JPH08331669A - Automation system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To transmit equipment information to the monitoring device of a production equipment by providing an automation system in which a dual port which is possible to read and write the partial or all the memories from bi- directions in real time is provided on a control computer part. CONSTITUTION: By using a dual port memory 4501 as the communication means of a monitor computer 701 and a control computer 702 and using the memory as one of the internal memory of the computer 702, data is transmitted to the computer 701 independently from the sequence control of the computer 702. As a result, a data collection/analysis in real time for which equipment information is utilized always becomes possible in the computer 701. Thus, even if the break down or the power source interruption due to the generation of a failure in the computer 701 is generated, a distributed type automation system which does not affect the sequence processing of the computer 702 can be made. Therefore, equipment information can be transmitted to the monitoring device of a production equipment.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to production equipment monitoring,
The present invention relates to a control and information processing device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In an automated system for controlling production equipment for inspection, processing, assembly, etc., when collecting information about the equipment or using the information to analyze the situation of the equipment, the equipment A method of providing information to itself and incorporating the information management processing into the operation sequence of the equipment has been put into practical use. In addition, a system for monitoring equipment information, which is separated from the main body of the automation system that performs line control, has been put into practical use. These enable remote monitoring of facility information collected through interfaces such as communication.

FIG. 66 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an automation system as a conventional example. Reference numeral 6601 is a floppy disk device of a monitor computer, 6602 is a printer, 6603 is an external storage device for accumulating a large amount of data, and 6604 is a monitor computer, which transmits control information of actuators 6610 and sensors 6611 from a control computer 6609 to a communication interface. Information is collected via 6605 and 6606 and output as processing result data to the color display 6607 and the printer 6602. 6608 is a keyboard for setting and inputting predetermined display conditions and the like to 6604.

[0004]

In the above-described automation system as the conventional example, it is necessary to notify the information required by the user to the facility under control in the form of a data request. In this case, the line control original sequence may be changed depending on the content of the required information, or the time when the device controlling the line occupies the CPU to process the response to the equipment information request, The inconvenience that an operating loss is generated for the line control is generated.

Further, since a program for data communication between the monitor computer and the control computer is required during the device driving sequence, it is also necessary to describe a data transfer instruction for causing the monitor computer to display data in the control computer sequence. . In this case, if the monitor computer becomes unnecessary or the monitor computer fails for some reason, it is necessary to change the program of the sequence computer or leave unnecessary monitor computers connected. Is complicated, and the latter has a problem that the monitor computer is wasted.

An object of the present invention to solve the above problems is to collect equipment information used in a production equipment monitoring device in real time, and to provide a means independent of process control in a production equipment control device. , To send the equipment information to the production equipment monitoring device.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a system in which the monitor computer section and the control computer section are functionally independent on an automated system, and the control computer section is not affected even if the monitor computer section is deleted or a failure occurs.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems] and

As a constitution of the present invention for solving the above problems,
According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a monitor computer section for remotely monitoring and analyzing control information of an input / output control device connected to a production facility for processing, assembling, inspecting, etc., and the input / output control device for the process of operation of the facility. In an automation system including a control computer unit that is controlled via a computer, an information transmission unit including a monitor computer unit and a control computer unit capable of communicating the information at an arbitrary timing independent of the control of the operation process is provided. It is an automated system characterized by This eliminates the inconvenience that the control computer unit occupies the CPU for processing the response to the facility information request at any timing and the operation loss occurs in the actual line control.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the information transmission means between the monitor computer section and the control computer section capable of communicating the information at an arbitrary timing independent of the control of the operation process is the control computer section or the monitor. 2. The automated system according to claim 1, wherein a memory provided inside the computer section uses a cycle steal system capable of real-time access to the memory according to a CPU clock of a control computer or a monitor computer. As a result, even when there is a sudden information request from the monitor computer section, it becomes possible to secure a real-time response by the control computer section to the request and control of the steps of the operation.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the information transmission means between the monitor computer section and the control computer section capable of communicating the information at an arbitrary timing independent of the control of the operation process is the control computer section or the monitor. 2. The automated system according to claim 1, wherein a dual port memory capable of reading / writing bidirectionally in real time from a part or all of the memory provided inside the computer section is used. As a result, even when there is a sudden information request from the monitor computer unit, the control computer unit can respond in real time and a schedule for controlling the above steps can be secured.

A fourth aspect of the present invention is the automation system according to the third aspect, wherein the dual port memory is provided in the control computer section. As a result, even if the monitor computer fails, the control of the process by the control computer can be maintained, and when the monitor computer is restored thereafter, the information of the monitor computer that is failing can be easily collected.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment to which the present invention is applied will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS.

1. Hardware Configuration The hardware configuration as an embodiment to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7, 45, and 65.

FIG. 65 is a block diagram showing a general schematic configuration of a system to which the present invention can be applied. Reference numeral 6501 denotes a floppy disk device 650 which is one of storage means.
2 is a printer, 6503 is an external storage device that stores a large amount of data, 6504 is a monitor computer that performs data aggregation, device monitoring, software creation, etc., 6505 is a display, 6506 is a keyboard, 6507 is a signal line, 6
Reference numeral 508 is a data communication device capable of communicating information without interfering with the work of the monitor computer 6504 and the control computer 6509, specifically, the execution cycle of the CPU.
It is a so-called cycle steal system memory in which the monitor computer 6504 accesses the memory of the control computer 6509 when the CPU is not accessing the memory in synchronization with the clock, or a memory (dual port memory) capable of bidirectional reading and writing. . Reference numeral 6510 is actuators of the apparatus, and 6511 is sensors of the apparatus.

Next, with reference to FIG. 1, an overall configuration of an automatic adjustment measuring system of a laser beam printer to which the present invention is applied will be described. Here, the laser beam printer is an image recording device that records an image by exposing a photosensitive material to a pulse-modulated light beam.

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of an automatic adjustment measuring system of a laser beam printer to which the present invention is applied.

In the figure, 101 is a monitor computer for data aggregation, device monitoring, software creation, etc., 102 is a monitor of the monitor computer 101, 103 is a printer for printing data aggregation results, etc., 104 is data and programs, etc. Is a non-volatile external storage device (however, 104 may be a built-in storage device built in the monitor computer 101), and 105 is a control computer for executing a program for controlling the apparatus main body. Reference numeral 106 denotes a data communication device capable of data communication without interrupting the processing (CPU execution cycle) of the monitor computer 101 and the control computer 105. As an example, a so-called cycle steal in which the monitor computer 101 accesses the internal memory of the control computer 105 in synchronization with the CPU clock of the control computer 105 when the control computer 105 is not accessing its internal memory (not shown). The monitor computer 10 through the system line and a bidirectional read / write memory (dual port memory described later)
There is a line connecting 1 and the control computer 105. In this case, the bidirectionally readable and writable memory is mounted on the monitor computer 101 or the control computer 105. 107
Is a control panel that incorporates a driver and the like for inputting / outputting various data to / from the control computer 105 and driving the apparatus body. Reference numeral 108 denotes an apparatus main body for adjusting and measuring the laser beam printer.

Below, adjustment of the laser beam printer,
The details of the main body of the device 108 that performs the measurement will be described.

FIG. 2 is a detailed view of the main body of the automatic adjustment measuring device of the laser beam printer to which the present invention is applied.

In the figure, 201 is a workpiece to be adjusted and measured, 202 is a table for transferring the workpiece 201 positioned from a conveyor (not shown) to the apparatus side (the figure is the one transferred to the apparatus side). , 203 are contact probes that supply power to the work and write or read data to or from the work 201. Reference numeral 204 is a lens adjusting mechanism for adjusting the laser optical system of the work, 205 is a fiber cable with a condensing lens for irradiating UV light for UV bonding the adjusting portion, and 206 is a mirror adjustment for adjusting the laser reflection mirror of the work. A mechanism, 207 is a light receiving mechanism having a V-shaped slit for reading the scanning position and the beam position of the laser light emitted from the light source laser of the work,
Reference numeral 208 denotes a mechanism (light receiving mechanism 20) mounted on the 208.
7, optical system 209, image sensor 211, Z-axis moving mechanism 21
3)) in the left-right direction of FIG. 2, an X-axis slide table, 209 is an optical system for imaging the beam state of the laser light emitted from the work 201, and 211 is an image formed by the optical system 209. Is an image sensor that converts
In this embodiment, the image pickup device has a high-speed shutter function capable of picking up an image of a beam being scanned at high speed. 21
0 is a pedestal 213 that is equipped with a vibration isolation table function for supporting the entire apparatus and preventing unnecessary vibration from being transmitted to the apparatus.
Is a Z-axis moving mechanism that vertically moves the light receiving mechanism 207, the optical system 209, the image pickup device 211, and the like, and 214 is a clamping mechanism that clamps the workpiece 201. Since two workpieces are mounted on the stage 202, a plurality of them are prepared. .

Next, details of the laser reflection mirror adjusting mechanism 206 for the work will be described.

FIG. 3 is a detailed view of a laser reflecting mirror adjusting mechanism to which the present invention is applied.

In the figure, 301 is a bit to be inserted into the adjustment groove of the mirror of the work 201, 302 is a pulse motor for rotating the bit 301 to adjust the mirror, and 303 is a slider for moving the bit 301 and the pulse motor 302 up and down. , 304 pushes slider 303 to bit 30
1 is an air cylinder for positioning the pulse motor 302 and the pulse motor 302 in the mirror adjustment groove of the work 201.

Next, the details of the lens adjusting mechanism for adjusting the optical system of the laser light source of the work will be described.

FIG. 4 is a detailed view of a lens adjusting mechanism for adjusting the optical system of the laser light source to which the present invention is applied.

In the figure, 409 is an optical system of a laser light source, and 40
Reference numeral 1 denotes a mechanism for pressing the optical system 409 of the laser light source, 402
The pressing mechanism 401 presses the optical system 409 of the laser light source in the horizontal direction so as not to generate a gap when pressing the optical system 409 of the laser light source, 406 is a pressing spring that presses the optical system 409 of the laser light source up and down, and 403 is the pressing mechanism 401. A driving cylinder for moving up and down, a mechanism 405 for sandwiching the optical system 409 of the laser light source from the front and rear, and 405.
Reference numeral 7 is a guide for moving the scissor mechanism 405 up and down, 408 is a cylinder for driving the scissor mechanism 405 up and down, 404 is a slide mechanism, which is a pressing mechanism 401, a pressing spring 402, a driving cylinder 403, and a scissor mechanism 4.
05, the pressing spring 406, the guide 407, and the driven cylinder 408 are moved, and the pressing mechanism 401 moves the optical system 409 of the laser light source sandwiched by the scissors mechanism 405. A drive pulse motor (not shown) is attached to 404.

Next, details of the light receiving mechanism 207 having the V-shaped slit will be described.

FIG. 5 is a detailed view of a light receiving mechanism equipped with a V-shaped slit to which the present invention is applied.

In the figure, FIG. 5a is a front view, FIG. 5b is a side view,
FIG. 5c shows a V-slit chart, and 502 shows a V-shaped cut portion. Reference numeral 501 in FIG. 5A denotes a light receiving portion, where a light receiving element and a V slit (FIG. 5c) are attached to the front surface thereof, and when a laser beam is incident on the V-shaped portion 502, light also enters the light receiving element.

Next, the functional configuration inside the automatic adjustment and measurement system of the laser beam printer will be described.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the functional arrangement of an automatic adjustment measuring system for a laser beam printer to which the present invention is applied.

In the figure, 701 is a monitor computer.
It is the same as 101. A control computer 702 is the same as the computer 105 in FIG. A data communication device 723 is the same as 106 in FIG. 703 to 7
Reference numeral 06 denotes an input / output device group mounted on the control computer 702, which is managed by the control computer 702. An I / O input / output device 703 is connected to the device body or operation panel via a relay box 708 and inputs various sensor information of the device body to read the device state to the control computer 702 or drive a cylinder or the like. A signal is output to a solenoid valve for controlling a cylinder or the like according to a program of the control computer 702. Reference numeral 704 is a pulse generator for sending a pulse for moving the pulse motors 715 to 718 to an appropriate position to the driver 709 according to a program of the control computer 702. Reference numeral 705 denotes a general-purpose interface of a computer such as RS-232C or GP-IB, which is an image processing device 710, a timing generation circuit 711, and a counter 7.
12 is connected to the control computer 12 to read the image processing result data of the image processing device 710 and the time measurement data from the counter 712. Reference numeral 706 is an analog-digital converter. 713
Is a device main body for adjusting and measuring the laser beam printer, which is the same as 108 of FIG. Reference numeral 714 denotes a detection end and an operation end of a sensor, a cylinder valve, etc. mounted on the adjustment and measurement device 713. Reference numeral 715 denotes an X-axis motor, which is a mechanism (light receiving mechanism 207, optical system 209, image pickup element 211, Z) mounted on the slider 208 in FIG.
It is a pulse motor for driving the shaft moving mechanism 213). Reference numeral 716 denotes a Z-axis motor, which is 209, 2 in FIG.
11 is a pulse motor that moves 11 up and down. 71
Reference numeral 7 denotes a focus shaft rotation motor for driving the optical system lens, and a holding mechanism 401 mounted on 404 of FIG.
It is a pulse motor that drives the pressing spring 402 and the driving cylinder 403. Reference numeral 718 denotes a mirror adjustment shaft rotation motor for adjusting the laser reflection mirror, which is the same pulse motor as 302 in FIG. Reference numeral 719 denotes a high-speed shutter camera, which is the same as 211 in FIG. 7
Reference numeral 20 denotes a workpiece to be adjusted and measured, which is 20 in FIG.
It is the same as 1. Reference numeral 721 denotes a light receiving element of the V slit portion, which is the same as 501 of FIG. 5A. Reference numeral 707 is used to switch various modes on the operation panel and to perform a single-action operation of the device when manually operated. Reference numeral 708 denotes a relay box, which is a detection end and an operation end 714 of the apparatus main body, an operation panel 707, a work 72.
Various input / output signals from 0, etc. are summarized. 70
A driver 9 drives the motors from the X-axis motor 715 to the mirror adjustment shaft rotation motor 718 according to command pulses. An image processing apparatus 710 measures the position, shape, and the like of the beam image from the video signal of the high-speed shutter camera 719. 711 is a timing generation circuit. It is a circuit that generates timing for measuring the time of the beam reflected by the laser beam reflecting mirror from the moment when the light receiving sensor (not shown) in the work receives the beam. A counter 712 receives a signal from the timing generation circuit 711 and measures the time.

FIG. 6 is a view showing the operation panel of the automatic adjustment measuring device of the laser beam printer to which the present invention is applied, which is the same as the operation panel 707 in FIG.

In the figure, reference numeral 601 denotes an online mode for accepting control with the conveyor by a switch for switching the operation mode, an offline mode in which the device can be operated alone, a standard mode for inputting a standard, and a calibration mode for executing a calibration program. Etc. Reference numeral 602 denotes a switch for selecting whether or not to print the measurement result on the printer, which can be switched to print for each measurement, not print, print only when the result is defective, and the like. Reference numeral 603 is used to select a calibration mode with a digital switch. 60
Reference numeral 4 is a start-up switch, which is used when the apparatus is started up in the offline mode or the manual mode. Reference numeral 605 is a switch for returning the origin to which all moving mechanisms of the apparatus are returned to the origin position. Reference numeral 606 denotes a switch that outputs a signal indicating that the abnormal state has been released when the apparatus is stopped in the abnormal state by the abnormal state release switch. A manual switch group 607 starts an operation corresponding to the switch. The switch information of the operation panel is relay box 708, input / output device 7
It is taken into the control computer 702 via 03.

FIG. 45 is a diagram visually showing the contents of the dual port memory as one embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, reference numeral 4501 indicates a dual port memory capable of bidirectional reading and writing, and reference numerals 4504 to 4507 represent the contents of the dual port memory 4501 according to their roles, which need not necessarily be assigned in this order. A reference numeral 4504 denotes a status register, which is an apparatus mode (online automatic, offline automatic, etc.) of the control computer 702, operating state, measurement result data, sequence flow information (which task is being executed, what process is being executed, what program). It is data mainly transmitted from the control computer 702 to the monitor computer 701, such as information indicating whether the line is being executed) and flags. Reference numeral 4505 denotes a control register, which is mainly a control computer such as a sequence trace mode (continuous, trace, etc.), sequence control (pause, continue, end, etc.), a sequence execution cycle (changing execution time), a break pointer, and a repeat pointer. It is data of the content for sending data for controlling the execution state of 702 from the monitor computer 701 to the control computer 702. Reference numeral 4506 is a shake hand register, which monitors a dedicated language program for the monitor computer 701.
Created and compiled in, control computer 7
02, or vice versa, control computer 702
The data is data for sending the execution program in the computer to the monitor computer 701 to be decompiled, and is mainly the data of the contents that need to be positively shaken hands and communication. The 4507 can be freely allocated later in the buffer, and is mainly used by the control computer 7.
Reference numeral 02 is data in which various data generated during the adjustment and measurement are written and analyzed and tabulated by the monitor computer 701. Of 4504-4507,
Except for 4506, which requires communication, there is no restriction on the timing of reading and writing with the monitor computer and control computer in principle, and the necessary information can be sent by reading and writing freely in time. The dual port memory 4501 is effectively incorporated in either the monitor computer 701 or the control computer 702 in terms of electrical and space, but it is not impossible to separate the case. In this embodiment, the control computer 702 has a built-in dual port memory 4501 and is connected to the monitor computer 701 by a cable. Even when the present embodiment is implemented in a memory other than the dual port memory (a cycle steal operation in which the other internal memory is accessed while the CPU is not accessing the memory), the same memory content as in FIG. 45 is used. Is possible.

2. Software Configuration A software configuration as an embodiment to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 to 39 and FIGS. 49 to 64.

2.1 Control Computer 702
Software Configuration of Software The software configuration executed in the control computer 702 as an embodiment to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 to 21.

First, with reference to FIG. 8 (FIGS. 8a to 8d), an outline of the processing flow of the program executed in the control computer 702 will be described.

FIG. 8 (FIGS. 8a to 8d) is a main flowchart in the software of the control computer as an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, step S804 and step S80
8, step S812, step S816, step S
819, step S823, step S826, step S828, step S830, step S833, step S836, step S840, step S84.
3, step S845, step S847, step S
850, step S855, step S856, step S860, and step S861 are programs (hereinafter, dedicated language program) group described by a combination of command groups prepared in advance exclusively for controlling the automation system, and described in a high-level language or simple. A picture or graphic is used. The dedicated language program group is a process of operations described in the dedicated language program, and is composed of one or more processes. By changing these parts, the invention can be easily applied to an apparatus other than the apparatus for adjusting and measuring the laser beam printer embodying the present invention.

Step S803, Step S807, Step S811, Step S815, Step S81
8, step S822, step S825, step S
827, step S829, step S832, step S835, step S839, step S842, step S844, step S846, step S84.
9. In step S854 and step S859, the control computer 702 executes the aforementioned dedicated language program group.
A translation program used to translate the above into a state that can be analyzed by a computer.

The flow of processing will be described below. Step S
Reference numeral 801 denotes power-on of the control computer 702, which indicates the start of processing (may be reset by operating a reset button (not shown)). Step S80
An initialization routine 2 initializes the OS of the control computer 702. In step S804, the adjustment and measurement device 713 is initialized. Step S
At 805, it is determined whether an abnormality has occurred. If there is an abnormality, the process branches to the abnormality processing routine and step S80.
At 8, an abnormality processing step for recovering from the abnormal state is executed. In step S810, the operation panel (70 in FIG.
7 and FIG. 6), the operation panel switch fetching process for reading the switch state is performed. In step S812,
Check the origin. In step S813, an origin return switch ON determination process is performed to determine whether or not the origin return switch of the operation panel switch is pressed. If it is ON, if the switch for switching the operation mode of the operation panel is offline in step S814. , Returning to the origin is performed in the origin returning step of step S816.
In step S817, it is determined whether the switch for switching the operation mode of the operation panel is in the online mode. The online automatic mode is the monitor computer 70.
The control computer 70 uses the real-time equipment information monitoring by 1 and the data obtained by analyzing them.
2 is the mode in which the sequence of the adjustment measuring device 713 is performed, and in the online automatic mode, step S
At 819, an online pretreatment process is performed. In step S820, it is determined whether the activation flag is OK. If the activation flag is not OK, step S833 proceeds to the online post-processing step described above. In step S821, OK / N for turning off the LED indicating whether the previous measurement result is valid or not.
G LED extinguishing processing is performed. In step S823,
Perform an online pretreatment process. In step S828, a main process process is performed in which each process of the adjustment measurement device 713 that performs the adjustment and measurement of the laser beam printer according to the present invention is performed online. In step S824, it is monitored whether or not a process defect occurs every time one process is completed during execution of the online pretreatment process step S823 and the online main process step S828, and in step S826, the process defect occurrence monitoring process step is performed. S824
The online defect (discharging) process is executed when a defect occurs in. That is, the online main process step S828 is composed of a plurality of processes, and if a defect occurs during the process, the remaining processes are ignored and the online defective process step S826 is executed to execute the next process, the online post-process. It proceeds to step S830. In step S830, an online post-processing process is performed. In step S831, LE indicating the LED state (OK or NG) of the measurement result and whether or not a continuous defect has occurred
Set the state of D. In step S833, the online post-processing step described above is performed. In step S834, it is determined whether the switch that switches the operation mode of the operation panel is in the offline mode. The offline mode is a mode in which the monitor computer 701 does not monitor real-time equipment information and does not use data obtained by analyzing the information, and the control computer 702 performs the sequence of the adjustment measuring device 713. Perform a pretreatment process. In step S837, it is determined whether or not the activation flag is OK. If the activation flag is not OK, the process proceeds to the above-mentioned offline post-processing step of step S850.
In step S838, OK or N of the previous measurement result
OK / NG LED turn-off processing for turning off the G LED is performed. In step S840, an offline pretreatment process is performed. In step S845, a main process process is performed in which each process of the adjustment and measurement device 713 that performs the adjustment and measurement of the laser beam printer embodying the present invention is performed offline. In step S841, the offline pretreatment process step S840 and the offline main process step S840 are performed.
It is monitored whether or not a process defect has occurred each time one process is completed during execution of 845. In step S843, an offline defect (discharging) process process executed when a defect occurs in process defect occurrence monitoring process step S841. Do. That is, the offline main process step S845 is composed of a plurality of processes, and if a defect occurs in the process, the remaining process is ignored and the offline defective process step S843 is executed to execute the next process, in the present embodiment. The process proceeds to the off-line post-process step S847. In step S847, an offline post-processing step is performed. In step S848, the LED status of the measurement result (OK or NG)
Or), the state of the LED indicating whether or not a continuous failure has occurred is set. In step S850, the above-mentioned offline post-processing step is performed. In step S851, it is determined whether the switch for switching the operation mode of the operation panel is in the calibration mode. In the case of the calibration mode, it is determined in step S852 whether the start flag is OK, and step S85
3 reads the current number of the digital switch 603 on the operation panel in FIG. 6, and executes step S855 and step S855.
At 856, calibration process processing is performed. A plurality of calibration steps are prepared, and the switch 6 on the operation panel is operated by step S853.
An arbitrary calibration process can be executed by switching 03. In step S857, it is determined whether the switch for switching the operation mode of the operation panel is in the online manual mode, and if it is the online manual mode, which switch of the manual switch group 607 in the operation panel in FIG. 6 is pressed in step S858. Is searched for, and manual process processing is performed in steps S860 and S861. A plurality of manual processes are prepared, and if the manual process is assigned to each switch of the manual switch 607 of the operation panel, it is determined in step S853 which one of the manual switches 607 of the operation panel is pressed and the corresponding arbitrary process is performed. Manual steps can be performed. As a result, in actuality, even in complicated processing, an arbitrary operation can be quickly executed with the sensation of turning the solenoid valve on and off.

Next, details of the processing in each step will be described.

FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing the initialization process as one embodiment of the present invention, which is the processing content of step S804 in FIG. 8a.

In the figure, in step S901, the display of the LED indicating activation is turned off. Step S902
Then, the display of the LED indicating the start-up is turned off and the display is turned off during the start-up. In step S903, each interface is initialized. In step S904, the power supply of each control system is turned on. In step S905, the start OK flag is cleared.

FIG. 10 is a flow chart showing the origin check processing step as one embodiment of the present invention.
It is the processing content of step S812 in.

In the figure, in step S1001, the origin sensor of each drive system of the main body of the adjusting and measuring device 713 is loaded.
In step S1002, it is determined whether each drive system is at the origin position based on the information of the origin sensor acquired in step S1001. If it is the origin position, step S1003
Then, turn on the LED display that shows the origin, and go to step S
In 1004, activation is permitted and the LED display indicating activation permission is turned on. If not the origin position, step S10
05 turns off the display of the LED indicating the origin, step S1006 disables the start, and L indicates the start permit.
Turn off the ED display.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the origin return process as one embodiment of the present invention, which is the content of step S816 in FIG. 8a.

In the figure, in step S1101, initialization is performed to prepare for movement to the origin position. Step S11
In 02, the adjustment axis (for example, each moving axis in FIGS. 3 and 4) is moved to the initial position. In step S1103, the contact probe, the work clamper, and the like are moved to the initial positions.

FIG. 12 is a flow chart showing the abnormality processing step processing as one embodiment of the present invention, which is the processing content of step S808 in FIG. 8a.

In the figure, in step S1201, the power of the control system is turned off, in step S1202 it is determined whether or not the abnormality recovery button has been pressed, and in step S1203 it is determined whether or not the emergency stop button has been released. In S1204, it is determined whether the abnormality has been canceled. In step S1205, initialization is performed after the abnormality is released.

FIG. 13 is a flow chart showing an online pre-processing step as an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
This is the processing content of step S819 in FIG.

In the figure, a step S1301 decides whether or not there is an abnormality, and if there is an abnormality, the processing ends. In step S1302, it is determined whether each axis of the adjustment measuring device 713 is at the origin position, and if it is the origin position, step S1302.
At 1303, it is determined whether or not a start command is received from the outside (for example, the conveyor side). If it is from the outside, the LED display indicating the origin is turned off in step S1304.
Then, in step S1305, the start permission display is turned off, and in step S1306, the start OK flag is set to OK.
Set.

FIG. 14 is a flow chart showing an on-line pre-processing step as an embodiment of the present invention.
This is the processing content of step S823 in b.

In the figure, in step S1401, the starting time is fetched. In step S1402, the buffer memory and the result data memory are cleared. Step S140
In 3, the standard value is switched according to the model data. In step S1404, the adjustment axis, for example, each moving axis in FIGS. 3 and 4 is moved to the initial position. In step S1405,
Move the contact probe and work clamper to the initial position.

FIG. 15 is a flow chart showing an online main process step according to one embodiment of the present invention.
It is the processing content of step S828 in.

In the figure, step S1501 is the main process number 0.
And, I drive it around the optical axis of the camera. Step S15
Reference numeral 02 is the main process number 1, and the focus is adjusted. Step S1503 is the main process number 2, and the beam scanning is adjusted to the reference position. Step S1504 is the present process number 3, and measures the beam position and diameter at the optical axis center position. Step S1505 is this process number 4,
Measure the reference position for beam scanning. Step S1507 is the present process number 6, and the focus of the camera is driven to the position of plus A with respect to the optical axis center. Step S1508 is the present process number 7, and step S1507
Measure the beam position and diameter at the position where the camera was moved. Step S1509 is the present process number 8, and the light quantity is measured by beam scanning. Step S15
Reference numeral 10 is the present process number 9, and the light amount unevenness is calculated by beam scanning. Step S1511 is this process number 1.
It is 0, and the camera is driven to a position of minus A with respect to the center of the optical axis. Step S1512 is the present process number 11, and the beam position and diameter are measured at the position where the camera is moved in step S1511. Step S1513 is the present process number 12, and the surface inclination amount of each polygon surface is measured by changing the surface of the polygon that reflects the laser in the laser scanning and measuring the height change of the camera image.

FIG. 16 is a flow chart showing a focus adjustment processing (main process number 1) routine as one embodiment of the present invention, which is the processing content of step S1502 in FIG.

In the figure, in step S1601, the laser light source optical system 409 is pressed down. In step S1602, initial setting of image processing for focus adjustment is performed. In step S1603, the axis 404 for adjusting the focus is driven by a predetermined amount, the light amount at that time is measured, and the moving position data of the focus axis and the light amount data at that time are stored in the variable memory array. In step S1604, the focus is adjusted. Determine whether the adjustment axis has moved by the set amount. Step S1605
Then, the light quantity data array measured in step S1603 is filtered. In step S1606, the maximum value is obtained from the light amount array data measured in step S1603, and the position of the focus coordinate axis corresponding thereto is calculated. In step S1607, the backlash of the focus drive shaft is corrected. In step S1608, step S160
The focus adjustment shaft 404 is moved to the light amount peak position obtained in 6. In step S1609, the laser light source optical system 4
Release the 09 presser.

FIG. 17 is a flow chart showing a beam scan reference position adjusting process (main process number 2) routine as one embodiment of the present invention, which is the process contents of step S1503 in FIG.

In step S1701 in the figure, before inserting the bit 301 into the adjustment groove of the mirror, the bit 301 is rotated to a position where it can be inserted and then inserted. In step S1702, the laser reflection mirror as the beam scan reference position sensor is moved to the initial position. In step S1703, the upper limit of the number of adjustments is set. In step S1704, the time taken for the beam to scan from the reference position to the predetermined position is measured. In step S1705, it is determined whether the time measured in step S1704 is within the standard, and if it is within the standard, the process ends. In step S1706, one adjustment is subtracted from the adjustment count set count. In step S1707, it is determined whether or not the adjustment count has exceeded, and if it has exceeded, the defective flag is set in the flag variable in step S1708, and the processing ends. Step S1
In step 709, the difference is calculated from the time measured in step S1704 and the target time, and in step S1710, the moving amount of the laser reflecting mirror corresponding to the time of the difference calculated in step S1709 is calculated, and that amount is driven.

FIG. 18 is a flow chart showing the optical axis center beam position / diameter measuring process (main process number 3) routine as one embodiment of the present invention, which is the process contents of step S1504 in FIG.

In the figure, in step S1801, the camera 21
Numerical values of the position and diameter of the beam are taken in through the image processing of the beam image captured in 1. In step S1802, it is determined whether the beam position and diameter data captured in step S1801 is within the standard range. If the data is within the standard range, the process ends. In step S1803, if the position and diameter data of the beam captured in step S1802 is out of the standard range, a defective position and diameter flag is set in a predetermined memory.

FIG. 19 is a flow chart showing a routine of optical axis center + A position camera follow-up processing (this process number 6) as one embodiment of the present invention, and step S of FIG.
This is the processing content of 1507.

In step S1901, the light receiving mechanism 207, the optical system 209, the image pickup device 211, and the Z-axis moving mechanism 213 are moved to a predetermined position in the X-axis direction. In step S1902, the beam height is detected from the beam position crossing the V slit 502. In step S1903,
The Z-axis moving mechanism 213 is driven to move the light receiving mechanism 207, the optical system 209, and the image sensor 211 to the position detected in step S1902. In step S1904, the beam image captured by the camera 211 is captured through image processing, and it is confirmed that the beam image is within the visual field of the camera 211.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing the online post-process processing according to the embodiment of the present invention.
It is the processing content of step S830 in.

In the figure, in step S2001, the current time is fetched. In step S2002, the time acquired in step S1401 of the startup time acquisition process and step S20
The difference from the time taken in 01 is calculated to obtain the time required for the process of this step, and the time is written in the predetermined variable memory. In step S2003, the LED representing the display during activation is turned off. In step S2004, the activation OK flag is cleared. In step S2005, L indicating activation permission is given.
Turn on the ED display. In step S2006, the measurement result is printed on the printer. In step S2007, each axis is returned to the origin position.

FIG. 21 is a flow chart showing the online post-process processing as an embodiment of the present invention.
It is the processing content of step S833 in.

In the figure, in step S2101, the LED showing the display during the start is turned off. In step S2102, the activation OK flag is cleared.

2.2 Software Configuration of Monitor Computer 701 With reference to FIGS. 22 to 39 and 49 to 64, the configuration of software executed in the monitor computer 701 as an embodiment to which the present invention is applied will be described. explain.

First, with reference to FIG. 22, an outline of the processing flow of the program executed in the monitor computer 701 will be described.

FIG. 22 is a flow chart of software of the monitor computer 101 (701) as one embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, in step S2201, a TSR program starting process for starting a resident program (initial setting program) for starting a program desired to be made resident in the memory in advance or executing a program for performing each initialization. To do. In step S2202, the user performs a project activation process for activating a dedicated project according to the device. In step S2203, menu program processing for displaying a menu is performed. In step S2204, it is determined whether or not to end the monitor computer program, and if not ended, command execution processing is executed to execute the command in step S2205.

FIG. 23 is a flowchart of the TSR program starting process for starting the resident program according to the embodiment of the present invention. Step S2201 in FIG.
Is the processing content.

In the figure, in step S2301, the current setting status of parameters is read. In step S2302, it is determined whether the resident program has already been started. If it has not been started, it is determined in step S2303 whether or not to cancel the initial setting, and step S230
4, font setting, EMS memory initialization in step S2305, timer interrupt initialization in step S2306, XMS memory initialization in step S2307, interrupt vector setting for jump destination address of interrupt in step S2308, step S23
At 09, TRS processing for reading a resident program is performed. If the resident program has already been started, step S
In 2310, it is determined whether or not to cancel the initial setting, in step S2311, the timer interrupt is stopped, in step S2312, the EMS memory is released,
In step S2313, the XMS memory is released, in step S2314, an interrupt vector for releasing the interrupt destination address is released, and in step S2315, TRS release processing for releasing the resident program is performed.

FIG. 24 (FIG. 24a to FIG. 24b) is a flowchart of the project starting process as one embodiment of the present invention, and shows the process contents of step S2202 in FIG.

In the figure, in step S2401, a memory commonly used by applications is initialized. In step S2402, environment variables such as FIS, FINC, TMP, ML are acquired. In step S2403, the setting data is read from the file dedicated to the device. In step S2404, it is determined whether an error has occurred in the project management file reading process in step S2403. In step S2405, it is determined whether there is a project file parameter. In step S2406, the title is displayed on the monitor. In step S2407, the currently existing project name is displayed. Steps S2408 to S2411
Is a project selection routine. Step S24
The processing after 14 is a new project creation routine, and in step S2414, whether to newly create a project is input. In step S2415, it is determined whether a new project is to be produced, and in step S2416 a new project file is created. In step S2420, it is determined whether the project is a new project. In step S2421, the new project name is input, and in step S2422, the project comment is input. In step S2423, a new project is created based on the input data. In step S2424, the data of the selected project is written in the internal memory. Step S242
In 5, the data file that manages the project is updated. In step S2426, a batch file for executing the menu program is created.

FIG. 25 is a flow chart of a menu program as an embodiment of the present invention, which shows the processing contents of step S2203 of FIG.

In the figure, in step S2501, a common memory can be used between applications. In step S2502, the graphic file is set to VRAM.
Read in. In step S2503, it is determined whether to start the assemble process. Step S2504
Then, it is determined whether to start the data analysis process. In step S2512, the restart flag is turned off when the assemble process of step S2503 or the data analysis process of step S2504 is started. In step S2505, it moves to the current directory. In step S2506, the main menu is displayed on the screen of the monitor (102). Steps S2507 and after are the main menu selection routine, and depending on the contents of the selected function key, in step S2513 it is determined whether the monitor process and the debugger process for notifying the control computer 702 whether to perform the sub menu process. to decide. Step S25
In 14, a sub-menu process for executing editing of a dedicated language program, assembling, setting of standards, etc., data analysis, and a tool for performing them is executed. In step S2515, control computer 702 is executed.
Monitor processing for monitoring the operations of the above and a debugger processing for debugging the processing execution of the control computer 702.

FIG. 26 (FIGS. 26a and 26b) is a flowchart of the sub-menu program as one embodiment of the present invention, which is the processing content of step S2514 of FIG.

In the figure, in step S2601, the process is moved to the current directory. In step S2602, the graphic data is read into the VRAM and the submenu screen is displayed. In step S2603, the submenu items are displayed. In step S2604,
Highlight the current item display. Step S260
In 5, the item of the sub menu is selected. Step S2
In 606, it is determined whether or not the space is pressed, in step S2607 it is determined whether or not the activation key (for example, the return key) is pressed, and in step S2608, it is determined whether or not the cursor key is pressed, and step S2
At 609, the menu item is changed. Step S2
At 610, it is determined whether to terminate the program of the monitor computer 701. A command input is accepted in step S2611, and a screen for executing the command is displayed in step S2612. Step S2
Steps 613 to step S2618 are a routine for selecting a command to be executed, which analyzes the orthogonality rate, assembles, executes data analysis, edits, sets standards, and executes a tool program (commercially available software or another software created by the user). Select from step S2623 to step S26
The items selected in 30 are executed. In step S2620, it is determined whether the displayed graphic is broken, and if it is broken, step S2620.
At 2622, the graphic screen is initialized and the screen is displayed again. In step S2621, a sub menu is displayed.

FIG. 27 is a flow chart of the resident monitor debugger start-up program as one embodiment of the present invention, which is the processing content of step S2515 of FIG.

In the figure, in step S2701, the selected directory is moved to, and in step S2702 the screen is erased. Steps S2703 to S2
In 707, it is determined whether or not the dual port memory 4501 is accessible, and if it is impossible, a key input process for correcting the error is performed. If it is possible, a resident process is performed to monitor the control computer 702 and debug the process execution. Connects to the monitor debugger processing program in a chain.

FIG. 28 is a main flowchart of the resident monitor debugger processing as one embodiment of the present invention, which is a program activated by the processing of step S2707 of FIG.

In step S2801, the resident monitor debugger program is initialized for starting up.
Steps S2802 to S2814 are a routine for activating the resident monitor debugger program, which determines whether or not the resident monitor program for monitoring the control computer 702 is running on the memory, and debugs the process execution of the control computer 702. Determine whether the program that performs the debugger process is running in memory. Step S2
In 807, it is determined whether or not the resident monitor debugger program is activated for the first time after the power is turned on, and step S28
At 09, it is confirmed that a program for controlling the control computer 702 (hereinafter, controller program) is activated. If not started, step S28
Proceed to the end processing of 15. In step S2811, it is determined whether only the resident monitor program is processed or both the resident monitor program and the debugger are processed. In step S2815, a termination process for terminating the resident monitor debugger program, and forcible termination during execution of the startup routine of the resident monitor debugger program is also accepted.

FIG. 29 is a flow chart of the initialization processing in the resident monitor debugger program as one embodiment of the present invention, which is the processing contents of step 2801 in FIG.

In the figure, in step S2901, the parameters of the resident monitor debugger program execution state are analyzed.
In step S2902, the memory commonly used in the application is validated. In step S2903,
The debugger starting flag indicating that the resident monitor debugger program is using the internal memory is turned on.
In step S2904, the function key settings are saved. In step S2906, graphic initialization is performed. In step S2907, the symbol file in which the corresponding memory address of the label or variable defined on the dedicated language program is written is read. In step S2908, the message file for each process defined on the dedicated language program is read. Step S290
At 9, data is fetched from the control computer 702 through the dual port memory 4501.

FIG. 30 is a flowchart of the start confirmation processing of the control computer as one embodiment of the present invention, which is the processing content of step 2809 in FIG.

In the figure, in step S3001, it is confirmed that the dual port memory 4501 is connected. In step S3003, access to the dual port memory 4501 due to the timer interrupt being executed by the monitor computer 701 is stopped. Step S300
Steps 5 to S3011 are a start confirmation routine of the control computer 702. It is determined whether there is an interrupt access from the control computer 702 to the dual port memory 4501. If there is no interrupt, the dual port by the timer interrupt of the monitor computer 701 is executed. Access to the memory 4501 is restarted. If there is an interrupt, it is determined that the activation of the control computer 702 could not be confirmed, and access to the dual port memory 4501 by the timer interrupt of the monitor computer 701 is restarted.

FIG. 31 is a flowchart of the resident monitor process as an embodiment of the present invention, which is the process contents of step S2812 of FIG.

In the figure, in step S3101, a command for displaying the operation result of the adjustment measuring device 713 is turned on before starting the resident monitor process. Steps S3102 to S3119 are a resident monitor processing routine. In step S3104, it is determined whether the macro is being executed. If it is not being executed, it is determined whether or not there is a predetermined key input. If it is, each processing is performed. If the macro is being executed, input processing of a debugger command is performed in step S3119.

FIG. 32 is a flowchart of the function key processing of the resident monitor as an embodiment of the present invention, which is the processing content of step S3109 of FIG.

In the drawing, steps S3201 to S
Reference numeral 3212 denotes a function key processing routine of the resident monitor, which determines whether or not a predetermined function key has been pressed, and if it has, presses each processing.

FIG. 33 is a flowchart of the shift function key processing of the resident monitor as an embodiment of the present invention, which is the processing content of step S3111 of FIG.

In the figure, steps S3301 to S
A resident monitor shift function key processing routine 3304 determines whether or not a predetermined function key has been pressed, and if so, performs the respective processing.

FIG. 34 (FIGS. 34a and 34b) is a flowchart of the resident monitor program and the debugger processing as one embodiment of the present invention, and step S281 of FIG.
3 is the processing content.

In the drawing, steps S3401 to S
Reference numeral 3404 is a sequence table upload process, which reads sequence data described in a dedicated language program. In step S3405, it is determined whether to terminate the debugger program, and in steps S3406 to S3414, a macro command corresponding to the command input from the keyboard is executed. In the meantime, in steps S3415 to S3436, it is determined whether or not there is a predetermined key input, and if it is input, each process is performed.

FIG. 35 is a flowchart of the function key processing in the resident monitor debugger processing program as one embodiment of the present invention, which is the processing content of step S3416 of FIG. 34b.

In the drawing, steps S3501 to S350
Reference numeral 3522 is a resident monitor program and a function key processing routine in the debugger processing, which determines whether or not a predetermined function key is pressed, and when it is pressed, executes the respective processing.

FIG. 36 is a flow chart of the shift function key processing in the resident monitor debugger processing program as one embodiment of the present invention, which is the processing content of step S3418 of FIG. 34b.

In the figure, steps S3601 to S360
Reference numeral 3612 denotes a resident monitor program and a shift function key processing routine in the debugger processing, which determines whether or not a predetermined function key is pressed, and when it is pressed, executes the respective processing.

FIG. 37 (FIGS. 37a to 37c) is a flow chart of command input processing in the resident monitor debugger processing program as one embodiment of the present invention, which is the processing content of step S3436 of FIG. 34b.

In the figure, steps S3702 to S370
Reference numeral 3778 is a command input processing routine in the resident monitor debugger processing program. A predetermined command input from the keyboard is fetched, the acquired command and the parameters associated with it are analyzed, and then each processing is performed according to the command.

FIG. 38 is a flow chart of the process of no input of the resident monitor debugger processing program according to the embodiment of the present invention. Step S3103 of FIG. 31 and FIG.
a in step S3407 and step S511 in FIG. 51.
1 is the processing content of step S5207 in FIG.

In the figure, in step S3801, it is determined whether or not there is a data display request from the control computer 702. In step S3802, the dual port memory 4 is read from the control computer 702.
Data is read through 501 (memory shared by the control computer 702 and the monitor computer 701). In step S3803, it is determined whether the dual port memory 4501 exists. In step S3804, the dual port memory 4501
Check the connection of. In step S3805, it is determined whether resident monitor program processing is to be performed. In step S3806, a resident monitor program process is performed to display on the monitor (102 in FIG. 1) of the monitor computer 701. In step S3807, it is determined whether or not the sequence processing of the control computer 702 is temporarily stopped (also called a break) under a predetermined condition set in advance. In step S3808, the control computer 702 is instructed to pause. In step S3809, it is determined in the sequence of the control computer 702 whether a print command is requested. Step S3
In 811, the data to be printed by the print command of the control computer 702 is stored in the dual port memory 45.
It is read from 01 and printed on the printer (103 in FIG. 1). In step S3812, it is determined in the sequence of the control computer 702 whether an input command is requested. In step S3813, the data input by the input command of the control computer 702 is written in the dual port memory 4501. Step S
At 3814, it is determined whether the control computer 702 has stopped due to a temporary stop. Step S381
5, the contents of the dual port memory 4501 when the control computer 702 is temporarily stopped are read and displayed on the monitor computer 701. Step S3
At 816, the date and time are displayed. Step S3
At 817, it is determined whether the data read from the control computer 702 through the dual port memory 4501 has an abnormal code. Step S38
At 18, an abnormal message is displayed on the monitor 102.

FIG. 39 is a flow chart of the monitor display processing as one embodiment of the present invention, which is the processing content of step S3806 of FIG.

In the figure, in step S3901, the device mode of the adjustment measuring device 713 is set to the control computer 70.
2 is read through the dual port memory 4501 and displayed. In step S3902, the adjustment measuring device 71
Control device 702 for device status of 3
From the dual port memory 4501 and displayed. In step S3903, the sequence mode is read from the control computer 702 via the dual port memory 4501 and displayed. In step S3904, the task number is read from the control computer 702 via the dual port memory 4501 and displayed. In step S3905, the process number is read from the control computer 702 via the dual port memory 4501 and displayed.
In step S3906, it is determined whether to display axis data. In step S3907, the axis data is read from the control computer 702 via the dual port memory 4501 and displayed. Step S39
At 08, the program version of the control computer 702 is read from the control computer 702 via the dual port memory 4501 and displayed. In step S3909, it is determined whether the data requested to be displayed by the control computer 702 has been read. In step S3910, data is read from the control computer 702 via the dual port memory 4501 and displayed.

FIG. 49 is a flow chart of pause processing for pause as one embodiment of the present invention.
4b step S3420, FIG. 35 step S350.
2, the processing content of step S5106 in FIG.

This pause processing is executed by the monitor computer 70.
It is used when forcibly suspending the control computer 702 from 1.

In the figure, step S4901 and step S4
At 902, it is determined whether or not the control computer 702 is already in the suspended state, and if it is suspended, the processing is terminated. In step S4903, a temporary stop command is set in the dual port memory 4501 to send a temporary stop command to the control computer 702. In step S4904, a break waiting process for confirming the paused state is performed.

FIG. 50 is a flow chart of step processing in the temporary stop release or trace mode as one embodiment of the present invention. Steps S3202 and FIG.
Step S3504, step S5219 of FIG.
This is the processing content of step S5516 in FIG.

In the figure, in step S5001, it is determined whether or not the control computer 702 is in the suspended state, and if it is in the suspended state, the process is terminated. Step S
In 5002, it is determined whether or not the temporary stop command has been set in the control computer 702, and if it has just been set, the ending process of step S5013 is performed. In step S5003, it is determined whether or not the execution mode of the sequence is the continuous mode, and if it is the continuous mode, "CONT" is displayed in step S5014. If it is not the continuous mode, "STEP" is displayed in step S5004. In step S5006,
Turn on the step processing flag. Step S500
At 7, the break mode is forcibly set. Step S
In 5009, it is determined whether or not step processing is performed,
If it is done, the continuous mode is forcibly switched in step S5010. In step S5011, the breakpoint is set to the next sequence. Step S5
In 016, the temporary stop is released, and step S50 is performed.
At 17, a command for canceling the temporary stop is sent to the control computer 702. In step S5018, it is determined whether or not step processing is performed, and in step S5019, it is confirmed that the temporary stop state is set. Step S5020
Now, cancel the paused state. Step S5021
Now, switch from continuous mode to trace mode.

FIG. 51 is a flow chart of the sequence trace processing as one embodiment of the present invention, which is the processing content of step S3604 of FIG.

This sequence trace processing is performed by the control computer 702 written in a dedicated language program.
The sequence flow of is read as a sequence flow on the monitor 102 of the monitor computer 701 by reading the trace points via the dual port memory 4501.

In the figure, in step S5101, it is determined whether or not there is a parameter error, and in step S5102, it is determined whether or not the number of traces is designated. If not specified, the number of traces is set to 1 in step S5113. If specified, step S5103
At, set the number of traces. Step S51
In 04, it is determined whether or not the tracing operation is in progress. If the tracing operation is in progress, the number of times of tracing is decremented by 1 in step S5105. In step S5106, the control computer 702 is suspended. Step S51
At 07, the sequence mode of the control computer 702 is switched to the trace mode. Step S5
Steps 108 to S5112 are a trace execution routine, and the step S5 is performed until the number of traces reaches 0.
At 110, the sequence execution command is written in the dual port memory 4501 to cause the control computer 702 to resume execution.

FIG. 52 is a flowchart of the sequence table upload process as one embodiment of the present invention, which is the process contents of step S3403 of FIG. 34a.

In this upload process, the sequence program of the control computer 702 written in a dedicated language program is read in advance from the control computer 702, and the monitor computer 701 controls the control computer 70 during sequence tracing.
This is a process of using the data for displaying the execution sequence of 2.

In the figure, in step S5201, it is determined whether or not the control computer 702 is suspended,
If it is temporarily stopped, the process proceeds to the upload process after step S5214. If not temporarily stopped, step S5
At 202, it is determined whether the sequence execution mode of the control computer 702 is the continuous mode. In step S5203, a flag that causes continuous processing is set. In step S5204, it is determined whether or not another connected device is in a suspended state,
If there is a device in the suspended state, the suspension of the device in the suspended state is released in step S5205 to step S5211, and the process returns to the upload process or the process ends. In step S5213, it is confirmed whether the control computer 702 is in a suspended state. In step S5214, the sequence program is read from the control computer 702.
In step S5215, it is determined whether reading has been normally performed. In step S5218, it is determined whether a flag for performing continuous processing is set. In step S5219, the temporary stop state is released and the sequence is continued.

FIG. 53 is a flowchart of the temporary stop waiting process as an embodiment of the present invention, and shows the processing contents of step S4904 of FIG. 49, step S5019 of FIG. 50, and step S5213 of FIG.

The temporary stop waiting process is a process for confirming whether or not the control computer 702 is temporarily stopped when a temporary stop command is sent from the monitor computer 701 to the control computer 702.

In the figure, in step S5301, a non-response process is performed when there is no response from the control computer 702. In step S5302, it is determined whether the control computer 702 is in a suspended state.

FIG. 54 is a flow chart of a standard setting process for setting standard data as one embodiment of the present invention. Step S3210 of FIG. 32 and step S of FIG.
3304 is the processing content of step S3612 in FIG.

In step S5402 in the figure, it is determined whether the standard data of the control computer 702 is read and stored. If it is to be saved, it is saved in step S5405 and the process ends. Step S
In 5403, it is determined whether the condition is set or the standard is set. In step S5404, the standard data is edited by a general-purpose editor using a system command. Step S5406
Now, use the system command to edit the condition data with a general-purpose editor.

FIG. 55 is a flow chart of the standard data saving process as one embodiment of the present invention, which is the process contents of step S5405 of FIG.

The standard data saving process is a process of reading the standard data of the control computer 702 into the monitor computer 701 and saving the standard data.

In step S5501 in the figure, it is determined whether a save file is designated. If specified, it is saved in the file specified in step S5502. If not specified, the file is saved in the previously specified file in step S5503. In step S5504,
It is determined whether the object to be saved is the condition data or the standard data. In step S5505, the object to be saved is the standard data, and in step S5506, the object to be saved is the condition data. In step S5507, it is determined whether the memory to be saved is the dual port memory 4501, and if it is not the dual port memory 4501, step S55.
At 08, the control computer 702 is suspended. The file name is displayed in step S5509, and the address of the memory to be saved is displayed in step S5510. In step S5511, it is determined whether the memory to be saved is the dual port memory 4501. If it is the dual port memory 4501, the data in the dual port memory 4501 is read into the monitor computer 701 in step S5512. If it is not the dual port memory 4501, step S5513.
In, data communication is performed from the control computer 702. In step S5514, the data is written in the designated file. In step S5515, a data save command is transmitted to the control computer 702. In step S5516, continuous processing for canceling the temporary stop state of control computer 702 is performed.

FIG. 56 is a flow chart of the command history call processing as one embodiment of the present invention.
This is the processing content of step S3422 of b.

In the figure, in step S5601, it is determined whether or not there is a numerical input.
In 602, the command corresponding to the numerical value is called. In step S5603, it is determined whether the command history is called while pressing the shift key. If the command is pressing the shift key, all command histories are displayed in step S5604. In step S5605, it is determined whether to start calling the command history. In step S5606, it is determined whether there is a command history, and if there is no command history, the process ends. If there is a command history, the call index of the last input command is fetched in step S5608. Step S5
At 607, it is determined whether or not the up key of the cursor keys of the keyboard has been pressed. If pressed, the calling index is returned by 1 in step S5609, and if not pressed, the calling index is advanced by 1 in step S5610. In step S5611, the command corresponding to the call index is acquired. Step S56
At 12, the called command is set in the command line buffer. In step S5613, the command is displayed on the command line.

FIG. 57 is a flow chart of transmission / reception non-response processing as one embodiment of the present invention, which is the processing content of step S5301 of FIG.

The transmission / reception non-response process is a process for waiting for a response when the monitor computer 701 transmits / receives to / from the control computer 702.

FIG. 58 is a flow chart of command processing of the system OS as an embodiment of the present invention.
7c Step S3765, FIG. 54 Step S540
4, the processing content of step S5406.

In the figure, in step S5801, the current screen is stored. In step S5802, it is determined whether a command for returning to the system OS has been designated.
In step S5803, a command to return to the system OS is activated. In step S5804, it is determined whether to start a general-purpose application. Step S5
In 806, the system key is used to specify the function key.
Switch to. In step S5807, the system OS
Execute the command. In step S5808, the designation of the function key of the monitor computer 701 is returned to that designated by the software of the monitor computer 701. In step S5811, it is determined whether the screen display memory has been destroyed. Step S581
In step 2, the screen is displayed again, and in step S5813, the screen saved in step S5801 is read.

FIG. 59 is a flowchart of the processing for displaying the sequence history as an embodiment of the present invention, which is the processing content of step S3721 of FIG. 37a.

In step S5901, in the figure, it is determined whether or not there is an error in the parameter associated with the sequence history display command. In step S5902, it is determined whether the parameter is omitted. Step S59
03 and step S5904, the first step and the last step of displaying the sequence history are read via the dual port memory 4501. Step S59
At 05, the start step address is set to the address 5 steps before and the end step address is set to the address of the last sequence. In step S5906, the sequence between the start step address and the end step address is disassembled and the sequence history is displayed.

FIG. 60 is a flowchart of the processing of the direct execution command as one embodiment of the present invention, which is the processing content of step S3716 of FIG. 37a.

This direct execution command is a process for causing the control computer 702 to perform a sequence operation of a process by issuing a command from the monitor computer 701.

In the figure, in step S6001, it is determined whether or not there is an error in the parameter attached to the command, and if there is an error, the process ends. Step S6
In 002, it is determined whether or not a process name is designated. If no process name is designated, a process number is fetched in step S6010. In step S6011, it is determined whether the process number is an error. In step S6003,
Determine if it is a calibration sequence command. In step S6004, the process name is converted into a process number. In step S6005, it is determined whether the sequence mode is the calibration mode. In step S6006, the name of the sequence to be executed is displayed. In step S6007, the mode is switched to the continuous mode. In step S6008, a command transmission process for transmitting a command to directly execute the process process to the control computer 702 is performed.

FIG. 61 is a flowchart of the processing of the memory dump command according to the embodiment of the present invention.
7a is the processing content of step S3717.

This memory dump command is a process for reading the memory contents of the control computer 702 via the dual port memory 4501.

In the figure, in step S6101, it is determined whether or not there is an error in the parameter attached to the command, and if there is an error, the process ends. Step S6
In 102, the format of the data to be read is acquired, and in steps S6103 and S6104, the start and end addresses (or length) of the read address are acquired. In steps S6105 to S6111,
In step S6102, it is determined what the format is, and in steps S6112 to S6118, each is processed according to the determined data format.

FIG. 62 is a flowchart of the processing of the display setting command for setting the display of the axis data as an embodiment of the present invention, which is the processing content of step S3749 of FIG. 37b.

In the figure, in step S6201, it is determined whether or not there is an error in the parameter attached to the command, and if there is an error, the process ends. Step S6
In 202, it is determined whether or not the command is a command for clearing display of axis data, and if the command is a command for clearing display of axis data, the display setting of axis data is cleared in step S6211, and the process ends. In step S6203,
It is determined whether or not all axes are designated. If all axes are designated, all axis data is displayed in step S6212, and the process ends. In step S6204, the axis number is fetched. In step S6205, it is determined whether or not there is another parameter. If there is no other parameter, the axis data designated in step S6213 is displayed and set, and the process ends. If there are other parameters, steps S6206 to S62.
At 10, the axis comment to be displayed is read, the address of the axis to be displayed is read, the format to be displayed is taken in, the display attribute is read, and the axis data display setting is set at the specified location.

FIG. 63 is a flow chart of the processing for clearing the display setting of axis data as an embodiment of the present invention.
This is the processing content of step S6211 in FIG.

FIG. 64 is a flowchart of the processing of the command for setting the execution cycle (processing speed) of the sequence as an embodiment of the present invention, and step S of FIG. 37b.
This is the processing content of 3752.

In the figure, in step S6401, it is determined whether or not there is an error in the parameter attached to the command, and if there is an error, the process ends. Step S6
In 402, it is judged whether or not a cycle is designated,
If specified, the cycle time is fetched in step S6403. In step S6404, the cycle time is displayed.

3. Description of Operation The operation of one embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
6 to 48, description will be made in the order of processing.

FIG. 40 shows a display example of the screen when the resident monitor is executed as one embodiment of the present invention (fixed display section).

FIG. 41 is a display example of a screen when the resident monitor is executed as one embodiment of the present invention (fixed display section).

FIG. 42 is a display example of the screen when the resident monitor is executed as one embodiment of the present invention (during data analysis processing).

FIG. 43 is a display example of the screen when the resident monitor is executed as one embodiment of the present invention (fixed display section).

FIG. 44 is a display example of a screen when the resident monitor is executed as one embodiment of the present invention (during data analysis processing).

46 to 48 are display examples of screens at the time of executing a sub-menu as one embodiment of the present invention (at the time of orthogonality analysis). First, the control computer 702 (10
FIG. 8 (FIGS. 8a to 8d) showing the operation sequence of 5).
When the power is turned on, first, in step S802, the computer system itself is initialized. Step S
Reference numeral 804 denotes an apparatus initialization routine, which is decoded and executed in step S803 which is a translation program of a dedicated language program. The control computer 702 fetches the operation panel switch in step S810, and if the operation mode switch 601 of the operation panel is the online automatic mode, the process proceeds to YES in step S817. Outside here,
For example, if the activation flag is set from the conveyor of the automation line or the central command computer (not shown), the process proceeds to YES at step S821, but if the activation flag is not set, the process proceeds to NO at step S832 and returns to step S805 to return to this loop. Will turn again. If the work is automatically loaded from the conveyor of the automation line (the loading device is not shown in the figure), and if it is started, the process proceeds to step S821 in step S820, and is executed while translating step S823, which is the sequence of the pretreatment process, in step S822. To do. In step S823, the processes shown in FIG. 14 are sequentially executed. Next, in the sequence, step S828
Proceed to this process. The processing here is also executed while being translated in step S827. In FIG. 15, which is the processing content of this process step S828, the sequence proceeds in accordance with the sequence of the dedicated language program. However,
During each process in step 5, the translation execution step S827 of the control computer 702 monitors whether or not an error or defect has occurred in the process process, and at the time of occurrence of a defect, the following main process is not executed and a defect occurs. Jump to step S824, defective process step S826
To execute.

Some sequences in the execution of this process shown in FIG. 15 will be described. In the focus adjustment processing (FIG. 16) which is the present step 1, step S1601
The cylinders 403 and 408 are driven by the pressing mechanism 4
01 is used to clamp the optical system 409, and the scissor mechanism 405 sandwiches the optical system 409 from the front and back. Next, in step S1602, image processing and the like are initialized. Next, in step S1603, the optical system 409 is moved by moving the drive shaft 404 by a predetermined amount. Therefore, the light amount is measured, and the data of the moving position and the light amount are stored in the memory. The memory at this time may be the dual port memory 4501. Next, in step S1604, it is determined whether or not the stroke has been moved, and if not, the flow returns to step S1603 to perform movement and measurement. This process is repeated until step S1604 becomes true.
In step S1606, the position with the highest light amount is calculated from the data sequence of the moving position and the light amount thus fetched, the backlash is corrected in step S1607, and the position is moved to the position determined in step S1606 in step S1608. . Finally, in step S1609, the clamp mechanism 401 and the scissor mechanism 405 are removed, and the present step 1, which is focus adjustment, ends. Next, the beam scan reference position adjustment, which is the second step, is performed. In FIG. 17, step S
1701 bit 301 in the adjustment groove (not shown) of the mirror
Before inserting, the bit position is rotated to a position where the bit 301 can be inserted, and the cylinder 304 is driven to insert the bit 301. Next, step S170.
2 drives the motor 302 to rotate the bit 301,
Move the laser reflecting mirror to the initial position. Step S
At 1703, the maximum number of adjustments that is determined in advance is set as the number of adjustments. Next is the adjustment routine.
First, a holygon (laser scan mirror) (not shown) is rotated to measure the time required for the beam to scan from the reference position to a predetermined position and store it in the memory. Step S17
At 05, it is determined whether or not this time is within the standard for a predetermined time, and if it is within the standard, the process proceeds to YES to end the process. If NO, the number of adjustments is decremented by 1 in step S1706, and the number of adjustments is decreased in step S1707.
It is determined whether the number of adjustments set in 3 has been exceeded (whether the number of adjustments has become negative because it is pulled in this case), and if YES, a defective flag is set in step S1708. If NO, then in step S1709, the difference is calculated from the scan time measured in step S1704 and the target time, and converted into the movement amount of the scan adjustment laser reflection mirror. Then, in step S1710, step S
The motor 302 is driven by the amount of movement calculated in 1709, and the scan adjustment laser reflection mirror is adjusted. After this, the process returns to step S1704 and the beam scan time is measured again. This loop ends either when the adjustment is completed in step S1705 or the adjustment count is over in step S1707. In this step, step S170
Beam scan time measured in 4 and step S1710
The drive amount driven by can be written in the dual port memory 4501. Next, in this step 3, the beam position and diameter at the optical axis center are measured. In FIG. 18, in step S1801, the beam position and diameter are measured from the image processing. At this time, the beam scans for a certain period of time in synchronization with the scanning of the beam, and at that time, the high-speed camera 211 instantaneously captures a still image. The measurement result from the image processing is written in the memory (dual port memory 4501). In step S1802, the measurement data captured in step S1801 is compared with the standard value. If the beam position and diameter do not fall within the standard, a defect flag is set in step S1803. Hereinafter, in this embodiment, the same measurement is performed by moving the camera in this step. If a defective flag is set as in step S1708 during execution of this process, the process jumps to step S824 and the subsequent process is not executed.

When step S828 of this process is completed, the online post-process of step S830 is performed. In FIG. 20, the time (tact) required to execute this step is calculated by calculating the difference between the time acquired in step S2001 and the time acquired in step S1401 in step S2001 and the time acquired in step S1401 in step S2002. can do. The result is stored in the memory (dual port memory 4501). Step S20
In 03, the display indicating that the system is being activated is erased, in step S2004 the activation OK flag is cleared, and in step S2005, the activation display is turned on. In step S2006, the measurement adjustment result is printed on the printer, and at the same time, the final result data of the measurement and the flag indicating that one sequence (one work) is completed are written in the status register of the dual port memory 4501. In step S2007, the adjustment axis such as the bit 301 is returned to the origin, and the online post-process processing ends.
Depending on whether the result is OK or NG, the respective LEDs are turned on in step S831, the online SC post-process processing step S833 is executed, and the sequence is step S80.
Returning to 5, one measurement loop is completed. When the next work is prepared, the start flag is set again in step S820 and the automatic adjustment and measurement of the laser beam printer are repeated.

Since the contents of each step for controlling the adjustment measurement operation of the adjustment measurement device 713 in the off-line mode are substantially the same as those in the online mode, detailed description will be omitted. Also,
The calibration mode is a mode for calibrating the adjustment and measurement device 713 itself, and detailed description of the contents in this embodiment will be omitted.

The process of the automatic adjustment measuring device of the laser beam printer which is the embodiment of the present invention has been described above according to the sequence flowchart of the control computer 702.

As described above, if the object is merely adjusted or measured, the monitor computer 701 (10
1) is not necessary. Further, the entire sequence as shown in FIG. 8 (FIGS. 8a to 8d) is prepared in advance as a program for the control computer 702, and the processing according to the actual apparatus is performed by the dedicated language program as in step S828 of this process. You can freely create from. This makes it possible to support various automation devices with the minimum required program modification.

Next, the monitor computer 70 according to the present invention.
The role of 1 (101) will be described. Monitor computer 7
01 does not directly control the device, but reads and writes data measured by the control computer 702 by a method capable of reading and writing data without interfering both CPU cycles like the dual port memory 4501. Data analysis is performed in place of the control computer 702. Therefore, the control computer 702 is not occupied by the time required for data analysis, and bidirectional communication is performed via the dual port memory 4501.
It is possible to realize a processing sequence in which there is no waste of time such as communication time or waiting for the other party for communication.

In FIG. 22, the monitor computer 70
1 is activated, first, in step S2201, initialization and activation of a program resident in the monitor computer 701 are started. In FIG. 23, the parameters are analyzed in step S2301, and in step S2302,
If it is not resident yet and the resident release flag is not set, font setting is performed in step S2304, step S2
Initialization of EMS memory in 305, initialization of timer interrupt in step S2306, XM in step S2307.
Initialization of S memory, initialization processing of an interrupt vector for setting a jump destination address in step S2308, step S
At 2309, a resident program such as a timer interrupt program is read and sequentially executed, and the process exits this flowchart. If this flowchart has already been executed, the process proceeds to YES in step S2302, and step S2310
Initialize and determine whether to cancel the resident program. If YES, the process proceeds to Y, and various memories and interrupt settings are canceled in steps S2311 to S2315, and this flowchart ends.

Next, the sequence of the program resident in the monitor computer 701 proceeds to processing 2202, and the standard and control computer 70 which the user has adapted to the apparatus.
Start the project that specifies the file that contains the program of 2. In Figure 24a,
When the dedicated project file is read in step S2403, the title is displayed on the screen in step S2406. If an error occurs in step S2404 and YES is selected in step S2415, or if step S2
If YES is selected in 420, a new project can be created in step S2419 or step S2423. Normally, the return key is pressed in step S2409, and the data is read into the memory in step S2424.
Update the project file in step S2425,
In step S2426, an execution file is created and the flowchart for project activation is ended.

Next, the menu program processing step S2
Step 203 is executed. In FIG. 25, step S250
The internal memory is allocated in step 1, and step S2502
Initialize the graphic screen with. Step S250
3, the assembler restart flag, step S2504
If the restart flag of the data analysis program is set, the process proceeds to YES in steps S2503 and S2504, and proceeds to the submenu process of step S2514. If neither the assembler restart flag nor the data analysis program restart flag is set in step S2503 or step S2504, the process advances to step S2505 to move the file directory to the project directory to be used. Next, in step S2506, the menu is displayed on the screen, and in step S2507, the selection input of the main menu is accepted. If the input is the cursor key, step S
The procedure advances from step 2509 to step S2510 to change the selected menu. NO in step S2511
If so, the process returns to step S2507 and step S250.
If the start key (return key) is pressed in step S813, the flow advances to step S2513 to execute submenu processing step S2514 or monitor processing / debugger processing step S2515 according to the item selected in the main menu selection. In the loop of steps S2507 to S2511, if the instruction for forced termination is issued in step S2511, the processing program of the monitor computer 701 is terminated.

Next, the monitor function of the control computer 702, which is the program function of the monitor computer 701, and the debug function of the control computer program will be described.

In FIG. 25, which is a menu program, the debugger and resident monitor functions are selected in the loop of steps S2507 to S2511, and step S
Upon exiting 2508, the sequence proceeds from step S2513 to step S2515. In FIG. 27, the directory is moved in step S2701 and then moved to step S27.
In 02, the item menu screen that has been displayed so far is deleted, and in step S2703, the dual port memory 450 is displayed.
Determine if 1 is connected. If it is confirmed that the dual port memory 4501 is connected, the process advances to step S2706 to erase the graphic, and in step S2707, a process of activating the resident monitor and debugger programs is executed. The program started in step S2707 is the resident monitor debugger program of FIG. 28, and the sequence proceeds there. In FIG. 28, first, initialization processing step S2801 is executed. In step S2801, parameter analysis processing step S2
901, internal memory sharing processing step S2902, internal memory debugger activation flag ON processing step S2
903, function key save processing step S2
904, forced termination address setting processing step S290
5, the graphic initialization processing step S2906, the symbol file reading processing step S2907, the process message reading processing step S2908, and the axis data setting updating processing step S2909 are sequentially executed. Next, in step S2802, it is determined whether or not the resident monitor program is activated, and if YES, step S2802.
In 2803, the fixed display part of the resident monitor is displayed (see FIG.
0), if NO, the fixed display unit of the resident monitor is deleted in step S2804. Next, the sequence advances to step S2804 to execute the debugger processing, and it is judged whether or not the program is started on the memory. If NO, the function key setting is changed in step S2806, and if YES, a display processing step S2805 that starts the debugger is performed, and in step S2807, it is activated for the first time (this flowchart is executed for the first time after power-on or computer reset). Determine if
If NO, the sequence goes to step S2811. Y
If it is ES, the sequence proceeds to step S2809 for confirming activation of the control computer 702. In FIG. 30, in step S3001, the dual port memory 45
01 connection confirmation is performed, and the interrupt of the monitor computer is stopped in step S3003. Step S3005
Then, it is determined whether or not there is an interrupt access from the dual port memory 4501 from the control computer 702. If YES, the interrupt of the monitor computer 701 is restarted in step S3010, the confirmation flag that the control computer 702 is activated is turned on in step S3011, and this sequence is ended. In this case, the activation of the control computer 702 has been confirmed. NO in step S3005
In the case of, the loop of steps S3005 to S3008 is repeated until YES in step S3005. When the ESC key is pressed in the keyboard input step S3006, step S3007 becomes YES and the process advances to step S3009 to restart the interrupt of the monitor computer 701 and end the sequence. In this case, the connection of the control computer 702 could not be confirmed. The sequence proceeds to step S2810 and in step S2809, control computer 702
Judge whether the connection with can be confirmed. If it cannot be started, the process advances to step S2815. If the connection with the control computer 702 is confirmed, the process advances to step S2811, and it is determined whether to perform only the resident monitor process or both the resident monitor process and the debugger process. If only the resident monitor process is performed, go to step S2812. If both the resident monitor process and the debugger process are performed, step S2 is performed.
The sequence proceeds to 813. Monitor computer 701
Its main role is to execute this resident monitor process and debugger process. Since the resident monitor process of step S2812 is functionally included in the debugger process of step S2813, step S2813 will be described below.

In FIG. 34, first, step S3401.
Then, it is determined whether the execution format data of the dedicated language program has been read from the control computer 702. If it has not been read, the sequence table is read in step S3402, and further step S340.
At 3, the execution format data of the dedicated language program is read from the control computer 702. Step S340
In step 4, the display command for displaying the operation result of the device is turned on. Next, in step S3405, it is determined whether or not this debugger processing routine is to be ended, and if YES, the processing is ended. If NO, a prompt for accepting command input is displayed on the screen of the monitor 102. In the monitor computer 701, when performing the resident monitor process and the debugger process, this step S3405 to step S34
The processing loop 35 is repeatedly executed.
In the non-input process of step S3407, a process of monitoring the state of the control computer 702 is mainly performed as a resident monitor. 38, in step S3801, the status register of the dual port memory 4501 is read, and it is confirmed whether or not there is a request from the control computer 702 to display the operation result. This is because by reading the status register of the dual port memory 4501 written in step S2006 in the processing flowchart of the control computer 702, if the measurement completion flag is written in the status register of the dual port memory 4501 in step S2006. The process proceeds to YES in step S3801, and in step S3802, the measurement result data is read from the dual port memory 4501 and stored in the internal memory of the control computer 702 or the built-in or external storage device 104 or the like. Next, in step S3803, it is confirmed whether the dual port memory 4501 is connected. If NO, the connection of the dual port memory 4501 is confirmed in step S3804. In other words, it is to read the data first and check later whether the data is valid. As a result, even if data is frequently rewritten, the next data can be written immediately if the data is read first. Next, Step S3805.
If the resident monitor process is to be executed in step S380,
6 Display of the resident monitor section is executed. 39, in step S3901, the device mode is changed to 4001 in FIG.
The device status is set to 4002 in step S3902, the sequence mode is set to 4003 in step S3903, the current task number is set to 4004 in step S3904,
In step S3905, the current process number is displayed in 4005. Next, in step S3906, it is determined whether the axis data is to be displayed. If YES, step S39
At 07, the axis data is displayed at 4007. If NO, do not display. In step S3908, the version of the program of the control computer 702 is displayed on 4011. Next, it is determined whether or not the result of step S3802 has been acquired correctly, and if YES, step S3
At 910, the measurement result is 4006, and the defective number is 4008.
In addition, the input number is displayed in 4009, and the defective rate is displayed in 4010. In this embodiment, the items normally displayed by the resident monitor are as described above, but if the item of the result data is changed, the allocation of the status register of the dual port memory 4501 is changed, and the screen display of FIG. It is possible to always add data other than those shown in to the monitor screen. Next, in step S3807, the control computer 702 reaches a preset state (for example, the execution line of the control computer 702 reaches a set line), or certain data reaches a set value. Is determined from the contents of the status register read in step S3802 to determine whether to send a pause command to the control computer 702. If YES, in step S3808, the monitor computer 701 performs a process of writing a temporary stop command in the control register of the dual port memory 4501 to temporarily stop the control computer 702. With this function, a monitor computer can be used without describing a temporary stop instruction in the program of the control computer 702 each time or when it is desired to stop the processing of the control computer 702 and temporarily stop the apparatus when a certain phenomenon occurs. 701
The control computer 702 and the adjustment measuring device 713 can be stopped only by the setting from. Next, in step S3809, the control computer 70
The screen print instruction from 2 is sent to the monitor computer 701.
Read from the dual port memory's status register if it is requested for. If YES, in step S3810, the data to be displayed is written in advance in the print area data area of the status register of the dual port memory by the screen print command from the control computer 702, and the monitor computer 701 writes in step S3811. The data is read and displayed in the screen area 4012 of FIG. In step S3812, it is determined whether or not an input command (for example, keyboard input) is issued from the control computer 702. If YES, data is input from the monitor computer 701 and written in the dual port memory 4501. If the control computer 702 reads the data written in the dual port memory 4501 after issuing an input command, it can achieve the same function as an input command in a normal program by reading and writing in the dual port memory 4501. . The sequence proceeds to the next step. In step S3814, unlike step S3807, it is determined whether or not a pause instruction is executed on the program of the control computer 702. If YES, in step S3815.
Monitor computer 70 confirms that No. 2 is in a suspended state.
Display in 1. In step S3816, the date and time are displayed, and in step S3817, it is determined whether the control computer 702 has set a flag indicating that an abnormality has occurred. If it is abnormal, a message of abnormality is displayed on the screen in step S3818. If it is not abnormal, the process exits as it is and the input non-execution process flowchart ends. As described above, since the adjustment / measurement results from the device, the state of the device, the mode, etc. are communicated by writing the data in the dual port memory 4501, no unnecessary communication waiting time occurs and the two computers It is not necessary to always perform the shake hand process between the two. After the input-free process in step S3407, step S340
In step 8, it is determined whether or not the macro is processed. If YES, the macro is executed in step S3409 and then step S34.
Return to 05. If step S3408 is NO, the sequence proceeds to step S3410 to determine whether the state of control computer 702 has been updated. If so, the sequence returns to step S3405 to continue the processing. In step S3410, if the state of the control computer 702 has not been updated, the sequence proceeds to step S3411 and it is determined whether or not this sequence is executed immediately after the start-up.
If it is ES, a macro command for initialization is executed in step S3412 and the process returns to step S3407. If NO in step S3411, the sequence scans the characters input by the keyboard in step S3413. If there is a character input from the keyboard, the sequence returns to step S3407. By repeating this loop, the macro can be executed according to the character scanned in step S3413. If it is determined in step S3414 that there is no character input, the sequence is step S3415, step S3417, step S3419, step S3421, step S34.
23, step S3425, step S3427, step S3429, step S3431, step S34.
33, the process proceeds to step S3435, and it is determined whether a specific key on the keyboard is pressed. If there is no keyboard input, the sequence is step S3.
Returning to step 405, steps S3405 to S3435 are repeated until the resident monitor / debugger processing is completed in step S3405, and the monitor of the control computer 702 described above is continuously executed. Next, while the resident monitor debugger processing program is being executed by the monitor computer 701, a sequence is executed by sending a pause command from the keyboard to the control computer 702, and a sequence for temporarily suspending the adjustment measuring device 713. , And the sequence for canceling the pause will be described. When the function key F1 is pressed in the resident monitor / debugger processing loop of FIG. 34, the sequence proceeds to step S3416 in step S3415, and determination 3501 of FIG.
Is YES, and step S3502 is executed. In FIG. 49 showing the contents of step S3502, it is determined in step S4901 whether or not the control computer 702 is already in the suspended state, and if it is already in the suspended state, nothing is done and the process ends. In step S4901, if it is not in the suspended state yet, the process proceeds to step S4902, it is determined whether or not the device other than the monitor computer 701 is in the suspended state, and if YES, step S4905.
To display an error and exit. If NO, step S
In 4903, a command for instructing the control computer 702 to pause is written in the control register of the dual port memory 4501. Then step S4
Then, the process of waiting for suspension in step 904 is performed. In FIG. 53 showing the pause waiting process, first, the transmission / reception non-response process of step S5301 is executed and the control computer 70 is executed.
The process of step S5302 for determining whether or not No. 2 has been suspended is repeated. If the control computer 702 is suspended, step S5303,
After the monitor 102 screen processing in step S5304, the suspension waiting processing ends. The loop of steps S5301 and S5302 is the control computer 7
Repeat until 02 is paused. In this way, the operation processing of the control computer 702 can be temporarily stopped by the operation from the monitor computer 701. At this time, the sequence for temporarily stopping the execution is the dedicated language program in the control computer 702, and the step S80 in FIG. 8 (FIGS. 8a to 8d) is performed.
4, step S808, step S812, step S
816, step S819, step S823, step S826, step S828, step S830, step S833, step S836, step S84.
0, step S843, step S845, step S
847, step S850, step S855, step S856, step S860, step S861 correspond to the processing routine. Further, the system program in the control computer 702, that is, step S803 and step S in FIG. 8 (FIGS. 8a to 8d).
807, step S811, step S815, step S818, step S822, step S825, step S827, step S829, step S83.
2, step S835, step S839, step S
842, step S844, step S846, step S849, step S854, step S859, etc. are continuing execution. Therefore, the reading / writing of the dual port memory 4501 from the control computer 702 is continued even if the sequence is temporarily stopped. Next, in order to cancel the temporary stop state of the control computer 702, in the resident monitor / debugger processing loop of FIG. 34, by pressing the function key F2, in step S3415, the sequence is step S341.
6, the step S3503 of FIG. 35 becomes YES and the step S3504 is executed. Step S3504
In the content of FIG. 50, it is determined in step S5001 whether the control computer 702 is in a suspended state. If NO, the process ends. If it is in the temporary stop state, the process proceeds to step S5002, and it is determined whether or not the command for continuation processing is immediately after being downloaded to the control computer 702. If not, whether the control computer 702 is operating in the normal continuous mode is determined. A determination is made in step S5003. If it is the continuous mode, the process proceeds to step S5008 via step S5014. In step S5008, it is confirmed that a pause command has not been issued from the other, and the process proceeds to step S5009.
Since it is not the EP process, step S5009 becomes NO and the pause release flag is set in step S5016, and the dual port memory 450 is set in step S5017.
Write to control register 1. Step S50
In the case of 18, if the mode is the continuous mode, the mode is not the STEP mode, so NO is returned and the sequence of FIG. 50 is ended. The control computer 702 reads the control register of the dual port memory 4501 written in step S5017 by the system program and restarts the execution of the sequence.

Next, the sequence trace and STEP processing, which is a mode in which the sequence execution of the control computer 702 is executed line by line of the program by the operation from the monitor computer 701, or only the designated line is executed will be described. In the resident monitor / debugger processing loop shown in FIG. 34, if the function key F2 is pressed while holding down the shift key, step S
In 3417, the sequence proceeds to step S3418, and step S3603 in FIG.
Execute 3604. 51, which is the content of step S3604, if there is no error in the parameter in step S5101, it is determined whether the number of traces in step S5102 is designated. If the number of traces is not entered as a parameter, the answer is NO and the number of traces is set to 1 in step S5113. If the continuous normal sequence mode is being executed, YES is determined in step S5104 and step S5105
Reduces the number of traces by 1. Then, step S510.
In the pause process of 6, the control computer 702 is suspended. Next, in step S5107, the mode is switched to the trace mode, and the flow advances to step S5108. In step S5108, it is determined whether or not there is the number of traces. This time, one of the number of traces set in step S5113 is decremented by 1 in step S5105 to 0.
Since the number of traces has been reached, there is no trace count, and step S5108 is NO, and this sequence ends.
That is, if the sequence trace is executed while the sequence is continuously being executed, the state is temporarily stopped. If the function key F2 is pressed while holding down the shift key again in this state, the flow chart advances to step S5104 as described above, and this time to step S5104.
Since it is not in continuous operation in step S5105, step S5105 is skipped and steps S5106 and S510 described above are performed.
Go to 7. In step S5108, since the number of traces is 1, this time the process proceeds to step S5109 and the number of traces is decremented by 1. Next, in step S5110, the sequence of the control computer 702 is executed for one line, and after step S5111 and step S5112, the control computer 702 finishes execution and returns to the temporary stop state, and the flow returns to step S5108. Since the number of traces is 0 this time, this flow chart is ended here. Therefore, thereafter, every time the shift key is pressed and the function key F2 is pressed, the sequence of the control computer 702 is executed line by line. Next, when the number of traces is set as a parameter, first, when the control computer 702 is in a pause state, the number of traces is input from the keyboard, and when the shift key is pressed and the function key F2 is pressed, the steps up to step S5102 are performed as described above. The flowchart proceeds to. Step S5
In 102, since the number of traces is specified, the flow advances to step S5103 to set the number of traces. In step S5104, since the continuous operation is not being performed, the process jumps to step S5106, and proceeds to step S5108 via step S5107. In step S5108, since there is a trace count, the flow advances to step S5109, the trace count is decremented by 1, the sequence of the control computer 702 is executed by one line in step S5110, and the control computer 702 ends execution in step S5112 via step S5111. If the temporary stop state is reached again, the flow chart returns to step S5108. In step S5108, if the number of traces is still present, the flow of steps S5109 to S5112 is repeated again, and when the number of traces is exhausted in step S5108, the sequence is left in the pause state. As a result, when the specified number of lines (trace count) is executed, the line enters the paused state. With this function, it is possible to execute any program line and suspend it. When using this sequence trace, all instructions are executed line by line.
When the sequence trace is to be continued again in a deep hierarchy like the instruction to execute the subroutine, the key must be held until returning from the subroutine. Therefore, a sequence of the control computer 702 when a continuation command (temporary stop cancellation command) is issued in the state of being temporarily stopped in the sequence trace mode will be described. In the present embodiment, the key operation is the same as in the case where the continuous sequence is restarted again by temporarily stopping in the continuous sequence mode. When the function key F2 is pressed in the resident monitor / debugger processing loop of FIG. 34 in the temporary stop state of the sequence trace mode, the sequence proceeds to step S3415 and the sequence proceeds to step S3416.
The process proceeds to step S3503 of FIG. 35, and the step S3504 is executed. In FIG. 50, which is the content of step S3504, since the state is the temporary stop state in step S5001, the process proceeds to YES at step S5002 and NO to go to step S5003. Step S50
In 03, since it is not the continuous mode, step S50
In STEP 04, STEP is displayed, and the flow advances to step S5005.
In step S5005, the control computer 7
Is the instruction to be executed next in the sequence of 02 an instruction that advances to a deeper hierarchy due to the structure of the program, such as an instruction that jumps to a subroutine, or the processing that repeats until a certain condition is met when that instruction is executed? Determine whether If this determination is YES, step S5
A flag indicating that the STEP process is to be performed is set in 006, and a pause mode is set in step S5007. Next, in step S5008, it is confirmed that a device other than the monitor computer 701 has not issued a pause command, and the flow advances to step S5009. STEP in step S5006
Since the processing flag has been set, YES in step S5009.
Then, the process proceeds to step S5010. Step S501
At 0, the mode is forcibly switched to the continuous mode, and the pause pointer is set next to the subroutine jump instruction or the like to be executed in step S5011. Subsequently, in step S5016, a temporary stop release flag is set, and in step S5017, it is written in the control register of the dual port memory 4501. Here, since the control computer 702 has canceled the temporary stop in the continuous mode, the control computer 702 continuously executes the sequence up to the temporary stop pointer. Step S5018
Since it is STEP processing, YES is selected in step S5019.
Proceed to and wait for the control computer 702 sequence to be paused by the pause pointer. If the control computer 702 is temporarily stopped, the temporary stop mode and the STEP processing flag are cleared in step S5020, the mode is returned from the continuous mode to the trace mode in step S5021, and the flowchart ends. Through these processes, an instruction such as a subroutine jump in the sequence trace mode can be executed as one instruction for each line.

Next, a flow chart of the sequence history display processing for displaying on the monitor computer 701 what command the control computer has executed so far will be described. In the resident monitor / debugger processing loop of FIG. 34, if the H key is input from the keyboard of the monitor computer 701, parameters are further input if necessary, and the return key is pressed, step S343.
In 5 the sequence proceeds to step S3436, FIG.
Step S3713 is YES and Step S37
21 is executed. FIG. 5 showing the contents of step S3721.
In step 9, it is determined in step S5901 whether the parameters are correct, and if there is no error, the process proceeds to step S5902. In step S5902, it is determined whether or not a parameter has been input. If the parameter has been input, the first line of the sequence step for which the sequence history is displayed is set in step S5903, and the last step displayed in step S5904. Set the line of. If the parameter is omitted in step S5902, the flow advances to step S5905, the first step is set to a fixed step value (for example, 5 steps), and the last step is set to the line of the last step executed by the control computer 702. . Which line of the program the sequence of the control computer 702 is executing is always taken in by the monitor computer through the status register of the dual port memory 4501. Therefore, the sequence history as long as the storage capacity permits after the monitor computer is started up is displayed. Can be captured. Since the sequence table (execution program of the control computer 702) is loaded in step S3403, the program between the first step and the end step is compared with the sequence table in step S5906, disassembled, and monitored. The flow chart is displayed on the screen of the monitor 102 of the computer 701 and this flow chart ends. With this function, it is possible to know how the control computer 702 is currently executing, and how far and how the program sequence has been executed by the control computer 702 even when the control computer 702 is stopped due to a trouble or the like.

Next, submenu processing step S2514
The case where the sequence advances to will be described. This sub-menu process performs a process of editing a dedicated language program, a process of assembling the dedicated language program, a process of setting a standard, a data analysis process, etc., and is generally commercially available for writing a program, for example. It is possible to start a program completely different from the program of the monitor computer 701 such as an editor program or a spreadsheet program for data analysis, or to prepare it as a sub program of the monitor computer 701 originally. Is. If the program created for the monitor computer 701 that is not a commercially available program is too large to be combined with the program of the monitor computer 701 as a subprogram, prepare it as a separate program like a commercially available program. It is possible to set it. In the flowchart of the sub-menu process shown in FIG. 26a, step S26
According to the item selected in step S2507 or step S2510 in 01, the initial selection item is selected from editing, assembling, tools, standard setting, and data analysis.
The basic screen of the submenu is displayed in step S2602, the items prepared to be selected in the submenu are displayed in step S2603, and the currently selected item is highlighted in step S2604. Step S
At 2605, the keyboard input is waited for. If it is the space key, YES is returned at step S2606, and step S261.
1 directly accepts command input. If the cursor key, step S2608 is YES, step S2
The selected item is changed in 609, and another item is highlighted in step S2604. If the input in step S2605 is an activation key (return key), step S2607
If YES, the process proceeds to step S2613 to step S2618 for determining the item to be activated through step S2612 with the information of the selected item at that time. For example, if the item for analyzing the orthogonality rate is selected, YES is determined in step S2613, the restart flag is turned ON in step S2623, and a program for calculating the orthogonality rate, screen display, etc. is read in step S2624. The orthogonality analysis program may be loaded as a subroutine into the memory of the monitor computer 701, but when the program is large, the monitor computer 701 is temporarily operated.
It is also possible to switch the program of. In this case, since the restart flag is set in step S2623, when the program of the orthogonality analysis is finished, the program of the monitor computer 701 is automatically read and the program shown in FIG.
The flow returns immediately after step S2624 of b. As the data of the orthogonality rate, the one in which the measurement result is stored in step S3802 in step S3407 while the loop of the resident monitor and debugger processing in FIG. 34 is being read is read and processed. The method of storing data at this time is as described above. 46 to 48 are examples in which the orthogonality rate is analyzed and displayed in a graph. FIG. 46 shows the content of defects for each day in proportion to each item. FIG. 47 is a graph in which the data of the item to be analyzed is selected from the items of the data stored for each work to be adjusted and measured and the change in the data is graphed in work units in time series. Is. FIG. 48 is a graph in which the ordinate represents the number of works for each variation from a reference value in a certain fixed period. Next, in the case of data analysis, if data analysis is selected in the flowchart of FIG. 26 in the same sequence as in the previous period, step S2615 becomes YES and the process proceeds to step S2627. In step S2627, the data previously acquired during the execution of the measurement sequence by the control computer 702 is acquired through the dual port memory 4501. For example, the data measured by the loop of step S1603 and step S1604 of the focus adjustment process of the present process 1 of FIG.
Write in the buffer of 1. By reading this data in step S2627, processing and graph display are possible. If this data is read without interrupting the execution processing of the control computer 702, the latest data at that time can be displayed each time step S2627 is executed. 42 and 44 are examples of displaying the above-described data, and FIGS. 41 and 43 are display examples of the fixed screen before the above-described data display. This graph is displayed on the screen of the monitor 102 in step S2627.

The system of the embodiment of the present invention is composed of one line computer and one control computer, but it goes without saying that the system can be applied to a system composed of a plurality of units. In addition, if it consists of multiple units, it is also effective for fail-safe such as data backup and recovery measures in case of trouble.

<Effects of the Embodiment> (1) The monitor computer 7 has the functions of the automation system.
It was possible to divide the monitoring analysis work and the inspection adjustment work by dividing into 01 and the control computer 702. (2) Dual port memory 450 is used as a communication means between monitor computer 701 and control computer 702.
1 is used as one of the internal memories of the control computer 702, it becomes possible to transmit the facility information to the monitor computer 701 at a timing independent of the sequence control of the control computer 702. (3) Dual port memory 450 is used as a communication means between monitor computer 701 and control computer 702.
By using 1, the real-time data collection and analysis using the facility information in the monitor computer 701 became possible at all times. (4) By installing the dual port memory on the control computer 702 side, even if the monitor computer 701 is down or the power is shut down due to a failure, the distributed processing of the control computer 702 is not affected. The automation system was built. Further, data collection during a failure at the time of recovery of the monitor computer 701 can be easily realized. After confirming the line sequence operation, the monitor computer 7
If 01 is unnecessary, it can be removed. (5) Monitor computer 701 and control computer 7 by using dual port memory
The CPU No. 02 can be released from being used for holding the communication line, that is, for constantly holding the handshake. (6) The internal allocation of the dual port memory 4501 is divided into a status register, a control register, a shake hand register, and a buffer for each function to be used, so that system monitoring and control can be simply executed in a command format. . (7) In the software configuration of the control computer 702, a program (dedicated language) described by a combination of command groups prepared in advance exclusively for controlling the automation system is partially used, and those programs are used in a plurality of steps. By dividing into, the general-purpose software which can easily apply the present invention to the automation system other than the embodiment only by making a partial change was made. (8) When executing the sequence in the control computer 702, since the part described in the dedicated language program is operated while being translated into the execution format, the debugging work before the line sequence operation confirmation and the partial modification of the operation It was possible to build software with good work efficiency without the need to compile every time the software was changed. (9) Due to the above (7) and (8), a user who cannot handle a general-purpose software language or a person directly in charge of the manufacturing line can perform system modification and adjustment in a short time at the site level. (10) The entire sequence operation is performed by the trace mode in which the trace points of the sequence flow of the control computer 702 described in the dedicated language program are read through the dual port memory 4501 and displayed as the sequence flow on the monitor 102 of the monitor computer 701. Could be visually confirmed partially or partially on the monitor 102 of the control computer 702. (11) By the continuous mode / STEP mode in the resident monitor debugger function of the monitor computer 701, the sequence control operation of the control computer 702 can be wholly or partially executed, temporarily stopped, and monitored from the monitor computer 701. (12) The software configuration of the adjustment measurement device 713 and the control computer 702 enables not only assembly but also automatic adjustment and measurement of the laser beam printer. As a result, adjustments such as increase and decrease in production on the production line and plans can be consistently performed from assembly to inspection and adjustment after assembly. (13) The laser reflection mirror adjusting mechanism 206 for the workpiece provided in the adjustment measuring device 713 and the software configuration of the control computer 702 automatically cause the laser reflection mirror that scans the light beam of the pulse-modulated light beam onto the photosensitive material. I was able to adjust. (14) With the configuration of the optical system 409 of the laser light source and the software of the control computer 702 provided in the adjustment measurement device 713, it was possible to automatically adjust the focusing state of the luminous flux of the pulse-modulated light beam. (15) The software configuration of the high-speed shutter camera 719 and the control computer 702 provided in the adjusting / measuring device 713 made it possible to automatically adjust the scanning position of the light beam and the center of the optical axis.

[0171]

According to the present invention, it is possible to collect equipment information used in a production equipment monitoring device in real time. Further, in the production equipment control device, it becomes possible to transmit the equipment information to the production equipment monitoring device by means independent of the process control.

Further, by providing the monitor computer section and the control computer section functionally independent on the automated system, it is possible to provide a system which does not affect the control computer section even if the monitor computer section is deleted or a failure occurs. I was able to. This allows one for multiple control computers and devices.
It is also possible to connect two monitor computers as needed.

[0173]

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of an automatic adjustment measurement system of a laser beam printer to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a detailed view of an automatic adjustment and measurement apparatus main body of a laser beam printer to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 3 is a detailed view of a laser reflection mirror adjusting mechanism to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 4 is a detailed view of a lens adjustment mechanism that adjusts an optical system of a laser light source to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 5a is a detailed view of a light receiving mechanism equipped with a V-shaped slit to which the present invention is applied (front view).

FIG. 5b is a detailed view of a light receiving mechanism equipped with a V-shaped slit to which the present invention is applied (side view).

FIG. 5c is a detailed view of a light receiving mechanism equipped with a V-shaped slit to which the present invention is applied (V slit chart).

FIG. 6 is a view showing an operation panel of an automatic adjustment measuring device of a laser beam printer to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of an automatic adjustment measuring system of a laser beam printer to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 8a is a main flowchart of software of a control computer as one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8b is a main flowchart of software of a control computer as an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8c is a main flowchart of software of a control computer as one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8d is a main flowchart of software of a control computer as one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an initialization step process as one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an origin check processing step as one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an origin return process as one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a flow chart showing abnormality processing step processing as an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing an online pretreatment process as an example of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing an on-line pre-processing step as one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing an online main process process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a focus adjustment process (present process number 1) routine as one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing a beam scan reference position adjustment processing (main process number 2) routine as one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing an optical axis center beam position / diameter measuring process (main process number 3) routine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing a routine of optical axis center + A position camera follow-up processing (main process number 6) according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing online post-process processing as an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing online post-process processing as an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 22 is a flowchart of software of a monitor computer as one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 23 is a flowchart of TSR program activation processing for activating a resident program as an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 24a is a flowchart of a project activation process as an example of the present invention.

FIG. 24b is a flowchart of a project activation process as an example of the present invention.

FIG. 25 is a flowchart of a menu program as an example of the present invention.

FIG. 26a is a flowchart of a submenu program as an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 26b is a flowchart of a submenu program according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 27 is a flowchart of a resident monitor debugger start-up program as one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 28 is a main flowchart of resident monitor debugger processing according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 29 is a flowchart of initialization processing in the resident monitor debugger program as one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 30 is a flowchart of a startup confirmation process of the control computer according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 31 is a flowchart of a resident monitor process as an example of the present invention.

FIG. 32 is a flowchart of function key processing of a resident monitor as an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 33 is a flowchart of shift function key processing of a resident monitor according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 34a is a flowchart of a resident monitor program and debugger processing according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 34b is a flowchart of a resident monitor program and debugger processing according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 35 is a flow chart of function key processing in a resident monitor debugger processing program as an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 36 is a flowchart of shift function key processing in the resident monitor debugger processing program as one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 37a is a flowchart of command input processing in the resident monitor debugger processing program as an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 37b is a flowchart of command input processing in the resident monitor debugger processing program as one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 37c is a flowchart of command input processing in the resident monitor debugger processing program as one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 38 is a flowchart of a process of no input of a resident monitor debugger processing program according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 39 is a flowchart of monitor display processing according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 40 is a display example of a screen when a resident monitor is executed as one embodiment of the present invention (fixed display unit).

FIG. 41 is a display example of a screen when a resident monitor is executed as one embodiment of the present invention (fixed display unit).

FIG. 42 is a display example of a screen during execution of a resident monitor as one embodiment of the present invention (during data analysis processing).

FIG. 43 is a display example of a screen when a resident monitor is executed as one embodiment of the present invention (fixed display unit).

FIG. 44 is a display example of a screen during execution of a resident monitor as one embodiment of the present invention (during data analysis processing).

FIG. 45 is a diagram visually showing the contents of a dual port memory as one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 46 is a display example of a screen at the time of executing a submenu according to an embodiment of the present invention (during orthogonality analysis).

FIG. 47 is a display example of a screen at the time of executing a sub-menu as one embodiment of the present invention (during orthogonality analysis).

[Fig. 48] Fig. 48 is a display example of a screen when a submenu is executed as one embodiment of the present invention (at the time of orthogonality analysis).

FIG. 49 is a flowchart of pause processing for pause as an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 50 is a flowchart of step processing in a pause release or trace mode as one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 51 is a flowchart of a sequence trace process as an example of the present invention.

FIG. 52 is a flowchart of upload processing of a sequence table as an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 53 is a flowchart of a temporary stop waiting process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 54 is a flowchart of a standard setting process for setting standard data as an example of the present invention.

FIG. 55 is a flowchart of a standard data saving process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 56 is a flowchart of command history invocation processing as one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 57 is a flowchart of a transmission / reception non-response process as one example of the present invention.

FIG. 58 is a flowchart of command processing of the system OS as an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 59 is a flowchart of processing for displaying a sequence history according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 60 is a flowchart of processing of a direct execution command according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 61 is a flowchart of processing of a memory dump command according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Fig. 62] Fig. 62 is a flowchart of processing of a display setting command for setting display of axis data according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 63 is a flowchart of a process for clearing display settings of axis data according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Fig. 64] Fig. 64 is a flowchart of the processing of a command for setting the execution cycle (processing speed) of the sequence as one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 65 is a block diagram showing a general schematic configuration of a system to which the present invention can be applied.

FIG. 66 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an automation system as a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

101 monitor computer 102 monitor of monitor computer 101 103 printer 104 external storage device 105 control computer 106 data communication device 107 control panel 108 adjustment measuring device body 201 work 202 table 203 contact probe 204 lens adjustment mechanism 205 UV irradiation fiber cable 206 mirror adjustment Mechanism 207 Light receiving mechanism 208 X-axis slide table 209 Optical system 210 Frame 211 Imaging device 213 Z-axis moving mechanism 214 Clamping mechanism 301 Bit 302 Pulse motor 303 Slider 304 Air cylinder 401 Holding mechanism 402 Holding spring 403 Driving cylinder 404 Sliding mechanism 405 Scissors Mechanism 406 Pressing spring 407 Guide 408 Cylinder 409 Light Academic system 501 Light receiving part 502 V-shaped cutting part 601 Operation mode changeover switch 602 Print selection switch 603 Digital switch 604 Start switch 605 Home return switch 606 Abnormality release switch 607 Manual switch group 701 Monitor computer 702 Control computer 703 Input / output device 704 Pulse Generator 705 General-purpose interface 706 Analog-digital converter 707 Operation panel 708 Relay box 709 Driver 710 Image processing device 711 Timing generation circuit 712 Counter 713 Adjustment and measurement device main body 714 Detection end / operation end 715 X-axis pulse motor 716 Z-axis pulse motor 717 pint Axial rotation pulse motor 718 Axial rotation pulse motor for mirror adjustment 719 High speed shutter camera 720 WA 721 V-slit light receiving element 722 Photo sensor 723 Data communication device 4001 Device mode display area 4002 Device status display area 4003 Sequence mode display area 4004 Current task No display area 4005 Process No display area 4006 Result display area 4007 Axis data display Area 4008 Number of defective display area 4009 Number of input number display area 4010 Failure rate display area 4010 Good product rate display area 4011 Program version display area of control computer 4012 Screen area 4501 Dual port memory 4504 Status register 4505 Control register 4506 Shake hand register 4507 Buffer 6501 Floppy disk device 6502 Printer 6 03 External storage device 6504 Monitor computer 6505 Display 6506 Keyboard 6507 Signal line 6508 Data communication device 6509 Control computer 6510 Actuators 6511 Sensors 6601 Floppy disk device 6602 Printer 6603 External storage device 6604 Monitor computer 6605 Communication interface 6606 Communication interface 6607 Color display 6606 Keyboard 6609 Control computer 6610 Actuators 6611 Sensors

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A monitor computer unit for remotely monitoring and analyzing control information of an input / output control device connected to a production facility for processing, assembling, inspecting, adjusting, etc., and the input / output of the operation process of the facility. In an automation system including a control computer unit that controls via a control device, information transmission means between a monitor computer unit and a control computer unit capable of communicating the information at arbitrary timing independent of control of the operation process. An automated system characterized by having. 2. An information transmitting unit between a monitor computer unit and a control computer unit, which is capable of communicating the information at an arbitrary timing independent of the control of the process of the operation, includes an information transmitting unit of the control computer unit or the monitor computer unit. 2. The automation system according to claim 1, wherein a memory provided therein is a cycle steal system capable of real-time access to the memory according to a CPU clock of a control computer or a monitor computer. 3. An information transmitting unit between a monitor computer unit and a control computer unit capable of communicating the information at an arbitrary timing independent of the control of the operation process, the information transmitting means of the control computer unit or the monitor computer unit. 2. The automation system according to claim 1, wherein a dual port memory capable of bidirectionally reading and writing a part or all of the memory provided therein bidirectionally in real time is used. 4. The automation system according to claim 3, wherein the dual port memory is provided in the control computer section.