JPH11185011A - Screen editing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a screen editing device capable of registering a graphic group as a macro drawing, forming a data group by respective constitution graphics, setting individual attribute names provided in the constitution graphics, imparting control information names including signal names to be required relating to the attributes and easily and surely retrieving and allocating signals to the pertinent constitution graphics at the time of inputting the signals. SOLUTION: This screen editing device is composed of a graphic input part 12, a macro drawing registration and reproduction part 17, a macro drawing signal allocation part 19, a signal input part 13, a screen information conversion part 14, a screen data conversion part 15a and a display part 16. The macro drawing registration and reproduction part 17 is composed of a macro drawing attribute control information registration part 18 and a reproduction part not shown in the figure.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to screen editing.
In particular, the present invention relates to a screen editing device having a CRT monitoring function of an instrument system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a screen editing apparatus having a monitoring CRT monitoring function draws a static figure such as a line, a circle or a character by using a figure input section 52 as shown in FIG. On the other hand, a figure formed by the stationary data is changed by dynamic additional data such as color change or value display according to the monitored value. When adding the above additional data,
For example, a change in the value display is given to the figure as a writing location by the signal input unit 53 by giving the signal name as an attribute to the figure. The signal name is a name to be collated from the control information incorporated in a predetermined control system.

The screen editing device includes a screen information conversion unit 5
4 converts the input figures and signals into screen data. The screen data conversion unit 55 converts the screen data into information to be displayed on the CRT, and the screen display unit 56 presents the information to the editor.

In the conventional screen editing apparatus, in order to save labor, a group of figures are collectively registered by a macro figure registration / reproduction unit 57 as a macro figure as shown in FIG. At the time of writing, it is made available for reproduction. That is, FIG. 7 shows macro diagrams 60 and 61 in which frequently used graphic groups such as buttons and valves are registered as patterns and used repeatedly. For example, the macro diagram 60 is composed of an alarm display frame 60a, a numerical display character 60b in the display frame 60a, a black bar graph 60c indicating the amount of change in height, and a display frame 60d indicating the open / close state of the device. It is a macro view of a monitoring panel.

[0005]

However, in the case where each of the constituent figures reproduced from the macro diagram registered as described above is dynamically changed by a signal input, the corresponding constituent figure among a large number of constituent figures is required. It is necessary to check each of the constituent figures, find the corresponding constituent figure, and assign it. That is, referring to FIG. 7, in a macro diagram in which characters and squares such as 60 and 61 in the figure are combined, a complicated process of assigning signal names to each of the numerical value change of the character 60b and the height change of the black bar graph 60c is performed. In addition to the need for complicated work, there is also a problem that a malfunction occurs due to an assignment error.

In order to solve the above problem, instead of individually selecting and assigning input signals, there is a method in which a combination of signals corresponding to a macro diagram is prepared by a tag or the like and registered and stored. There is a problem that a complicated combination creating operation of combining signals every time is required.

In any case, the assignment of a signal that gives a dynamic change to a conventional static graphic is a check graphic for each structural graphic.
This was complicated and involved assignment errors.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and a group of frequently used figures is registered as a macro diagram to form a data group of each constituent figure, and individual attribute names of the constituent figures are registered. At the same time as setting, a control information name including a signal name required and set in relation to the attribute is given, and upon input of the signal, the signal can be easily and reliably searched and assigned to the corresponding constituent graphic. Thus, an object of the present invention is to provide a screen editing apparatus capable of saving labor and preventing input errors.

[0009]

A screen editing apparatus according to the present invention reproduces, from a macro diagram registration / reproduction unit, a macro diagram in which an arbitrary group of pre-registered figures is collected, and performs color change and value display of the macro diagram. In a screen editing apparatus that obtains screen data by controlling by a signal input indicating a dynamic change, attribute-based control in which the macro diagram registration / reproduction unit can directly cite a signal name to be assigned to each constituent figure of the macro diagram from control information. An information name searching means is provided, and a macro figure signal allocating unit is provided for allocating an input signal obtained by the searching means to a reproduced macro figure and obtaining screen data.

[0010] With the above arrangement, the macro figure registration / reproduction unit that registers an arbitrary figure group as a macro figure and reproduces it as necessary has a control information name searching means for each attribute.
By means of the means, a control information name corresponding to an attribute individually possessed by each constituent figure of the macro diagram is searched, a signal name of the searched control information name is obtained, and the search signal is provided by a separately provided macro diagram signal allocating unit. An input signal corresponding to a name can be assigned to a constituent graphic having a corresponding attribute name.

The attribute-based control information name search means according to claim 1 includes a macro diagram attribute name registration unit for setting an attribute name for each constituent figure of the macro diagram, and a macro diagram attribute name registration unit for setting the attribute name. And a macro diagram control information name registration unit for assigning and setting a control information name having a required signal name related to the attribute to the constituent figure.

With the above-mentioned configuration, the attribute-based control information name search means comprises a macro diagram attribute name registration unit and a macro diagram control information name registration unit. Each attribute name corresponding to an individual attribute is set, and a control information name corresponding to the attribute is assigned and set by the macro diagram control information name registration unit to the constituent figure in which the attribute name is set. That is, for a constituent graphic having an attribute name α having a certain attribute, a control information name necessary for the function of the attribute corresponding to the attribute of the constituent graphic is prepared in advance in the control information of the control system. As a result, the composition of the constituent figure of the attribute name α, the attribute, the control information name, and the signal name β can be drawn.

Referring to the above composition, when the input signal β is input, the constituent figure of the corresponding attribute name α can be searched immediately, and the signal β can be assigned to the constituent figure, thereby saving labor. , Elimination of input errors, consistency between control information and signal names can be maintained, and the work of registering signal combinations for each macro diagram becomes unnecessary.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawings. However, the dimensions, materials, shapes, relative arrangements, and the like of the components described in this embodiment are not merely intended to limit the scope of the present invention, but are merely illustrative examples unless otherwise specified. Absent. FIG.
(A) is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a screen editing apparatus of the present invention, and (B) is a diagram showing in detail a process of obtaining screen information through signal input from graphic input of (A). FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the status of the macro diagram attribute name registration of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the status of the macro diagram control information name registration of FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another embodiment of FIG. 2, and FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a situation of registration of the macro diagram control information name of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1A, the screen editing apparatus of the present invention comprises a graphic input unit 12, a macro diagram registration / reproduction unit 17, a macro diagram signal allocation unit 19, a signal input unit 13, and a screen information conversion unit 14. And a screen data conversion unit 15a and a display unit 16. The macro diagram registration / playback unit 17 includes a macro diagram attribute control information registration unit 18 and a playback unit (not shown). The macro diagram attribute control information registration unit 18 preliminarily registers a group of frequently used figures as a macro figure, and at the time of registration, sets an individual attribute name for each constituent figure of the macro figure and separately prepares it. A control information name determined from an attribute name based on the control information 20 of the control system is also set,
It is configured to form control information name search means for each attribute.

The macro diagram registration / reproduction unit 17 registers a group of frequently used graphics as a macro diagram in advance as described above, and stores the corresponding macro diagram by the graphic input from the graphic input unit 12 as described above. It is configured to be reproduced and used via the diagram attribute control information registration unit 18. Note that an attribute name and a control information name are set for each of the constituent graphics in the reproduction macro diagram.

The macro diagram signal allocating section 19 receives an input signal from the signal input section 13 and searches for a constituent figure to be allocated via the attribute-specific control information name searching means, and allocates the figure to the screen information converting section 14. Then, the input figures and signals are converted into screen data 15. Next, the screen data conversion unit 15a converts the screen data 15 into information to be displayed on the display unit 16 and presents it to the editor.

The process of obtaining screen information through signal input from the graphic input of FIG. 1A will be described in detail below with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 1B, the macro diagram registration / reproduction unit 17 includes a macro diagram attribute name registration unit 18a, a macro diagram control information name registration unit 18b, and a reproduction unit 17a. The macro figure control information name registration unit 18b forms an attribute-specific control information name search unit. That is, a group of frequently used figures is registered as a macro figure in advance, and each constituent figure is registered in a macro figure attribute name registration unit 18.
The attribute name is set by a, and the control information name (having a signal name) determined from the attribute is set for each of the constituent graphics for which the attribute name is set via the control information 20 of the control system. This is set by the macro diagram control information name registration unit 18b.

For example, for a constituent figure to which an attribute name α is set, a composition of “a constituent figure of attribute name α-attribute-control information name-signal name β” is formed, and for a signal name β, an attribute name is formed. α
Corresponding to the constituent figures, and can be searched. The macro diagram showing the series of relevance is reproduced via the reproduction unit 17a by the graphic input of the graphic input unit 12. Upon receiving the input signal from the signal input unit 13 for the reproduced macro diagram, the corresponding graphic name is searched and allocated to the signal name input by the above composition via the macro diagram signal allocation unit 19, and the screen data information is displayed. Can be formed.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the status of the macro diagram attribute name registration of FIG. 1. In FIG. 2, a circle 26, a left character 27, a middle character 2
8, a group of figures consisting of the right characters 29 etc. is shown in the macro diagram 25. When registering as a macro diagram, a circle; an attribute name LAMP of the control information A; a left character; Character in attribute name PV1; attribute name PV2 of control information A Right character; attribute name PV3 of control information A is set.

At the same time, a macro diagram control information name is registered as shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the configuration graphics 26 of the attribute names LAMP, PV1, PV2, and PV3 shown in FIG.
a, 27a, 28a, and 29a, each square indicating the flow of control information in the figure is a macro figure 25.
, The arrows indicate the flow of control, and the control information elements 26b, 27b, 28b, 29
In b, the signal name as the control information name is set as shown below. Signal name 26b = D021 Attribute name = LAMP Signal name 27b = A012 Attribute name = PV1 Signal name 28b = A015 Attribute name = PV2 Signal name 29b = A016 Attribute name = PV3 Circle; signal name D021 left character; signal name A012 characters; signal name A015 right character; signal name A016 is assigned.

FIG. 4 shows constituent figures constituting the two macro figures 30 and 31. That is, the macro diagram 30 is formed by the constituent graphics of the upper left alarm display frame 32, the upper left numerical display character 33, and the upper left bar graph 34, and the macro diagram 31 is the lower right alarm display frame 35, the lower right numerical display character 36 , The lower right bar graph 37.

FIG. 5 shows the flow of the control information for the attribute name for searching the control information name for each attribute in the macro figures 30 and 31. FIG. 5A shows a macro diagram 30. In the figure, control elements 32a, 3
Reference numerals 3a and 34a denote attribute names PV11, PV12, and PV13 of the constituent graphics 32, 33, and 34, respectively.
2b, 33b and 34b are signal names A101 and A1 respectively.
02 and A103 are shown. Also, in FIG.
The macro diagram 31 is shown and the control elements 35a, 3a
Reference numerals 6a and 37a denote attribute names PV14, PV15, and PV16 of the constituent graphics 35, 36, and 37, respectively.
5b, 36b and 37b are signal names A111 and A1 respectively.
12, A113 is shown, and the related composition of the attribute name of the constituent figure with respect to the signal name is obtained as follows. Signal name 32b = A101 Attribute name = PV11 Signal name 33b = A102 Attribute name = PV12 Signal name 34b = A103 Attribute name = PV13 Signal name 35b = A111 Attribute name = PV14 Signal name 36b = A112 Attribute name = PV15 Signal name 37b = A113 Attribute name = PV16 In the macro diagram signal allocating unit 19 using the above scheme, the upper left alarm display frame; signal name A101 upper left numerical display character; signal name A102 upper left bar graph; signal name A103 lower right alarm display frame; Signal name A111 Lower left numerical display character; Signal name A112 Lower right bar graph; Signal name A113

The screen data of the screen editing apparatus shown in FIG. 1 is cut out of data or recorded through a server-client data logger computer directly or via a server by a separately provided communication unit (not shown). Can be saved.

[0025]

With the above configuration, the present invention has the following effects. Signals to be assigned to macro diagrams can be directly quoted from control information, saving labor in assigning signals to individual constituent figures, preventing input errors, and ensuring consistency of signal names with control information. Can hold. Further, the operation of registering the combination of signals for each macro diagram can be made unnecessary.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1A is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a screen editing device of the present invention, and FIG. 1B is a diagram showing in detail a process of obtaining screen information through signal input from graphic input of FIG. It is.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a situation of macro diagram attribute name registration in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a status of macro diagram control information name registration in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another embodiment of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a status of macro diagram control information name registration in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a conventional screen editing device.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a situation of a macro diagram used in the screen editing device of FIG. 6;

[Explanation of symbols]

 12 Graphic input unit 13 Signal input unit 14 Screen information conversion unit 15 Screen information 17 Macro diagram registration / reproduction unit 17a Reproduction unit 18 Macro diagram attribute control information registration unit 18a Macro diagram attribute name registration unit 18b Macro diagram control information name registration unit 19 Macro Figure Signal allocation unit 20 Control information 25, 30, 31 Macro diagram

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A macro diagram in which an arbitrary group of pre-registered graphics is collected is reproduced from a macro diagram registration / reproduction unit, and the reproduced graphics are controlled by a signal input indicating a dynamic change such as color change or value display of the macro diagram. In the screen editing apparatus for obtaining required screen data, the macro figure registration / reproduction unit is provided with attribute-based control information name search means for directly quoting signal names to be assigned to respective constituent figures of the macro figure from control information. A screen editing apparatus, comprising: a macro diagram signal allocating unit for allocating an input signal obtained by the search means to a reproduced macro diagram and obtaining screen data. 2. A macro figure attribute name registration unit for setting an attribute name for each constituent figure of a macro diagram, a control information name searching unit for each attribute, 2. The screen editing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a macro diagram control information name registration unit for assigning a control information name including a required signal name in relation to the control information.