JPS63145505A - Numerical controller - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce the operating load of an operator by displaying the operating items or the selecting items in a proper menu sentence on a screen and selecting a desired item among those displayed ones. CONSTITUTION:The pages of the menu displayed at a menu display part 1d can be updated based on the contents of the message displayed successively at a message display part 1a or with manual operation of a menu advance key 12. The contents of the message displayed at the part 1a can be successively updated by supplying data to an input data display part 1b via a data key 3 or selecting a desired operating item out of the menu displayed at the part 1d. An operator is guided by the message and can perform operations while updating this message. In such a way, the operating load of the operator is reduced.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a numerical control device having a display device such as a cathode ray tube (hereinafter referred to as CRT) and operated by a six-question-and-answer method.

FIG. 1 shows the configuration of an operation board of a conventional numerical control device having a CRT%, and FIG. 2 shows details of each part of the operation board.

In these figures, (1) is C! RT, +21 is a screen selection key for selecting the screen of this CRT (1);
(3) is a data key for inputting data, +4
)t! Address keys consisting of alphabetic characters to distinguish data contents; (5) is a data editing key for editing data entered on the screen of ORT (1); (6) is the operation of the device and the controlled object. These are mode selection keys for selecting a mode, and each of these keys is provided with a predetermined switch.

Next, the operating procedure of the operator when inputting a cannibal program using the operation board will be explained using a flowchart shown in the third factor.

First, the operator turns on the power to the control device.

Next, this operator determines what to do next based on the content of the job when inputting the Canadian program, and moves on to the next action. in this case.

To select the operating mode, the program creation switch of the mode selection key (6) is pressed. SaralζCR? (11
The program switch of the screen selection key (2) is pressed to select the screen, and a screen for creating a program is displayed on the CRT (11).The operator decides what to do next. P switch and data key (3) encoded in address key (4) lζ preset P switch and data key (3)
1 switch coded in .

Press the 6 switch and the setting switch 7 to set the program number, and then press the address key (4) G switch and the data key (3) 0 switch 7 setting switch to set the preparation function.

Next, the address key (4) X switch and the data key (3) 2.4, 6.・Press the 3 and setting switches to set the X coordinate of the target positioning point or 24L3
Set the following. Similarly, address key (4) 2
Switch and data key (3) 8.2゜3,...5
．． Press the 6 and setting switches.

Set the two coordinates of the target positioning point to be 62156. After this, the operator decides what to do next and selects auxiliary functions such as setting the spindle or starting and stopping the coolant using the address keys (4).
) and press the data key (3) 3 switch 7 setting switch 7. Settings for this auxiliary function can be made using the M switch right of the address key (4) or the data key (
This is done by pressing the number switch 3).

Next, press the address key (4) to set the preparation function.
Press the G switch 1, the 1 switch data key (3), and the setting switch. Thereafter, the operator repeats judgments and settings each time while looking at the process sheet prepared in advance. moreover.

After setting the auxiliary functions as appropriate, the program creation is completed.

By the way, in conventional numerical control devices, the frequency of operation by the operator is high, the operation procedure is complicated, and the number of parts of the C control board in the device itself is large, which increases the number of man-hours required for wiring and assembling the control board. There were some drawbacks, such as the increased space. Furthermore, as the functionality of the numerical control device improves, the number of corresponding switches, lamps, etc. increases, so that the above-mentioned drawbacks become even more serious.

This invention was made in order to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks of the conventional technology, and it displays message texts (
Providing a means for displaying a message (hereinafter referred to as a message), displaying appropriate operation items or selection items on the screen either subordinate to the message or independently of the message, and Providing a means to select the desired item from those items
The purpose of this method is to standardize the operating procedure, reduce the operating burden on the operator, and at the same time simplify the device itself.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6. In addition, Figure 4 shows the front of the sweeping board, Fl!
5'! is an example of the operation items displayed as a menu.
*s+g shows the flow of the operator's operation procedure.

In Fig. 4, (1) is a CRT, and this CRT C1
The screen of No. 1 is configured to be able to display characters in, for example, 24 rows and 80 columns, and the screen has a message display section (Ia) that displays message text, which is a feature of the present invention.
, input data display section (Im)), setting data display section (
A plurality of menu display sections (1d) are reserved in which several menu texts are displayed at appropriate times in correspondence with each message text.

Furthermore, this display board has the above menu display section (1d).
A menu selection key αD having a plurality of switches corresponding to each cleaning item, and a menu walk key Q3 for manually stepping through the pages of the menu Iζ are provided. The menu page displayed on the menu display section (1d) can be updated by the contents of the messages sequentially displayed on the message display section (1a) or by manually operating the menu advance key α2. .

Figure 5 shows the operation items for each page of the menu displayed on the menu display section (1d).
The goal is achieved by pressing the switch corresponding to the desired operation item. Therefore, the content of the message displayed on the message display section (1a) can be changed by inputting data into the input data display section (1b) using the data key (3), or by inputting data into the input data display section (1b) using the data key (3), or by changing the contents of the message displayed on the menu display section. The desired operation items can be sequentially updated by selecting the desired operation items from the menu displayed in (1d), and the operator is guided by this message and can proceed with the operation while updating it.

Note that pages such as data editing menus, which are difficult to display in correspondence with messages, can be displayed manually by pressing the menu advance key C1z.

Next, according to the flowchart shown in FIG.

How messages are updated,
The operator explains how to respond to the questions in the message. For convenience, we will use this example to create a program.

First, when power is applied to the operator or control unit, C
The message for setting the operation mode, ``Runten mode <menu>?'' and the operation mode menu shown in Figure 5 are automatically displayed on the R7 screen, so the operator is guided to this. Then select "Program End" from the operation mode menu and press the corresponding menu selection key a9.

Next, the message “CR7” will automatically appear on the CR7 screen.
Menu for T? ” and the menu for the 0RTiii screen are displayed. The operator selects "Program" from the ORT screen menu and presses the corresponding menu selection key 0 switch.

Furthermore, (!J( on the RT screen) is a message for creating a program, ``Program <data>?'' is displayed, so the data key (3) that has been coded and set as a program is displayed. Press the 1f6 switch and the setting switch.This sets the program height.
(!On the RT screen there is a message [G code <menu>
? '' and the G code menu shown in Figure 5 are displayed.The operator selects `` from the above G code menu.
Select "Isengime GOJ" and press the corresponding menu selection key αD switch to set positioning GO.

Next, on the CR7 screen, the message "Shuten-X <Data>?" for setting the end point is displayed, and the data key (3) 2.4, 8. Press the 0°3 and setting switches to set the end point X coordinate to 248.3.

Similarly, on the CRTr# surface.

The message "Shuten-2 <Data>?" will be displayed, and 6. of the data key (3) will be displayed. 2. 3.・Press the 5°8 and setting switches to set the end point 2 coordinates to 112
Set to 156.

After this, a message for setting the auxiliary function will be displayed on the CR7 screen, and the fifth
The auxiliary equipment Uzuki menu shown in the figure is displayed, and from this menu you can select "Spindle CW" and "Coolant Cu1l".
Please select as appropriate.

Press the corresponding menu selection key a0 switch. Furthermore, message [G food menu]? ” and the G code menu are displayed, and from this menu, select “Choxen GIJ%” and press the corresponding menu selection key (111) to set straight line machining.

Thereafter, after repeating data setting or menu selection without being guided by a message displayed based on a predetermined program format, the auxiliary function menu is displayed again.

Menu selection keys aD corresponding to "Program end", "Spindle oyy J r coolant 0FFl", etc.
Press the switch to create or exit the program.

Note that in the above embodiment, the message and menu are displayed in everyday language.

You can also use symbols or codes.

Furthermore, the message may be displayed one sentence at a time, or a plurality of sentences may be displayed at once.

Furthermore, in the 0N10FF state of the menu, the characters on the screen can be reversed or brushed.

It can also be distinguished by the use of uppercase and lowercase letters. Furthermore, it goes without saying that the display device for the display can be replaced by the 01-type as long as it can display multiple characters.

In addition, although the above-mentioned example has been explained using the example of creating a program, it can also be applied to normal machine operation, and in this case, data setting items can be removed.

As described above, according to the present invention, the operator only has to operate by answering questions from messages by setting data or selecting menus. Furthermore, since the menu selection keys are provided with different fjues corresponding to each menu page, the number of switches on the operation board can be significantly reduced. Furthermore, since messages and menus are processed according to software changes Cζ, there is an effect that it is possible to easily change or expand functions.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figures 11 to 13 are for explaining the conventional devices. Figure 1 is a front view of an operation board incorporating a CRT as a display device, and the second factor is a front view of each part of the sweeping board. , FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operating procedure. Figures 4 to 6 are for explaining the -'JJ example of the present invention, where 4th @ is the front I cover of the operation board, 5th ■ is a diagram showing the operation items displayed as a menu, @Figure 6 is a flowchart showing operator a. In ■, the same symbols indicate the same or equivalent parts, (
1) is a CRT, f31 is a data key, (In+go menu selection key, 1z is a menu advance key).

Claims (1)

[Claims] A display device that sequentially displays a plurality of message texts on a screen and simultaneously displays a plurality of menu texts in a timely manner on a plurality of menu display sections corresponding to each of the message texts; a plurality of menu switches provided corresponding to the menu text, and a plurality of data switches for inputting data corresponding to the message text or menu text; A numerical control device that is operated by sequentially responding to questions using message texts that are displayed sequentially using the menu switch or the data switch, and for updating the menu texts displayed on the menu display section. A numerical control device characterized by having a menu advancement key.