 for storing various data,
It has a CPU 8 that controls the entire screen creation apparatus.

Here, the CRT display screen 2 is not limited to the CRT but includes a liquid crystal display and other display means, and the input section 6 has
In addition to a keyboard, a touch sensor for inputting various data by touching with a finger or a pen directly on the display is included in addition to the keyboard.

Further, in addition to the above-mentioned components, the screen creating apparatus further includes a screen editing buffer memory 9, a screen table editing logic unit 10, a screen displaying table 11, a fixed display part table 12, and A variable data display table 13 is added. The details will be described below.

The screen edit buffer memory 9 is a buffer memory for temporarily storing the display data to be displayed on the CRT display screen 2 and has the same structure as the video RAM 3 and has a correspondence relationship with the video RAM 3. Have.
The screen table editing logic unit 10 controls a screen display table 11, a fixed display portion table 12 and a variable data display table 13 which will be described below. 1
Create, change, etc. 3 or each table 1
1, 12 and 13 are used to read the corresponding data from the memory 7 and execute transfer control to the screen editing buffer memory 9.

The screen display table 11 is a CRT.
6 is a reference table of data related to screens displayed on the display screen 2. Further, the fixed display part table 12 is CR
Of the data relating to the screen displayed on the T display screen 2, it is a reference table relating to the data relating to the fixed display portion. Further, the variable data display table 13 is a CRT.
Of the data relating to the screen displayed on the display screen 2, it is a reference table relating to variable data.

Further, in FIG. 1, the screen display table 11, the fixed display portion table 12, and the variable data display table 13 have different block configurations from the memory 7, respectively. 12,
13 may be arranged in the memory 7.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a correspondence relationship between the configuration relating to the display position of the CRT display screen 2 shown in FIG. 1 and the internal structures of the video RAM 3 and the screen editing buffer memory 9. In the figure, the configuration relating to the display position of the CRT display screen 2 and the internal configuration of the video RAM 3 are the same as those of the CRT display screen 202 and the video RAM 203 shown in FIG. The screen editing buffer memory 9 has the same internal structure as the video RAM 3. Therefore, the numbers “1”, “2” ,. ． ． "Ixj"
Are the numeric characters “1”, “2”, .. which are attached to the addresses of the screen editing buffer memory 9. ． ． There is a one-to-one correspondence with "ixj".

(Operation of First Embodiment) Next, an operation of the screen creating apparatus according to the first embodiment will be described. In the display screen creating apparatus, first, when creating a new screen, the operator registers a new screen number. Further, when it is desired to perform edit work such as change and addition on the already registered display screen, the screen to be edited is called. That is, both of these operations are performed by the operator inputting the screen number or the symbol name of the screen from the input unit 6 in a specific area on the screen (for example, the upper left corner).

Then, the input data of the screen number or the symbol name of the screen is collated with the screen display table 11, and if the screen corresponding to the input data has already been created, it will be created. The screen is displayed on the CRT display screen 2. On the contrary, if the input data is new input data, the input data is newly registered in the screen display table 11, and the screen display table 11 prepares an empty memory area for storing the new data. To do.

Next, in the case of creating a new screen, the operator operates the cursor keys of the input unit 6 to indicate a desired position on the screen by using the cursor, and includes characters or symbols including numbers. Enter the figure code. Also,
By combining the cursor key of the input unit 6 and other keys, the starting point and the ending point are designated, and a straight line is drawn between them, that is, an auxiliary operation of arranging codes of straight line figures continuously is also performed. In this manner, the input unit 6 is used to input characters or graphic codes while observing the layout displayed on the CRT display screen 2 in the process of creating the screen, and create the screen image as shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a screen image displayed on the CRT display screen 2.
In the figure, the numeral "15" in the upper left corner means the screen number of this display screen.

Similarly, in the case of editing a registered screen, a desired part of the registered screen is similarly checked by using the input unit 6 while observing the layout displayed on the CRT display screen 2 during the screen creation process. Characters or graphic codes are added, deleted, changed, etc., and similarly, a screen image as shown in FIG. 3 is created.

(Procedure for Creating Fixed Display Part Table) Next, the fixed display part table 12 is created from the editing buffer memory 9 in which the created screen image is stored. The specific key operation of the input unit 6 for shifting to this operation is predetermined. First, move the cursor by operating the cursor keys on the input unit 6,
By specifying the part where the screen is to be fixedly displayed and performing a combination operation with other keys of the input unit 6, the inversion code that operates the background color inversion circuit 5 from the beginning to the end of the character or graphic code string is added to the screen editing buffer. Add to the data on the memory 9,
The screen edit buffer memory 9 stores the same data in the video R
By storing in the AM3, the black and white display on the CRT display screen 2 is reversed. Repeat this operation for all parts of the screen that you want to display as fixed.

In this way, a screen image in which only the fixed display portion is inverted in black and white as shown in FIG. 4 is created.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a screen image in which only the fixed display portion is reversed in black and white, and shows that the shaded portion is reversed in black and white as a fixed display portion as compared with FIG.

After that, the screen table editing logic unit 10
Causes the following processing to be executed. That is, the data portion to which the inversion code is added is searched from the head of the screen editing buffer memory 9 to obtain the head address of the inversion code. Next, a character or graphic code string following the head address is obtained. This is repeated for each fixed display part. Based on this data, the fixed display portion table 12 is created. By these steps, the fixed display part table is completed.

(Procedure for creating variable data display table)
Next, a procedure for creating the variable data display table 13 will be described. First, of the data stored in the screen editing buffer memory 9, only the black / white inverted data is erased, and the data is sent to the video RAM 3 to restore the black / white inverted portion on the CRT display screen 2 to the original, The process is switched to the process for creating the variable data display table 15.

The operating procedure is as follows:
While looking at the display screen 2, the cursor key of the input unit 6 and a specific key operation are combined to add a black / white inverted code to the character or graphic code string of the first variable data display portion on the screen editing buffer memory 9. As a result, the part of the code string is inverted in black and white. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the portion of the code string is reversed in black and white on the CRT display screen.

As shown in the figure, "X", "Y",
"Z" and "A" code string portions 51, 52,
The corresponding portions are shaded so that the black and white portions 53 and 54 are inverted. After that, the screen table editing logic unit 10 searches for the portion of the black-and-white inversion code in the screen editing buffer memory 9, and the presence or absence of a code, the number of display digits, and the decimal point along with the position of the character or figure code string on the screen And the presence or absence of a decimal point, and if there is a decimal point, the respective data relating to the number of digits below the decimal point are extracted, and based on these data, part of the data in the variable data display table 13 is aligned.

In FIG. 6, (a) is a key input display table 61, and (b) is the screen editing buffer memory 9 described above.
The rear part 62. After aligning a part of the data in the variable data display table 13 as described above, the CRT
The lower part of the display screen 2, that is, a part 62 of the rear part of the screen editing buffer memory 9 shown in FIG. 6B and the memory 7 prepared in advance as shown in FIG. By replacing the existing key input display table 61 and sending the replacement data to the video RAM 3, the key input column 55 as shown in FIG.
Display on the T display screen 2.

The key input field 55 can be fixed and displayed at a position corresponding to several steps in the lower part of the CRT display screen 2, and the position can be moved to a position desired by the operator. Furthermore, the replacement position of the key input display table 61 and the image editing buffer memory 9 can be searched for an empty area of the screen editing buffer memory 9 and replaced with the empty area. As a result, the key input field 55 can be displayed in a portion of the CRT display screen 2 which is not displayed, and the variable data 51, 52, 53, 54, etc. to be input overlap the key input field 55. , The variable data 51, 52, 5
It is possible to prevent the display portions 3 and 54 from being hidden.

While looking at the key input field 55 displayed on the CRT display screen 2, the operator moves the cursor to a predetermined position corresponding to the key input field 55,
That is, enter the storage address or symbol name of the data that you want to display in the part where "*" is displayed. Further, in this case, even if the position of the cursor is automatically moved to the predetermined position corresponding to the key input field 55 at the same time as the key input field 55 is displayed, that is, the position 56 of the first “*” in the key input field 55. Good. The data storage address can be obtained by fetching the data thus input.

In the same manner, the key input boxes are respectively displayed on the CRT.
By displaying it on the display screen 2, the size of the data such as the number of bytes and the symbol of the conversion function between the data to be displayed and the display character or graphic code string are input. In the above procedure, the variable data display table 13 for one screen is created by repeating each variable data display portion for one display unit. In this way, a new screen is added or a screen is changed.

(Effects of First Embodiment) According to the first embodiment, the screen desired by the operator can be easily created and edited, and the machine can be controlled by the created and edited screen. Therefore, the operability of the machine can be improved, such as the ease of inputting data for control. Further, the variable data display portion of the display portion of the screen can be easily recognized, so that the operability at the time of creating the screen can be improved.

[Second Embodiment] (Structure of Second Embodiment) Next, a second embodiment will be described.
The block diagram showing the configuration of the screen creating apparatus according to the present embodiment is the same as the configuration of the block diagram of the first embodiment shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship between the configuration of the menu display table 71 and the screen editing buffer memory 9, where (a) is the menu display table 7.
Further, (b) is a part 72 at the tail of the screen editing buffer memory 9 corresponding to the bottom several stages of the screen.

The menu display table 71 is a table prepared in advance and stored in the memory 7, and corresponds to several stages of the CRT display screen 2. This menu display table 71 is replaced with a part 72 at the tail of the screen editing buffer memory 9 corresponding to the bottom several steps of the screen at a specific step of the editing operation, and the CRT display screen is displayed via the video RAM 3. The menu is displayed by displaying it in 2.

In each column of the menu display, the symbol name of the conversion function which becomes a subroutine between the data to be displayed and the character or graphic code string is displayed. For example, C in FIG.
"1" displayed at the bottom of the RT display screen 2,
"2", "3" ,. ． ． “9” is the symbol name 57. Data corresponding to the symbol name 57 is stored in each table of the display table 71. However, in this embodiment, a number is used as the symbol name 57 for simplification of the description, but the actual symbol name 57 may be displayed not only by the number but also by a character or a figure. Also, regarding the ruled line part of the above menu display,
In order to simplify the explanation, in the menu display table 71, storage in the table is omitted.

(Operation of Embodiment 2) The operator selects a menu field with the cursor keys of the input section 6 to display the data to be displayed on the variable data display table 13 for one variable display data row. Set one symbol name for each conversion function with a character or graphic code string. The set symbol name is stored by being registered in the variable data display table 13. By repeating this operation for each variable display data row, data for one screen is aligned.

For example, referring to FIG. 5, when inputting the input data for the uppermost "X" code string 51 of the variable data from the input section 6, the cursor key of the input section 6 is used.
Move the cursor to the position of the desired symbol name among the symbol names 57 from "1" to "9" at the bottom of the screen,
By performing another key input for designating the symbol name of the input unit 6, the setting of the symbol name for the code string of "X" is completed. Similarly, the code string 5 of "Y"
With respect to the code string 53 of "2" and the code string 54 of "A", the symbol names are input by the same operation.

(Effect of Embodiment 2) According to Embodiment 2, since it is possible to easily input and change the data by referring to the code string of the display data already registered in the memory 7, the screen is created. The operability at the time can be improved.

[Third Embodiment] (Structure of Third Embodiment) Next, a third embodiment will be described.
FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the screen creating apparatus according to the third embodiment. In the figure, the screen creating apparatus has a basic configuration in which a screen edit mode calling logic unit 81 is added to the block diagram of the first embodiment shown in FIG. The screen edit mode calling logic unit 81 calls a screen different from the screen currently displayed on the CRT display screen 2 and switches the screen to the currently displayed screen to switch the CRT display screen 2
Is a control unit for executing display.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing the internal structure of the data of the screen display table 11. In addition, FIG. 10 shows CR
It is a state transition diagram showing a state of switching screens of a T display screen 2. In FIG. 9, 91 is a screen display table 11
On the top is a registration column for registering the symbol name of the screen provided for each screen number, and 92 is a correspondence table between the position of each column 102 of the menu display in FIG. 10 and the screen number of the screen and the symbol name. .

The area of this correspondence table 92 is also provided for each screen number in the symbol name registration field 91 of the screen display table 11. The data stored in the symbol name registration field 91 includes
Further, the character string 103 arranged at a specific position on the screen of FIG.
The logic to be captured as is added to the screen editing operation in the first embodiment to be set. Also, the bottom of the screen is used as a menu display field 102, and a symbol name of another screen is written in this menu display field during the screen image creation work and displayed on the CRT display screen 2.

The screen edit mode calling logic unit 81
By comparing the symbol name 57, the position of the menu display field 102, and the symbol name registration field 91 of each screen number on the screen display table 11, the correspondence table 92 is obtained.
Create Then, when the operator selects a desired menu in the display menu field 102 by operating the input unit 6 with the cursor by referring to the correspondence table 92 not during editing but during operation, the screen edit mode The call logic unit 81 displays the display menu 10
The screen corresponding to the symbol name 57 entered in 2 is called, and the CRT display screen 2 is switched to the called screen. As a result, as shown in FIG. 8, by selecting one menu in the menu field displayed on the CRT display screen 2, a key operation procedure for sequentially switching the screen can be configured.

Further, the procedure for calling another screen will be described more specifically with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11. In FIG. 10, a display screen 101 having a screen number “1” and a symbol name “ABCDE”, a display screen 104 having a screen number “2” and a symbol name “FGH”, and a screen A display screen 106 having a number "3" and a symbol name "IJK", a display screen 107 having a screen number "4" and a symbol name "LMN", and a screen number "5" Yes, the symbol name is "O
Four display screens of the display screen 108 which is "PQ" are described.

Further, FIG. 11 shows a correspondence table of the menu fields displayed on the screen of the display screen 104 and the screen numbers and symbol names. In FIG. 10, the display menu 104 is displayed while the display screen 104 is being displayed.
If the operator selects 111 out of 5,
By referring to the correspondence table of No. 3, it can be seen that the screen number “3” and the symbol name “IJK” correspond to the “menu column 3” which is the display menu 111.

Therefore, the screen edit mode calling logic unit 81 refers to this correspondence table and refers to the display screen 1
Data related to 06 is transferred from the memory 7 and transferred to the screen editing buffer memory 9 to
The display screen 106 is switched and displayed on the CRT display screen 2 via M3. Similarly, when 112 is selected, the display screen 107 is switched, when 113 is selected, the display screen 108 is switched, and when 114 is selected, the display screen 101 is switched and displayed.

(Effect of Third Embodiment) According to the third embodiment, another display screen already registered in the memory 7 can be easily displayed on the CRT.
Since it can be displayed on the display screen 2, the CRT display screen 2 can be easily switched when the machine is in operation, and the operation of the machine can be controlled while referring to other display screens, thus improving the operability. it can.

Fourth Embodiment (Structure of Fourth Embodiment) Next, a fourth embodiment will be described.
FIG. 12 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the screen creating apparatus according to the fourth embodiment. In the figure, the screen creating apparatus has a basic configuration in which an editing cursor control logic unit 121 is added to the block diagram of the first embodiment shown in FIG. The edit cursor control logic unit 121 is a control unit for referring to the internal data of the variable data display table 13 and controlling the movement of the cursor based on the internal data.

FIG. 13 shows the variable data display table 13
It is explanatory drawing which shows the internal structure of. In FIG. 13, the data of one display portion stored in the variable data display table 13 is displayed as position data 131 on the screen, a storage address 132 of the data 7 to be displayed on the memory 7, a size 133 of the data. Considering that variable data is mainly numerical values, the number of display digits and the position of the decimal point 13
4, the presence / absence 135 of the code, and the function (subroutine) 136 used for converting the data stored in the memory 7 and the display character string.

Further, the variable data display table 1
Reference numeral 3 has a key input data area 137. In the key input data area 137, the key input presence / absence flag 13 for designating whether to display only the data of the display portion or to enable rewriting by key input
8 and the symbol 13 of the function that converts the key code string to the stored data when it is rewritable by key input
Have 9 The key input presence / absence flag 138 and the symbol 139 of the conversion function execute the input of the data for each display portion using the display of the data input column 55 in FIG. 5 at the time of the screen editing operation as in the first embodiment.

(Operation of the Fourth Embodiment) When the cursor is operated in the operation mode of the screen, not in the edit mode, the edit cursor control logic unit 121 displays the display position 131 in the variable data display table 13, and By referring to the key input presence / absence flag 138, the processing is executed so that the cursor is moved only to the address of the rewritable portion. The cursor movement data is transferred to the screen edit buffer memory 9 and displayed on the CRT display screen 2 via the video RAM 3, so that the cursor moves only on the rewritable display portion on the CRT display screen 2. ， Therefore, the part where the cursor display is not rewritable is displayed as a jump.

(Effect of Embodiment 4) According to Embodiment 4, the editing cursor control logic unit 121 controls the cursor so as to move only the designated variable display portion, thereby rewriting the data. Since it is possible to easily create the CRT display screen 2 in which the cursor moves only at, the data can be easily input and changed during the operation of the machine.

[0068]

As described above, in the screen creating apparatus according to the present invention, the fixed data display portion of the screen displayed on the screen display means that does not change the display data and the display data can be changed. Data for distinguishing from the variable data display portion is added to the screen, and the screen displayed on the screen display means is divided into a fixed data display portion and a variable data display portion based on the data added to the screen. Since they are registered separately, it is possible to improve the operability when creating a screen.

In the screen creating apparatus according to the next invention,
Since the data input means additionally inputs the characteristic parameter of the display part such as the storage address or the symbol name of the variable data display part, the operability at the time of screen creation can be improved.

In the screen creating apparatus according to the next invention,
When the characteristic parameter of the variable data display portion is input by the data input means, the symbol name or number of the function corresponding to various conversions between the character string of the display portion and the data stored in the screen registration means is displayed on the screen display means. Since the characteristic parameter is registered by displaying the symbol on the screen and designating the displayed symbol name or number, it is possible to improve the operability at the time of creating the screen.

In the screen creating apparatus according to the next invention,
By displaying the menu field on the screen display means and entering the symbol name or screen number of another screen in the menu field via the data input means, the transition screen corresponding to the menu field is registered and the transition screens are read out sequentially. ，
Other screens can be easily referred to while the machine is operating.

In the screen creating apparatus according to the next invention,
Since the cursor is controlled so as to move only the variable data display portion for changing the display data of the screen displayed by the screen display means, it is possible to easily input and change the data when the machine is in operation.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a screen creation device according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a correspondence relationship between a configuration of a screen editing buffer memory and a video RAM and a section of a CRT display screen according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a screen image of a CRT display screen of the screen creating apparatus according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing another screen image of the CRT display screen according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing another screen image of the CRT display screen according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a relationship between a key input display table and a screen editing buffer according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a relationship between configurations of a menu display table and a screen editing buffer according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a screen creation device according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a screen display table according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a state transition diagram showing a state of switching display screens according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a correspondence table of screen numbers and symbol names of display screens according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a screen creation device according to a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a variable display table according to the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conventional screen creation device.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing a correspondence relationship between a configuration of a conventional video RAM and a section of a CRT display screen.

FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a conventional screen display table.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram showing configurations of a fixed display table and a variable data display table according to the related art.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 CRT unit, 2 CRT display screen, 3 video RAM, 4 character generator, 5 background color inversion circuit, 6 input section, 7 memory, 8 CPU, 9 screen editing buffer memory, 10 screen table editing logic section, 11 screen display Table, 12 fixed display part table, 13 variable data display table, 81
Screen edit mode call logic part, 121 Cursor control logic part for editing

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A screen display means for displaying at least characters, symbols and figures, a data input means for inputting various data for creating and operating a screen displayed on the screen display means, and the data input means. A screen editing apparatus comprising: a screen editing means for editing a screen displayed on a screen display means based on input data; and a screen registration means for registering the screen edited by the screen editing means. The means gives data for distinguishing between a fixed data display portion in which the display data is not changed and a variable data display portion in which the display data can be changed in the screen displayed on the screen display means to the screen, The screen registration means changes the screen displayed on the screen display means based on the data added to the screen by the screen editing means. A screen creating apparatus characterized in that a display part and the variable data display part are registered separately. 2. The screen creating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the data input means is capable of additionally inputting a characteristic parameter of the display part such as a storage address or a symbol name of the variable data display part. 3. When a characteristic parameter of the variable data display portion is input by the data input means, a function corresponding to various conversions between a character string of the display portion and data stored in the screen registration means is performed. 3. The screen creating device according to claim 2, wherein a symbol name or number is displayed on the screen display means, and the characteristic parameter is registered by designating the displayed symbol name or number. 4. A transition field corresponding to the menu field is registered by displaying a menu field on the screen display means and inputting a symbol name or screen number of another screen to the menu field via the data input means. The screen creation device according to claim 1, wherein the transition screens are sequentially read from the screen registration means. 5. The cursor movement control means for controlling the cursor so as to move only the variable data display portion for changing the display data of the screen displayed by the screen display means. Screen creation device.