JPH1011119A - Method and device for generating program for instrumentation control - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To change the shape of an operator for instrumentation control without modifying software for application program generation itself by providing a plotting function which allows a user to make a change into any of the shapes of operators for instrumentation control. SOLUTION: When the user selects the changing process of an operator 6 for instrumentation control, an arithmetic unit 4 actuates the plotting function for operator changing for instrumentation control. Then when the user selects the operator 6 for instrumentation control to be changed in an instrumentation control operator selection area 9, the arithmetic unit 4 displays an operator change area 10 for instrumentation control on a CRT display device 1 and displays the selected operator 6 for instrumentation control in the change area 10. Here, on a plotting program incorporated in the device, the user change the shape of the operator 6 for instrumentation control with a plotting image by using a mouse device 3 and changes characters, etc., included in the operator 6 for instrumentation control by using a keyboard 2.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to an instrumentation control program creation method and an instrumentation control program creation device for creating an application program for an instrumentation control system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a conventional method for creating an instrumentation control program, a configuration of an instrumentation control program creation device, and an application program described by the instrumentation control program creation device. In the drawing, 1 is a CRT display device for displaying an application program, 2 is a keyboard device for inputting information of an instrumentation control operator, and 3 is an instrumentation control operator connected to each other on the CRT display device 1. A mouse device for performing the control of the CRT display device 1, the keyboard device 2, and the mouse device 3, and an arithmetic device for executing an application program creation function; 5, a disk device for storing the created application program; The instrumentation control operator 7 performs each instrumentation control operation of the instrumentation control system. Connection lines connecting the patronized operator 6,
Reference numeral 8 denotes an application program creation area in the CRT display device 1 provided for connecting the instrumentation control operator 6 and creating an application program. Reference numeral 9 denotes a plurality of instrumentation when creating an application program. This is an instrumentation control operator selection area displayed on the CRT display device 1 for selecting any one of the control operators 6.

Next, the operation will be described. When the instrumentation control program creation device starts up, the arithmetic unit 4
An application program creation area 8 and an instrumentation control operator selection area 9 are displayed on the CRT display device 1. Next, after the user selects the instrumentation control operator 6 to be used from the instrumentation control operator selection area 9 using the mouse device 3 and arranges it at an arbitrary position in the application program creation area 8, When these are connected by the connection line 7, the instrumentation control program creation device creates an application program and stores the created application program in the disk device 5. Also,
The user can input character information from the keyboard device 2 as needed.

[0004]

The conventional instrumentation control program creation method and instrumentation control program creation device are configured as described above.
Are fixed and their processing is fixed. In order to change the instrumentation control operator 6 in accordance with the required specifications for each target instrumentation control system, the software itself of the application program creation processing on the arithmetic unit 4 is used. There was a problem that it had to be changed and it was troublesome.

In the conventional instrumentation control program creation method and instrumentation control program creation apparatus, a drawing element other than the instrumentation control operator 6 and the connection line 7 is used in the application program creation area 8. For example, since it is not possible to write a drawing format frame for explanation and drawing of an application program process, the application program described by the instrumentation control operator 6 and the connection line 7 is output to a printer by software. -There was a problem that it could not be used as a document.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem, and has a method of creating an instrumentation control program and an instrumentation control program capable of arbitrarily changing the shape of the instrumentation control operator 6. The aim is to obtain a device.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an instrumentation control program creation method and an instrumentation control program creation device which can arbitrarily define the processing of the instrumentation control operator 6.

Further, the present invention provides an application
It is an object of the present invention to obtain an instrumentation control program creation method and an instrumentation control program creation device that can write arbitrary characters in the program creation area 8.

Further, the present invention provides an application
An object of the present invention is to provide an instrumentation control program creation method and an instrumentation control program creation device that can draw an arbitrary figure in the program creation area 8.

[0010]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for creating an instrumentation control program, wherein a drawing function is provided which allows a user to arbitrarily change the shape of any of a plurality of instrumentation control operators. Things.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for preparing an instrumentation control program, wherein a character included in an instrumentation control operator can be changed so that a character can be input in a drawing function.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for creating an instrumentation control program, wherein a user sets a new instrumentation control operator by using a predetermined program language. It is provided with an instrumentation control operator setting function that can define processing.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the method for creating an instrumentation control program, an instrumentation control operator newly defined by a user is provided in advance as a general-purpose instrumentation control operator. When you select a general-purpose instrumentation control operator,
The instrument control operator setting function is activated.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for creating an instrumentation control program, wherein a comment input function for a user to write a comment distinguishable from information relating to an application program at an arbitrary position in the application program. It is provided.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for creating an instrumentation control program, wherein a drawing function is provided at an arbitrary position in an application program so that a user can draw a figure distinguishable from information relating to the application program. It is a thing.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided an instrumentation control program creating apparatus comprising: a drawing means for changing a shape of an instrumentation control operator displayed on a display device in response to a user's operation of a pointing device. It is provided.

An instrumentation control program creating apparatus according to the invention described in claim 8 is a program for defining a new instrumentation control operator process using a predetermined program language in response to a user request. The instrumentation control operator processing definition area is displayed on the display device, and the instrumentation control operator defined in the instrumentation control operator processing definition area is registered.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the instrumentation control program creating apparatus, a user can use a keyboard device at an arbitrary position in an application program.
It is provided with comment input means for writing a comment that is distinguished from information on the application program.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the instrumentation control program creating apparatus, the user uses a pointing device to place a figure distinguishable from information related to the application program at an arbitrary position in the application program. It is provided with drawing means for drawing.

[0020]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below. Embodiment 1 FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an instrumentation control program creation method and an instrumentation control program creation device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. In FIG. And a duplicate description is omitted. In the figure, reference numeral 10 denotes an instrumentation control operator change area displayed on the CRT display device (display device) 1 for changing the shape of the instrumentation control operator 6.

Next, the operation will be described. When the instrumentation control program creation device starts up, the arithmetic unit 4
An application program creation area 8 and an instrumentation control operator selection area 9 are displayed on the CRT display device 1. Next, the user selects the instrumentation control operator 6 to be used from the instrumentation control operator selection area 9 using the mouse device (pointing device) 3, and moves the operator to an arbitrary position in the application program creation area 8. After the arrangement, when these are connected by the connection line 7, the instrumentation control program creator creates an application program and stores the created application program in the disk device 5. The user can also use the keyboard device 2 to input character information into the application program creation area 8 as needed.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing an outline of the operation of changing the operator for instrumentation control by the instrumentation control program creating apparatus according to the first embodiment. Hereinafter, a change in the shape of the instrumentation control operator 6 will be described with reference to FIG.

In step ST1, when the user selects a process for changing the instrumentation control operator 6 from a pop-up menu or the like, the arithmetic unit 4 of the instrumentation control program creation device causes the computing device 4 to change the instrumentation control operator. A drawing function, that is, a drawing means is started, and in step ST2, the user is inquired about which of the instrumentation control operators 6 is to be changed, and the user selects the instrumentation control operator 6 which the user wants to change for instrumentation control. If the operator has selected from the operator selection area 9, in step ST3, the arithmetic unit 4 as a display means of the instrumentation control program creating device displays the instrumentation control operator change area 10 on the CRT display device 1, and The selected instrumentation control operator 6 is displayed in the instrumentation control operator change area 10. Next, in step ST4,
On a drawing program (CAD program) as drawing means incorporated in the instrumentation control program creation device, the user uses the mouse device 3 to change the shape of the instrumentation control operator 6 with a drawing image, Characters and the like included in the equipment control operator 6 can be changed using the keyboard device 2. The plotting function and plotting means for changing the instrumentation control operator according to the first embodiment include the instrumentation control operator change area 10 and the plotting program. Is executed by

Next, in step ST5, when it is confirmed that the shape change of the instrumentation control operator 6 using the drawing program in step ST4 has been completed, in step ST6, the instrumentation control program creator generates the changed instrumentation control program. The shape information of the control operator 6 is stored in the disk device 5 and the display of the instrumentation control operator selection area 9 is changed. Thereby, the shape information of the instrumentation control operator 6 stored in the disk device 5 is changed.

An application program is created by connecting the above-described instrumentation control operators 6 to each other in an application program creation area 8. The information of the application program includes each instrumentation control operation. The ID information of the child 6 is stored in the disk device 5. When displaying the application program in the application program creation area 8, the instrumentation control program creation device obtains the shape information corresponding to the ID information of the instrumentation control operator 6 from the disk device 5, According to the contents, the instrumentation control operator 6 constituting the application program is displayed on the CRT display device 1. According to the first embodiment, the instrumentation control operator selection area 9 is changed as described above with the change of the instrumentation control operator 6 as described above. The shape of the instrumentation control operator 6 arranged in the program creation area 8 is also automatically changed.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a modification of the instrumentation control operator 6 by the instrumentation control program creating device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 shows an example in which the shape of the function of the instrumentation control operator 6 drawn inside the outer frame of the instrumentation control operator 6 has been changed from a mere straight line to a connected straight line. ing. The characters “IN” and “OUT” incorporated in the instrumentation control operator 6 are “input” and “OUT”, respectively.
It has been changed to "output". In addition to these changes,
For example, the rectangular outer frame of the instrumentation control operator 6 can be changed to a round outer frame.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, the software of the application program creation processing on the arithmetic unit 4 is not changed in accordance with the required specifications of various instrumentation control systems. Thus, the effect that the shape of the instrumentation control operator 6 can be changed is obtained.

Embodiment 2 FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an instrumentation control program creation method and an instrumentation control program creation device according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. Description is omitted. In the figure, reference numeral 11 denotes an operator processing definition area for instrumentation control, and 12 denotes an operator processing definition area 11 for instrumentation control.
This is a general-purpose instrumentation control operator whose processing can be defined in.
The instrumentation control program creator according to the second embodiment has a general-purpose instrumentation control operator 12 that can arbitrarily define the processing of the instrumentation control operator 6 as a program creation function.
With this configuration, any processing can be realized without changing the software for the application program creation processing on the arithmetic unit 4.

Next, the operation will be described. When the instrumentation control program creation device starts up, the arithmetic unit 4
An application program creation area 8 and an instrumentation control operator selection area 9 are displayed on the CRT display device 1. Next, after the user selects the instrumentation control operator 6 to be used from the instrumentation control operator selection area 9 using the mouse device 3 and arranges it at an arbitrary position in the application program creation area 8, When these are connected by the connection line 7, the instrumentation control program creating device creates an application program and stores the created application program in the disk device 5. Further, the user can input character information using the keyboard device 2 as needed.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the outline of the process definition operation of a new instrumentation control operator of the instrumentation control program creation device according to the second embodiment. Hereinafter, the operation of setting a new instrumentation control operator and defining its processing will be described with reference to this figure.

In step ST11, the user selects the general-purpose instrumentation control operator 1 from the instrumentation control operator selection area 9.
When 2 is selected, first, in step ST12, the arithmetic unit 4 starts an instrumentation control operator setting function, that is, activates an instrumentation control operator setting program, and sets the operator name of the general-purpose instrumentation control operator 12. Is displayed on the CRT display device 1 and waits for a user input. In step ST13,
When the user inputs the operator name, next, as in the case of the normal instrumentation control operator 6, in step ST14, the instrumentation control operator 6 already drawn on the application program creation area 8 is displayed. General-purpose instrumentation control operator 1 on application program composed of connection diagram
Ask the user to place 2. When the user places the general-purpose instrumentation control operator 12 at a desired position using the mouse device 3, in step ST15, the arithmetic unit 4 as a display unit of the instrumentation control program creation device is
The instrumentation control operator process definition area 11 is displayed on the CRT display device 1. As a result, in step ST16, the user sets the instrumentation control operator process definition area 11
In this case, the processing of the general-purpose instrumentation control operator 12 can be defined using a simple programming language.

FIG. 6 shows an operator processing definition area 1 for instrumentation control.
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an operator. In the figure, reference numeral 13 denotes an operator name of a general-purpose instrumentation control operator 12 which is described in an instrumentation control operator processing definition area 11 and previously input.
4 is a process definition area provided on the instrumentation control operator process definition area 11, 15 is an input definition area also provided on the instrumentation control operator process definition area 11, and 16 is instrumentation similarly. This is an output definition area provided on the control operator processing definition area 11. The user must define the processing of the general-purpose instrumentation control operator 12 in the processing definition area 14 using a simple programming language. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, a process is defined using an if sentence so as to execute a predetermined process when a predetermined condition is satisfied. At this time, the user needs to define the input and output of the general-purpose instrumentation control operator 12 in the input definition area 15 and the output definition area 16 with an address predetermined in the instrumentation control system. It is also possible to input a comment when defining these inputs and outputs.

In step ST17, the arithmetic unit 4 of the instrumentation control program creation device confirms that the process definition of the general-purpose instrumentation control operator 12 using the instrumentation control operator process definition area 11 has been completed. Then, step ST1
At 8, the computing device 4 as a registering means registers the general-purpose instrumentation control operator 12 defined as above as a new instrumentation control operator 6. As a result, the processing contents are stored in the disk device 5. Further, a new instrumentation control operator 6 is also registered in the instrumentation control operator selection area 9.

As described above, according to the second embodiment, the software of the program creation function on the arithmetic unit 4 can be freely changed in accordance with the required specifications of various instrumentation control systems without changing the software itself. The effect of being able to newly create and register the instrumentation control operator 6 that performs the above processing is obtained.

Embodiment 3 FIG. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an instrumentation control program creation method and an instrumentation control program creation device according to a third embodiment of the present invention. Description is omitted. In the figure, reference numeral 17 denotes a comment written in the application program creation area 8.

The first embodiment and the second embodiment are
By providing a function of changing the shape of the instrumentation control operator 6 and a function of arbitrarily defining the processing of the instrumentation control operator 6 by the general-purpose instrumentation control operator 12, the application program on the arithmetic unit 4 is provided. Although it is possible to cope with various instrumentation control systems without changing the software itself of the creation process, the instrumentation control program creation device according to the third embodiment is, as shown in FIG. A function for writing arbitrary comments (characters) in the program creation area 8 is provided, so that the application program created by the instrumentation control operator 6 and the connection line 7 is provided to the user in a more visible manner. It is.

Next, the operation will be described. When the instrumentation control program creation device starts up, the arithmetic unit 4
An application program creation area 8 and an instrumentation control operator selection area 9 are displayed on the CRT display device 1. Next, after the user selects the instrumentation control operator 6 to be used from the instrumentation control operator selection area 9 using the mouse device 3 and arranges it at an arbitrary position in the application program creation area 8, When these are connected by the connection line 7, the instrumentation control program creation device creates an application program and stores the created application program in the disk device 5. Also,
The user can input character information using the keyboard device 2 as needed.

FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing an outline of a comment input process of the instrumentation control program creating apparatus according to the third embodiment. Hereinafter, the writing of a comment in the application program will be described with reference to FIG.

In step ST21, the user sets the CR
When a comment input operation button or the like (not shown) displayed on the T display device 1 is clicked with the mouse device 3, a comment input mode is set in step ST22,
The computing device 4 of the instrumentation control program creation device activates the comment input function, that is, the comment input means, and places it at an arbitrary location of the application program on the application program creation area 8 created as described above. The user can write any comment (character) 17. For example, a description of the processing of the application program can be included in the application program in Japanese.

The comment input means of the instrumentation control program creation device first asks the user where to write the comment 17 in the application program creation area 8 and specifies the location using the mouse device 3 or the like. Then, in step ST23, the user inputs a desired comment 17, and the comment input means of the instrumentation control program creating device outputs the input comment 17
Is linked to the application program, but is stored in the disk device 5 as different information.
The comment 17 written in the application program has attribute information different from that of the instrumentation control operator 6 and the connection line 7, and is a different type of information from the application program information. Therefore, even if the comment 17 is inserted in the application program, it does not affect the processing of the application program.

As described above, according to the third embodiment, an effect is obtained that the application program processing created by the instrumentation control operator 6 and the connection line 7 can be provided to the user in a more visible manner. As a result, the application software itself can be used as a software document by outputting it to a printer.

Embodiment 4 FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an instrumentation control program creation method and an instrumentation control program creation device according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention. Description is omitted. In the figure, reference numeral 18 denotes a drawing format frame (graphic) written in the application program creation area 8.

In the third embodiment, the application
By providing a function in which arbitrary comments (characters) can be written in the program creation area 8, the application program processing created by the instrumentation control operator 6 and the connection line 7 can be provided to the user in a more visible manner. However, the instrumentation control program creation device according to the fourth embodiment has a function of writing an arbitrary figure in the application program creation area 8 as shown in FIG. For example, a drawing format frame 18 as shown in FIG. 9 can be written around the application program processing created by the installation control operator 6 and the connection line 7. With this function, the application program itself created by the instrumentation control operator 6 and the connection line 7 can be used as a software document.

Next, the operation will be described. When the instrumentation control program creation device starts up, the arithmetic unit 4
An application program creation area 8 and an instrumentation control operator selection area 9 are displayed on the CRT display device 1. Next, after the user selects the instrumentation control operator 6 to be used from the instrumentation control operator selection area 9 using the mouse device 3 and arranges it at an arbitrary position in the application program creation area 8, When these are connected by the connection line 7, the instrumentation control program creation device creates an application program and stores the created application program in the disk device 5. Also,
The user can input character information from the keyboard device 2 as needed.

FIG. 10 is a flow chart showing an outline of the graphic input processing of the instrumentation control program creating apparatus according to the fourth embodiment. Hereinafter, drawing of a figure in an application program will be described with reference to FIG.

At step ST31, the user sets the CR
When a graphic input operation button or the like (not shown) displayed on the T display device 1 is clicked with the mouse device 3, the graphic input mode is set in step ST32, and the arithmetic unit 4 of the instrumentation control program creation device draws the drawing. Function,
By starting the drawing means, the user can write an arbitrary figure in an arbitrary place of the application program on the application program creation area 8 created as described above. For example, the user can write an arbitrary drawing format frame 18 around the application program processing. Such a fixed figure can be determined in advance. For example, when a figure input operation is selected, a pop-up menu for displaying an operation button for inputting a drawing format frame is provided, and when the drawing format frame input is designated, a predetermined position in the application program creation area 8 is set. The drawing format frame 18 can be written in the. The user can use the keyboard device 2 to input character information to a predetermined location of the drawing format frame created as described above.

The drawing means of the instrumentation control program creating apparatus stores the input drawing format frame 18 in the disk device 5 as information different from the application program, although it is linked to the application program. Drawing format frame 18 written in the application program
And the like have attribute information different from that of the instrumentation control operator 6 and the connection line 7, and do not affect the processing of the application program even when inserted in the application program.

As described above, according to the fourth embodiment, there is an effect that the application program itself created by the instrumentation control operator 6 and the connection line 7 can be used as a software document by outputting to a printer. can get.

[0049]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a drawing function that allows a user to arbitrarily change the shape of any of a plurality of instrumentation control operators in a method for creating an instrumentation control program is provided. Since it is configured to be provided, it is possible to change the shape of the instrumentation control operator according to the required specifications of various instrumentation control systems without changing the software of the application program creation processing itself. effective.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the method for creating an instrumentation control program is configured so that characters included in the instrumentation control operator can be changed and characters can be input in the drawing function. There is an effect that not only the shape of the instrumentation control operator but also the character can be changed without changing the software of the application program creation processing itself.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in order to newly set an instrumentation control operator in the method for creating an instrumentation control program, the user uses a predetermined programming language to set the instrumentation control operator. It is configured to provide an instrumentation control operator setting function that can define the processing of the instrumentation, so that it can respond to the required specifications of various instrumentation control systems without changing the software itself of the program creation function. The effect is that a new instrumentation control operator for processing can be newly created and registered.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, an instrumentation control operator for newly defining a method of creating an instrumentation control program by a user is provided in advance as a general-purpose instrumentation control operator. When the operator for the general-purpose instrumentation control is selected, the operator-set function for the instrumentation control is configured to be started, so simply specifying the general-purpose instrumentation control operator,
There is an effect that a new instrumentation control operator for performing arbitrary processing can be newly created and registered.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, a comment input function for a user to write a comment distinguishable from information relating to an application program at an arbitrary position in the application program using the method for creating an instrumentation control program. Is provided, there is an effect that the application program processing created by the instrumentation control operators and the lines connecting them can be provided to the user more visually.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, a method for preparing an instrumentation control program is provided with a drawing function for allowing a user to draw a figure distinguishable from information relating to an application program at an arbitrary position in the application program. Since it is configured to be provided, there is an effect that the application program processing created by the instrumentation control operators and the lines connecting them can be more visiblely provided to the user.

According to the present invention, the instrumentation control program creating device changes the shape of the instrumentation control operator displayed on the display device according to the operation of the pointing device by the user. Is provided, there is an effect that the shape of the instrumentation control operator can be changed without changing the software of the application program creation processing itself.

According to the invention described in claim 8, the instrumentation control program creating device can define a new instrumentation control operator process using a predetermined program language in response to a user request. The instrumentation control operator processing definition area is displayed on the display device, and the instrumentation control operator defined in the instrumentation control operator processing definition area is registered. In accordance with the required specifications, there is an effect that a new instrumentation control operator for performing an arbitrary process can be newly created and registered without changing the software itself of the program creation function.

According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, the user can set the instrumentation control program creation device at an arbitrary position in the application program by using the keyboard device.
The system is provided with comment input means for writing comments that are distinguished from information about application programs, so that application program processing created by instrumentation control operators and connection lines connecting them can be made more visible. There is an effect that can be provided to the user.

According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, the user can use the pointing device to set the instrumentation control program creation device at any position in the application program so as to be distinguished from the information related to the application program. Is constructed so as to provide a drawing means for drawing an application. Therefore, there is an effect that the application program processing created by the instrumentation control operators and the lines connecting them can be provided to the user more visually.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an instrumentation control program creation method and an instrumentation control program creation device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an outline of processing of an instrumentation control program creation device according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of changing an instrumentation control operator by the instrumentation control program creation device according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an instrumentation control program creation method and an instrumentation control program creation device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an outline of processing of an instrumentation control program creation device according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an instrumentation control operator process definition area according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an instrumentation control program creation method and an instrumentation control program creation device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an outline of processing of an instrumentation control program creation device according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an instrumentation control program creation method and an instrumentation control program creation device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an outline of processing of an instrumentation control program creation device according to a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conventional instrumentation control program creation method and a conventional instrumentation control program creation device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 CRT display device (display device), 2 keyboard device, 3 mouse device (pointing device), 4
Arithmetic unit (display means, registration means, drawing means, comment input means), 6 instrumentation control operators, 11 instrumentation control operator processing definition area, 12 general-purpose instrumentation control operators, 1
7 Comments, 18 Drawing format frame (figure).

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. An instrumentation control program creating method for creating an application program of an instrumentation control system based on a plurality of predetermined instrumentation control operators, the method comprising: One of the instrumentation control operators is displayed on a display device, and the shape of the displayed instrumentation control operator is changed according to a user operation. A method for creating an instrumentation control program, comprising a function. 2. A method for creating an instrumentation control program according to claim 1, wherein a character included in the instrumentation control operator can be changed and a character can be input in a drawing function. 3. An instrumentation control program creating method for creating an application program of an instrumentation control system based on a plurality of predetermined instrumentation control operators, wherein a new instrumentation control operator is set. A method for creating an instrumentation control program, comprising: providing an instrumentation control operator setting function that allows a user to define the processing of the instrumentation control operator using a predetermined programming language. 4. An instrumentation control operator newly defined by a user is provided in advance as a general-purpose instrumentation control operator.
4. The method according to claim 3, wherein when the user selects the general-purpose instrumentation control operator, an instrumentation control operator setting function is activated. 5. An instrumentation control program creating method for creating an application program of an instrumentation control system based on a plurality of predetermined instrumentation control operators, wherein a plurality of instrumentation control operators are connected. A comment input function for allowing a user to write a comment distinguishable from the information on the application program at an arbitrary position in the application program drawn in the above manner. 6. An instrumentation control program creating method for creating an application program of an instrumentation control system based on a plurality of predetermined instrumentation control operators, wherein a plurality of instrumentation control operators are connected. A method for creating an instrumentation control program, wherein a drawing function for a user to draw a figure that is distinguished from information on the application program is provided at an arbitrary position in the drawn application program. 7. An instrumentation control program creating apparatus for creating an application program for an instrumentation control system based on a plurality of predetermined instrumentation control operators, wherein the plurality of instrumentation control programs are prepared according to a user's selection. Display means for displaying any one of the instrumentation control operators on a display device, and drawing means for changing the shape of the instrumentation control operator displayed by the display means in response to a user's operation of a pointing device. A program creation device for instrumentation control, comprising: 8. An instrumentation control program creating apparatus for creating an application program of an instrumentation control system based on a plurality of predetermined instrumentation control operators, wherein a predetermined program is executed in response to a user request. Display means for displaying an instrumentation control operator processing definition area for defining a new instrumentation control operator processing using a language on a display device, and a definition in the instrumentation control operator processing definition area Registering means for registering the selected instrumentation control operator. 9. An instrumentation control program creation device for creating an application program of an instrumentation control system based on a plurality of predetermined instrumentation control operators, wherein a user uses a keyboard device to generate an application program. -An instrumentation control program creating device, comprising: comment input means for writing a comment distinguishable from information on the application program at an arbitrary position in the program. 10. An instrumentation control program creating apparatus for creating an application program for an instrumentation control system based on a plurality of predetermined instrumentation control operators, wherein a user uses a pointing device to create an application program. An instrumentation control program creating device, comprising: drawing means for drawing a figure distinguishable from the information on the application program at an arbitrary position in the program.