JPS62271141A - Programming tool - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain the program operation with high reliability by storing the maintenance/history such as correction/addition applied to a program already generated into a storage device and image print the result at any time so as to keep the result as a hard copy at any time. CONSTITUTION:A program storage section 5 is provided a correction location storage means 141 storing the location of the correction/addition processing as to each program and a maintenance/history storage section 14 acting like a correction content storage means 142 to store the content of the correction/ addition processing. A programming function control section 6 is provided with a maintenance/history display print control means 13 displaying the storage content of a correction location storage means 121 and a correction content storage means 122 on a monitor 2 or image printing it onto a printer 3 and a correction part command means 15 giving a mark to the program revision part on screen an image print or the display in image printing the data on the printer 3 in a form a software.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] 3. Detailed Description of the Invention [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a programming program for programming control programs for various control devices using a computer system, and further details. The present invention relates to a programming tool that allows easy maintenance and history management of programs such as modification and additional processing.

[Prior art]

In various control devices using computer systems,
A programming tool is required to input and create a new program for controlling the controlled equipment, or to modify or partially add a program that has already been created.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of such a conventional programming system.

In FIG. 5, ■ is a programming tool body, and this programming tool body l includes, for example, a CRT
Monitor device such as display 2. Printer as printing means 3. Peripheral devices include a keyboard 4 as an input device for program data and various commands, and a program storage unit 5 as an external storage device using, for example, a floppy disk device or a magnetic tape recording device for storing created programs. is included.

The main component of the programming tool body 1 is a programming function control section 6 centered on a CPU (central processing unit) that creates, corrects, adds, etc. programs, and the programming function control section 6 and the above-mentioned peripheral devices. Monitor interface 7 that connects 2, 3, 4.5
, printer interface8. Keyboard interface 9. A program storage interface 11 and a program storage 1 as an internal storage device for temporarily storing programs using, for example, RAM or the like.
It is composed of 0, etc.

Next, the operation of the conventional programming tool configured as described above will be explained.

When inputting and creating a new program, that is, programming, the program is manually input by pressing each key on the keyboard 4, but here, it is assumed that the program is input in units of sheets as the constituent units of the program. A program sheet as a structural unit of a manually-written program is given to the program function control section 6 via the keyboard interface 9, processed, and sequentially stored in the program storage section 10. After the new manual input is completed, the program sheet stored in the program storage section 10 is transferred to the program storage section 5 via the program storage section interface 11 and stored therein, so that the program sheet can be stored. becomes.

Note that, in reality, a plurality of program sheets are combined and used as one program.

Processing for modifying or partially adding to the newly created program or the sheet as its constituent unit is performed as shown in the flowchart of FIG.

First, the programming function control section 6 reads out a program sheet to be modified/added from the program storage section 5, and transfers it to the program storage section interface 11.
A calling process is performed to transfer the program to the program storage unit 1° and store it therein. FIG. 8 shows an example of a program sheet called up from the program storage section 5 and displayed on the monitor device 2 as described above.

Then, correction/addition processing is performed on the called sheet to be corrected/added, and when this is completed, the programming function control unit 6 stores the sheet after the correction/addition processing in the program storage unit 10.

The program correction/addition processing for this called sheet is performed on the monitor device 2 via the monitor interface 7 (II) The sheet before the original/additional processing is first displayed, and then by operating each key on the keyboard 4, The content and instructions of the correction/addition process are given to the program function control unit 6 via the keyboard interface 9, and the process is executed.Furthermore, the status of a series of program correction/addition processes during this time is also sequentially displayed on the monitor device 2. Figure 9 shows the program sheet shown in Figure 8 above.
This shows a state in which some programs have been added as described above.

Furthermore, by transferring and storing the modified/additionally processed sheet stored in the program storage unit 10 to the program storage unit 5 via the program storage unit interface 11, the sheet after the modified/additional process can be stored. becomes possible.

The programs that have been modified and added in this way and are stored in the program storage section 5 can be monitored by the monitor device 2 at any time.
It is possible to display the

FIG. 7 shows the processing contents. When a program to be called is specified via the keyboard 4, the programming function control section 6 transfers the specified program from the program/ram storage section 5 to the program storage section 10 via the program storage section interface 11 and stores it therein. , the stored contents are transferred to the monitor device 2 via the monitor device interface 7 and displayed. In this case, a modified/added program sheet as shown in FIG. 10, for example, is displayed on the monitor device 2.

Further, if a hard copy is required, when an instruction is given via the keyboard 4, the programming function control section 6 transfers the display contents of the monitor device 2 to the printer interface 8.
The data is transferred to the printer via the printer and printed. This makes it possible to obtain a hard copy of the program after modification and addition processing.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

With such conventional programming tools, when modifications or additions are made to a program that has already been created, the location of the modifications or additions on the program and the contents of the modifications or additions are not saved. Therefore, maintenance and maintenance information such as whether or not modifications and additions have been made to the created program, and if so, which parts, etc.
The problem was that no historical records were left, and as a result, there was a problem of low reliability in program operation.

The present invention was made in view of these circumstances, and
When corrections or additions are made to a program that has already been created, the location and content of the corrections or additions should be printed at any time, and the changed parts of the program should be marked. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a programming tool that allows maintenance/history records to be taken out at any time and also allows clearly identifying changed parts of a program.

[Means for solving problems]

The programming tool of the present invention includes a means for storing the position on the program when a modified/added process is performed on an already created program, a means for storing the contents of the modified/added process, and a storage for both of these means. The program is configured to include means for displaying the contents on a display means or for printing them on a printing means such as a printer, and means for marking changed portions of the program at the time of display or printing.

[Effect]

In the programming tool of the present invention, when corrections or additions are made to an already created program, the position and content of the corrections or additions on the program are stored, and this is then displayed on the display device. It can be taken out as a hard copy and kept as a record of program maintenance and history.

〔Example〕

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in detail below based on drawings showing embodiments thereof.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a programming module according to the present invention.

In the figure, l is a programming tool main body, and this programming tool main body 1 includes, for example, CI?
Monitor device such as T display 2. Printer as printing means 3. Peripheral devices include a keyboard 4 as an input device for program data and various commands, and a program storage section 5 as an external storage device that is a means of storing created programs using, for example, a floppy disk device or a magnetic tape recording device. is included.

The program storage unit 5 has a function of storing and storing the program itself, and a correction position storage means 1 for storing and storing the position of correction/additional processing for each program.
41 and a maintenance/history storage unit 14 that functions as a modification content storage unit 142 for storing and storing the content of modification/addition processing.

The programming tool main body 1 includes a programming function control unit 6 centered on a CPU (central processing unit) as a program creation means for creating, modifying, and adding programs.
The programming function control unit 6 has maintenance and maintenance functions for displaying the stored contents of the correction position storage means 121 and correction content storage means 122 on the monitor device 2 or printing them on the printer 3, which will be described later. A history display printing control means 13 and a modified/added program are displayed on the monitor device 2 or for marking changed portions of the program on the display or printing screen when printing on the printer 3. Modified portion instructing means 15 is provided in the form of software.

The programming tool main body 1 also includes a monitor interface 7, a printer interface 8, . Keyboard interface 9. A program storage unit interface 11, a program storage unit 10 as an internal storage device which is a temporary storage means for programs using, for example, RAM, and an f key corrector for storing program correction/addition positions. It is composed of a program maintenance/history storage unit 12 using a RAM or the like, which functions as a position storage unit 121 and a correction content storage unit 122 for temporarily storing corrections and additions.

Next, the operation of the programming coolant of the present invention configured as described above will be explained.

When inputting or creating a new program, that is, programming, the program is input by pressing each key on the keyboard 4, but here it is assumed that the program is input in units of sheets as the constituent units of the program. The program sheet as a structural unit of the program is given to the program function control section 6 via the keyboard interface 9, processed, and sequentially stored in the program storage section 10. After the new input is completed, the program sheet stored in the program storage section 10 is transferred to the program storage section 5 via the program storage section interface 11 and stored therein, so that the program sheet can be stored. becomes.

In this way, for example, a new program similar to that shown in FIG.
will be stored in

Note that, in reality, a plurality of program sheets are combined and used as one program.

Processing for modifying or partially adding to the newly created program or the sheet as its constituent unit is performed as shown in the flowchart of FIG.

First, the program function control section 6 performs a calling process in which the program sheet to be subjected to 1-correction/additional processing is read out from the program storage section 5, transferred to the program storage section 10 via the program storage section interface 11, and stored. (Step ■), and further this program sheet is stored in the corrected position storage means 121 (Step ■). Next, the program function control unit 6 performs program correction/addition processing for the called sheet (step
), and when this is completed, the program after the modification/addition process is stored in the program storage unit 5, and the content of the modification/addition process is stored in the modification content storage means 122 (step 2).

In the correction/addition processing of this program, the sheet before the correction/addition processing is first displayed on the monitor device 2 via the monitor interface 7, and then the sheet is corrected via the keyboard interface 9 by operating each key on the keyboard 4. - The contents and instructions of the additional processing are given to the program function control unit 6 to be executed. Furthermore, the status of a series of program correction/addition processes during this time is also sequentially displayed on the monitor device 2.

In this way, a part of the newly created program shown in FIG. 9 is added as shown in FIG. 10, for example.

After the program correction/addition process is completed in this way, an instruction is given to the program function control unit 6 to select the sheet after the correction/addition process stored in the program storage unit 10 or the correction position storage means 121 and the correction position storage unit 121. By transferring and storing the stored contents of the content storage means 122 to the program storage section 5 via the program storage section interface 11, it becomes possible to store sheets after corrections and additions.
Step ■).

At this time, the modification/addition processing position of the program that was the storage content of the modification position storage means 121 is stored in the modification position storage means 141 of the maintenance/history storage section 14, and the program that was the storage content of the modification content storage means 122 is The correction/addition processing contents are stored in the correction contents storage means 14 of the maintenance/history storage section 14.
2 and are stored and stored respectively.

In this way, the program itself after modification/addition processing and the location and contents of modification/addition processing to the program are stored and stored in the program storage section 5, so maintenance and history records for each program can be maintained. If necessary, this can be done by reading out the storage contents of the maintenance/history storage section 14. The flowchart in FIG. 3 shows the contents of this process.

First, the user inputs via the keyboard 4 which program requires maintenance/history recording. As a result, the programming function control unit 6 records the maintenance/history of the specified program, specifically, the location and corrections of corrections/additions performed on the program stored in the correction position storage means 141. The contents of the modification/additional processing performed on the program stored in the content storage means 142 are read out from the maintenance/history storage section 14 and stored in the program maintenance/history storage section 12 via the program storage section interface 11. are transferred to and stored in the corrected position storage means 121 and the corrected content storage means 122, respectively (step ■)
.

Next, the programming function control section 6 operates the maintenance/history display printing control means 13. As a result, the maintenance/history display printing control means 13 controls the program maintenance/history storage section 1.
The stored contents of both storage means 2, specifically, the correction position storage means 121 and the correction content storage means 122, are transferred to the monitor device 2 via the monitor interface 7 and displayed (step 2).

At this time, on the display screen of the monitor device 2, a flowchart in which the correction/addition processing has been performed is displayed, for example, as shown in the above-mentioned FIG. At this point, if you use the keyboard 4 to instruct the user to display the changed contents of the correction/addition process (step ■), the changed part of the program will be marked, for example, as shown in Figure 4. (Step ■).

If further hard copies are required after this, by instructing to that effect via the keyboard 4 (step [phase]
), the maintenance/history display printing control means 13 transfers the content displayed on the monitor device 2 to the printer 3 via the printer interface 8 and prints it (step ■);
As a result, the maintenance and history of the program, specifically the location and contents of corrections and additions made to the program, are left as a hard copy.

In the above embodiment, after the program sheet to be modified and added is called from the program storage section 5 and stored in the program storage section 10 in the programming tool body 1, the modification and addition processing is performed on the program sheet. However, for example, it is of course possible to process a program that has been stored in the program storage unit 10 immediately after being newly created, but has not yet been stored in the program storage unit 5.

Further, in the above embodiment, the position and contents of correction/additional processing for the created program are printed, but it is also possible to print processing such as parameter correction, for example.

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, by storing the sheet to be modified or added to the program configured in sheet units,
Although the position of the correction/addition process is stored, for example, in a program configured line by line, the configuration may be such that the line to be corrected/added is stored.

〔effect〕

As described above, the present invention has a structure in which maintenance and history of modifications and additions made to a created program are stored in a storage device, and can be printed at any time and left as a notebook copy. Since the structure is such that it is possible to mark changed parts of the program, maintenance and management of the program is facilitated, and since changed parts of the program can be clearly and easily recognized, highly reliable program operation is possible.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 is a block diagram of the programming system of the present invention.
Figures 2 and 3 are flowcharts showing its operation, Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the display screen, Figure 5 is a block diagram of a conventional programming tool, Figure 6.7 is a flowchart showing its operation, and Figure 8.9. The figure is a schematic diagram of the display screen. 1... Programming tool body 2... Monitor device 3... Printer 4... Keyboard 5.
...Program storage unit 6...Program function control unit 12...Program maintenance/history storage unit 121.
...Correction position storage means 122...(II correct content storage means 13...Maintenance/history display printing section 14...
・Maintenance/history storage section 141... Correction position storage means
142...Modified content storage means 15...Modified portion indicating means Note that the same reference numerals in each figure indicate the same or equivalent parts.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A program creation means for creating a new program and modifying/adding to an already created program; and a program storage means for storing the program created/modified by the program creation means. In the programming tool, when each program stored in the program storage means is modified or added by the program creation means, a modification that stores the position of the modified or added part on the program. a position storage means; a correction content storage means for storing the contents of the correction/addition processing; and a maintenance/history display printing control means for displaying and/or printing the stored contents of the correction position storage means and the correction content storage means. a display means and/or a printing means whose display is controlled by the maintenance/history display printing control means; and a display means and/or a printing means whose display is controlled by the maintenance/history display printing control means; A programming tool comprising: a modified part indicating means for attaching a mark indicating a changed part of the program due to modification/addition processing.