JPS6069781A - Data collection system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce the trouble and cost of program generation by generating an execution program for a portable input/output device by a host machine which is used in data transfer. CONSTITUTION:When an application program is generated by the host machine 2, a source program is generated by using the editor 5 that the host machine 2 has and compiled by a compiler 7 into an object program. The program is filed in storage means 6 and 8. The host machine 2 has an execution routine library for the portable input/output device, and the application program stored in the file 8 and the contents of the routine library 9 are linked together by a linker 10 during execution to generate a business program for the input/output device 1. This program is filed in a storage means 11 and stored in the memory of the input/output device 1 through a loader 12.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a data collection system comprising a general-purpose terminal (host machine) and a portable input/output device.

Conventionally, in this type of system, the program that collects data (controls the functions of the portable input/output device used) is
It was created in a programming language such as assembler using a general-purpose terminal (host machine) and a dedicated program creation machine other than a portable input/output device, and was loaded into the portable input/output device via a dedicated program loading machine.

Therefore, there is a drawback that not only a dedicated machine is required for creating and loading the program, but also that it takes time to create the program.

Another drawback is that only a professional programmer for portable input/output devices can create programs.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to eliminate the need for a dedicated machine for creating and loading programs for portable input/output devices, and to reduce the time and effort required to create programs.

According to the present invention, the configuration of the program of the portable input/output device b is divided into an O8 part, a runtime routine part, and an application part, and the portable input/output device b: By preparing a runtime routine library dedicated to the input/output device and a runtime routine library for Sea Millet on the host machine, programs created in the standard language of the host machine can be linked with the runtime routine library. A data collection system is obtained in which a program for the input/output device is created in a host machine to which the handheld W/'M input/output device is connected after data collection.

Next, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings showing one embodiment of the present invention.

In the first M, the portable human output device 1 and the personal computer beater 2, which is a host device, are connected by a communication cable 3 when exchanging data.

At the start of a job, the input/output device 1 has no control program stored therein for performing the input/output job, and only the operating system (O8) and load program.

The memory area 4 of the input/output device 1 has V as shown in FIG.
It is divided into a CO 84a, a runtime routine 4b, an application area 4c, and a data area 4d. The application program V can execute any functional operation by checking the runtime routine 4b as necessary.

Referring to FIG. 3, when creating an application program on the host machine 2, a source program is created using the editor 5 of the host machine 2, and a target program is created using the compiler 7. The created programs are filed in storage means 6 and 8, respectively.

The host machine 2 is equipped with a runtime routine library 9 for portable input/output devices. Therefore, by linking the contents of the application program (!) stored in the file 8 with the runtime routine library 9 using the linker 10, a business program for the input/output device 1 can be created. The data is filed in the storage means 11 and stored in the memory 4 of the input/output device 1 via the loader 12.

On the other hand, the host machine 2 includes an execution routine library 13 for simulating the application program in file 8. These contents7. By linking with the IJ linker 14, a simulation execution program can be created. This program is stored in file 15, but by reading the contents, you can
Seamulate depacking is possible.

As described above, the present invention has the effect of reducing the effort and cost of creating a program by creating an execution program for a portable input/output device by a host machine used when all data is exchanged.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the system configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the memory area of input/output kllct in purple, and FIG.
The figure is a diagram for explaining the program creation procedure. Map/Map/Diagram

Claims (1)

[Claims] A data collection device comprising: a portable input/output device that has a memory for storing an execution program for input/output operations and performs data collection work using the execution program; and a general-purpose terminal that processes data collected by the portable input/output device. In the system, means for the general-purpose terminal to create an execution program for the portable input/output device using a program KWM used in the general-purpose terminal, and means for simulating the created execution program;
and means for loading the simulated execution program onto the portable input/output device.