JPH0916234A - Numerical controller with open-to-user screen display function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To display a screen generated by a numerical controller maker and a screen generated by a machine tool maker without any discrimination by providing a screen display control part which displays screen information generated by a user according to the decision result of a display information decision part. CONSTITUTION: The numerical controller 2 reads screen data, generated by a screen generating device 1, in a screen data storage part 20. At this time, screen data A consisting of screen information A1 and display information A2 specifying in which display mode of the numerical controller the screen is displayed and similar screen data B are stored, screen by screen. A screen display control part 21 request screen data to be displayed in the current display mode of a display information decision part 23. The display information decision part 23 checks the display information of each screen data stored in the screen data storage part 20 and supplies the screen data to be displayed in the current display mode to the screen display control part 21. The screen display control part 21 processes the screen data and displays them on a display device 22.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a numerical controller capable of displaying a user open screen.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Numerical control devices can display various screens on a display device. The displayed screens include not only screens created by the numerical control device maker but also screens created by the machine tool maker who is the user of the numerical control device for setting parameters related to machine control. When a screen is created by a machine tool manufacturer, the screen can be displayed on the numerical control device by creating screen data using the screen creating device and incorporating the screen data into the numerical control device. In such a numerical controller, a screen created by a machine tool maker is distinguished from other screens, and when a certain key is pressed, the screen created by the machine tool maker is displayed.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a conventional numerical control device having a user open screen display function. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 1 is a screen creation device for a user (for example, a machine tool maker) to create screen data, and 2 is a numerical control device. The numerical control device 2 includes a screen data storage unit 20 that stores screen data created by the screen creation device 1, a screen display control unit 21 that controls the display of screen data created by the user, and a display device 22 that performs screen display. To be done. First, the user creates, as screen data, screen information to be displayed on the display device 22 of the numerical control device by the screen creation device 1. The created screen data is stored in the screen data storage unit 20 via an input device (not shown). At this time,
The screen data is stored for each screen to be displayed like the screen data A and the screen data B in FIG. Screen display control unit 21
When the operator of the numerical control device selects the function of displaying the user screen by key input or the like, the screen data storage unit 2
The screen data is sequentially read from 0 and displayed on the display device 22.

[0004]

In the conventional numerical control device described above, the screens created by the maker of the numerical control device are classified and displayed in advance according to their functions. Since the created screens are combined into one, for example, even if you try to set parameters, the screen created by the numerical controller manufacturer and the screen created by the machine tool manufacturer are distinguished and the operation is troublesome. There was a point. In addition, the screens created by the machine tool maker include the screens necessary for the machine tool builder operator to connect with the machine, and the parameter screens set by the operator of the numerically controlled machine tool, which is the final user. Since they are mixed, it is difficult for the operator to know whether or not the screen is necessary.

The present invention has been made under the circumstances as described above, and an object of the present invention is to display a screen created by a machine tool maker without distinction from a screen created by a numerical controller manufacturer, and to It is an object of the present invention to provide a numerical control device having a user-open screen display function capable of displaying a screen created by a machine tool maker only in such cases.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a numerical controller having a user open screen display function,
The above object of the present invention is to provide a screen data storage unit for storing screen data including screen information created by a user and display information for specifying which display mode of the numerical control device the screen is to be displayed in, and a current display. A display information discriminating unit that discriminates whether or not there is screen information to be displayed in the mode based on the display information in the screen data, and screen information created by the user based on the discrimination result of the display information discriminating unit. It is achieved by including a screen display control unit for displaying.

[0007]

According to the present invention, a screen created by a numerical controller manufacturer and a screen created by a machine tool manufacturer can be displayed without distinction, and a screen created by a machine tool manufacturer can be displayed as necessary. Because you can display
The screen created by the numerical controller manufacturer and the screen created by the machine tool manufacturer can be grouped by function so that the operator can easily use the screen.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a numerical controller having a user open screen display function of the present invention, corresponding to FIG. 2. Similar components are given the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted. . In FIG. 1, the numerical controller 2
Is a screen data storage unit 20 for storing screen data composed of screen information created by the user and display information for specifying which display mode of the numerical control device the screen is to be displayed in,
A display information discriminating unit 23 that discriminates whether or not there is screen information to be displayed in the current display mode based on the display information in the screen data, and a screen created by the user based on the discrimination result of the display information discriminating unit. Screen display control unit 2 for displaying information
1 is provided.

First, in the screen creation device 1, not only the screen information displayed by the numerical control device but also the display information is input. Here, the display information is information that specifies in what state of the numerical control device the screen is displayed. The numerical controller has multiple display modes such as 1) Machine coupling mode (displayed only when the machine tool manufacturer is coupling the machine) 2) Operation mode 3) Parameter setting mode 4) Tool data setting mode, etc. Specify which display mode the screen should be displayed in. Therefore, the screen data created by the screen creating apparatus 1 is data in which the screen data for one screen including the display information and the screen information exists for a plurality of screens.

Therefore, the numerical control device 2 is the screen creation device 1
The screen data created in step 3 is read into the screen data storage unit 20 via an input device (not shown). At this time, the screen data is the screen data A composed of the screen information A1 created by the user in FIG. 1 and the display information A2 specifying which display mode of the numerical control device the screen is to be displayed in, as well as the screen information B1. The screen data to be displayed is stored for each screen like the screen data B including the display information B2. On the other hand, the screen display control unit 21 controls the screen display of the numerical control device and requests the display information discriminating unit 23 for the screen data to be displayed in the current display mode in each of the above display modes. The display information discrimination unit 23 checks the display information of each screen data stored in the screen data storage unit 20 and determines the screen data to be displayed in the current display mode from the screen display control unit 2.
Give to 1. The screen display control unit 21 processes the given screen data and displays it on the display device 22. For example, when the current display mode of the numerical control device is the parameter setting mode, the screen for setting the stroke end limit created by the manufacturer of the numerical control device displayed in the parameter setting mode or the screen for setting the unit system is displayed. In addition, among the screen information created by the machine tool maker, the screen information designated as "display the screen in the parameter setting mode" in the display information is selected and the screen is displayed.

[0011]

As described above, according to the numerical controller having the user open screen display function of the present invention, it is possible to display the screen created by the numerical controller manufacturer and the screen created by the machine tool manufacturer without distinction. In addition, the screen created by the machine tool maker can be displayed as needed, so that the screen created by the numerical controller manufacturer and the screen created by the machine tool maker can be grouped by function. it can. Moreover, since the screen is organized for each function for the operator, the operation is easy to understand and the operability is improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a numerical control device having a user open screen display function of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a conventional numerical control device having a user open screen display function.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Screen Creation Device 2 Numerical Control Device 20 Screen Data Storage Unit 21 Screen Display Control Unit 22 Display Device 23 Display Information Discrimination Unit

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A numerical control device having a user open screen display function stores screen data composed of screen information created by a user and display information specifying which display mode of the numerical control device the screen is to be displayed in. A screen data storage unit, a display information determination unit that determines whether or not there is screen information to be displayed in the current display mode based on the display information in the screen data, and a determination of the display information determination unit A numerical control device having a user open screen display function, comprising: a screen display control unit for displaying screen information created by the user based on the result.