JPH1153405A - Method and device for collecting operation information - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make information collecting operation efficient by setting totaliza tion conditions of operation information to be collected from information collecting objects such as mechanical facilities, totalizing the collected operation information under the totalization conditions, and processing it to a specific format and outputting the result. SOLUTION: At a part A, the operation information is collected from an information source 200 by using a communication manager 10 and the gathered operation information is processed by a data handler 20. The data processed by the data handler 20 are stored in a gathered data storage part 31 of a data memory 30. A part B performs a process mainly for easily understandably displaying and showing the contents written to the data memory to a user. In this case, the totalization conditions of the operation information to be gathered from information sources 200 as information gathering objects are set previously in various setting parts 53, based on the totalization condition, a part C gathers the operation information gathered from the information sources 200, and the totalized operation information is automatically processed to the specific format and outputted.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an operation information collection method and apparatus for collecting operation information from a plurality of information collection targets such as mechanical equipment installed in a factory workshop, and more particularly to a plurality of information collection targets. The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for collecting operation information, which collects the operation information collected from a user on the basis of predetermined counting conditions, and processes the collected operation information as a business report or the like and automatically outputs it.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in order to perform optimum production at a production site or the like, it is necessary to accurately grasp operation information of various machines.

As means for grasping signals such as the operating state of a machine at a production site or the like, conventionally, a machine controller such as a programmable controller fetches an internal memory or an input / output signal to / from an external device so that each machine is fetched. There is known a configuration in which a machine operation state such as the number of times of operation and a stop position is grasped as an electric signal and is displayed on a device such as a liquid crystal display.

However, in order to extract the electric signal, it is necessary to connect the machine and the collecting device with a signal line, and the wiring of the signal line needs to be changed every time the layout of the machine and the collecting device is changed. It is very complicated.

[0005] In order to avoid this complication and to enable monitoring of a plurality of machines remotely, a method of wirelessly communicating between the machines and the collection device has been proposed. A method using a specific low-power wireless modem has been considered.

However, in such a conventional apparatus, a communication suspension period is required due to legal regulations, so that continuous communication cannot be performed, and the communication speed is, for example, 4800b.
Due to such a limitation, most of the conventional information collection has practically only one target machine because of such a limitation. In order to collect information of a plurality of machines, it is necessary to use a LAN. There was a problem that large-scale facilities such as were required.

Therefore, a plurality of information collection targets and information collection terminals are sequentially circulated for a predetermined period of time at predetermined periods using high-speed wireless communication, and operation information of the plurality of information collection targets is sequentially circulated and connected. A method has been proposed in which information is collected collectively by an information collection terminal using wireless communication.

[0008]

However, the above-mentioned method has made it possible to collect operation information from a plurality of information collection targets with simple equipment. However, post-processing of the collected operation data is very difficult. There was a problem that it was troublesome.

[0009] That is, the operation information collected from a plurality of information collection targets needs to total the operation information according to the required conditions corresponding to each system, and the totaled operation information must be collected according to each required condition. In the form, for example, it is necessary to process as a business report, but the aggregation of the operation information according to each requirement and the processing of the operation information according to each requirement, for example, are extremely labor intensive if performed manually. However, there is a problem that the efficiency of the operation information collection work cannot be achieved by the operation information totaling and processing work, although the operation information collection processing has been improved.

Therefore, the present invention provides an operation information collecting method and apparatus which can automatically perform the totalization and processing of the operation information collected from each information collection object, thereby improving the efficiency of the operation information collection work. The purpose is to provide.

[0011]

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an operation information collection method for collecting operation information from a plurality of information collection targets such as mechanical equipment. Set the aggregation condition of the operation information collected from the collection target, aggregate the operation information collected from the plurality of information collection targets based on the set aggregation condition, and process the aggregated operation information into a predetermined format. It is characterized by outputting.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an operation information collection apparatus for collecting operation information from a plurality of information collection targets such as mechanical equipment, wherein the operation information is collected from the plurality of information collection targets. A collecting means, a counting condition setting means for setting a counting condition of the operating information collected by the operating information collecting means, and a counting of the operating information collected by the operating information collecting means based on the counting conditions set by the counting condition setting means. And an operation information processing means for processing the operation information totalized by the operation information totalization means into a predetermined format and outputting the processed information.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the invention, the operation information processing means processes the operation information totalized by the operation information totalization means as a business report in a predetermined format. It is characterized by.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of an operation information collecting method and apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of an operation information collection system configured by applying the operation information collection method and apparatus according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, this operation information collecting system includes a notebook personal computer (PC) 10 serving as an information collecting terminal provided to an information source 200 to be collected.
0, and the personal computer (PC) 10
0 is used to collect the operation information from the information source 200, and the collected operation information is automatically processed into a business report and output. As described above, in the present embodiment, from the work input to the totalization is performed using the notebook personal computer (PC) 100 possessed by the worker.

Here, the information source 200 from which information is to be collected
Examples include a PLC (programmable logic controller), a PC (personal computer), an SBC (small business computer), an electronic camera, and the like.

Information source 200 and personal computer 1
00 is connected using spread spectrum communication (hereinafter, referred to as SS communication) capable of performing high-speed communication of, for example, 48 kbps or more.

Here, the information source 200 is composed of a plurality of information sources, and each of the plurality of information sources 200 is assigned an identification number. Then, the personal computer 100, for example,
The connection is cyclically performed for a fixed period, for example, 1 second for a fixed time, and the operation information of each information source 200 is collected.

According to such a configuration, for example, one personal computer 100 has ten information sources 20
Even when monitoring 0, information of 4.8 kbps can be transmitted per information source. For this reason, even information with a large capacity such as an image can be transmitted in a few seconds, and for example, the operating state of a machine that can be grasped in bit units can be grasped instantaneously.

In the above configuration, the information source 200
The case where the SS communication is adopted as the high-speed communication between the PC and the personal computer 100 is shown.
(Personal handy phone system) The same configuration can be adopted even if communication is adopted.

The personal computer 100 collects the operation information from the information source 200 by high-speed communication with the information source 200 and, for example,
Automatically process and output in the form of a business report.

That is, the personal computer 1
00 is a communication manager 10 for controlling high-speed communication with the information source 200, a data handler 20 for processing a communication result of the communication manager 10, and a data handler 20 for
A data memory 30 for storing the collected data processed by the above and processing data to be described later, an operation system (OS) 40 for controlling the personal computer 100, and a personal computer 100
It has an application 50 for controlling data monitoring and reporting processing using.

Here, the data memory 30 includes a collected data storage unit 31 for storing collected data processed by the data handler 20, and a processed data storage unit 32 for storing the processed data.

The application 50 includes a monitoring function 51 for monitoring collected data, a reporting function 52 for automatically creating a business report or the like based on the collected data, and various setting units 53 for performing various settings for executing the application 50. It is configured to process and process collected data in response to input data from an input device such as a keyboard (not shown), and output the processing and processing results to an output device (not shown) such as a printer or display.

Here, the setting information set in the various setting sections 53 includes: 1) communication setting 2) data collection timing setting 3) data writing setting 4) user characteristic setting 5) display item setting 6 ) Display format setting.

In the personal computer 100, the part A including the communication manager 10, the data handler 20, the data memory 30, and the operation system 40 mainly executes processing for automatically collecting operation information.

That is, in this part A, the operating information is collected from the information source 200 using the communication manager 10, and the collected operating information is processed by the data handler 20. The collected data processed by the data handler 20 is stored in the collected data storage unit 3 of the data memory 30.
1 is stored.

The part B of the application 50 including the monitoring function 51, the data memory 30, and the operation system 40 mainly executes a process of displaying and presenting the contents written in the data memory 30 in a form easy for the user to understand. I do.

That is, in this part B, the output of the communication manager 10 and the output of the data handler 20 are monitored by the monitoring function 51 of the application 50, and the collected data is monitored.

The portion C of the application 50 including the reporting function 52, the data memory 30, and the operation system 40 mainly performs processing for processing collected data into a form such as a business report.

That is, in the part C, the collected data is totalized by the reporting function 52 of the application 50, and the totalized data is processed into a business report or the like in a predetermined format. The processed data is output to an output device, and the data memory 30
Is stored in the processed data storage unit 32.

In the operation information collection system of this embodiment, the various setting units 53 shown in FIG.
Aggregation conditions of the operation information collected from the plurality of information sources 200 to be collected are set in advance, and based on the set aggregation conditions, in the part C, the information collected from the plurality of information sources 200 to be collected is collected. The operating information is totalized, and the totalized operating information is automatically processed into a predetermined format, for example, a business report, and is output.

Here, the collection conditions include: 1) totalization of man-hour management work information of the information source 200 to be collected; 2) totalization of production progress information of the information source 200 to be collected; 3) collection of information. 4) Tallying of pause information of the information source 200 to be collected 4) Tallying of image information of the information source 200 to be collected.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the operation information collecting system shown in FIG.

In FIG. 2, when the software of the operation information collection system is started (step 101), first, user identification information (ID) is input (step 10).
2).

Next, a selection is made as to whether to start this processing or move to the setting mode (step 103). Here, if it is determined that the mode is shifted to the setting mode, the mode is changed to the setting mode (step 104). In this setting mode, environment setting, user setting, communication setting, and the like of the operation information collection system are performed.

If it is determined in step 103 that this processing is to be started, the item name produced by the information source 200 as the information collection target of the operation information collection system,
The production number is input, and the displayed tact time is confirmed (step 105).

If the predetermined condition is not satisfied in this check (N in step 105), the process returns to step 103.
If a predetermined condition is satisfied (Y in step 105), the process proceeds to monitoring processing, that is, operation information collection processing (step 110).

In the operation information collection process in step 110, 1) production status collected from the PLC or the like serving as the information source 200 2) a temporary stop signal of the PLC or the like serving as the information source 200 3) PLC or the like serving as the information source 200 Image data is input from an image storage device that stores the image data obtained by capturing the image, and the following processing is performed based on the information.

1) Monitoring mode processing (Step 111) 2) Man-hour management work input processing (Step 112) 3) Production progress monitor numerical value display processing (Step 113) 4) Pause monitoring processing (Step 114) 5) Call for maintenance personnel Processing (Step 115) 6) Processing such as image capturing processing (Step 116) is performed in parallel.

Here, in the monitoring mode process of step 111, 1) display of a production numerical value of the PLC or the like serving as the information source 200 2) remote image display of the PLC or the like serving as the information source 200, etc. are performed.

Further, in the man-hour management work input processing of step 112, the work time of each process such as the PLC which is the information source 200 is input.

Further, in the production progress monitor numerical display process of step 113, 1) numerical display of the production progress status of the PLC or the like serving as the information source 200 2) graph display of the production progress status of the PLC or the like serving as the information source 200 3 ) The production items of the production progress status of the PLC or the like serving as the information source 200 are set.

Also, in the pause monitoring process of step 114, 1) latest record display of temporary stop of PLC or the like serving as information source 200 2) history display of temporary stop of PLC or the like serving as information source 200 3) Information source For example, setting of a product item of a temporary stop, such as a PLC of 200, is performed.

In the maintenance person calling process of step 115, processing such as 1) displaying the latest call record of the maintenance person, 2) displaying the call history of the maintenance person, and 3) notifying the maintenance person is performed.

In the image fetching process of step 116, an image fetching process from the image storage device is performed.

Next, it is checked whether or not the end at the end of the work has been input (step 120). Here, if the end at the end of the work has not been input (N in step 120), the process returns to the operation information collection processing in step 110.

If it is determined in step 120 that the end of the work has been input (step 12).
If Y is 0, a reporting process, that is, an operation information processing process is performed (step 130).

In the operation information processing processing in step 130, 1) work report preparation processing (step 131) 2) confirmation processing (step 132) are executed in parallel.

Here, the business report creation processing in step 131 includes creation processing such as 1) daily production progress report, 2) daily operation report, 3) abnormality report, and 4) handover letter.

The confirmation mode of step 132 includes confirmation processing such as 1) production progress, 2) temporary stop, 3) image capture, and the like.

Next, the end of this software is confirmed (step 141). Here, if the end of this software cannot be confirmed (N in step 141), step 1
Returning to the operation information processing process of step 30, when the end of this software is confirmed (Y in step 141), the processing data is automatically saved in the data memory 30, and the software ends (step 142).

[0054]

As described above, according to the present invention, the conditions for summarizing operation information collected from a plurality of information collection targets such as machine equipment are set, and the operation information collected from the plurality of information collection targets is set. The operation information is compiled based on the set aggregation conditions, and the aggregated operation information is processed and output in a predetermined format. Therefore, the operation information collected from each information collection target is automatically aggregated and processed. Thus, the efficiency of the operation information collection work can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of an operation information collection system configured by applying an operation information collection method and apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the operation information collection system shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 Communication manager 20 Data handler 30 Data memory 31 Collected data storage unit 32 Processing data storage unit 40 Operation system (OS) 50 Application 51 Monitoring function 52 Reporting function

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An operation information collection method for collecting operation information from a plurality of information collection targets such as mechanical equipment, wherein a totaling condition of operation information collected from the plurality of information collection targets is set, and the plurality of information collections is performed. A method for collecting operation information, comprising: collecting operation information collected from a target based on the set tally conditions; processing the collected operation information into a predetermined format; 2. An operation information collection device for collecting operation information from a plurality of information collection targets such as mechanical equipment, wherein the operation information collection means collects operation information from each of the plurality of information collection targets. A totaling condition setting unit that sets a totaling condition of the operating information collected by the unit; an operating information totaling unit that totals the operating information collected by the operating information collecting unit based on the totaling condition set by the totaling condition setting unit; An operation information processing means for processing the operation information totalized by the operation information totalizing means into a predetermined format and outputting the processed information. 3. The operation information processing means processes the operation information totalized by the operation information totalization means as a business report in a predetermined format.
The operation information collection device described in the above.