KR101831016B1

KR101831016B1 - Method for generating tag information tool-tip in HMI system

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Publication number: KR101831016B1
Application number: KR1020140009481A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 이광엄
Original assignee: 엘에스산전 주식회사
Priority date: 2014-01-27
Filing date: 2014-01-27
Publication date: 2018-02-21
Also published as: KR20150089182A

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of generating a tag information tool tip, and more particularly, to a method of generating a tool tip for a tag information by interlocking with a tag database, thereby improving the convenience of operation and the efficiency of operation, Information tool tip generation method.
A method of generating a tag information tool tip in an HMI system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes an object selecting step of selecting an object to define a tool tip in a runtime driving screen of the HMI system; A tag selection step of executing a tool tip definition setting window and selecting a tag to be defined in a tag list window in which a tag mapped to the selected object is displayed; A definition object selecting step of selecting an object to be defined in the object display window on which the selected tag and the mapped object are displayed; A tag information selection step of selecting tag information to be included in a tool tip; And a tag information application step of requesting and receiving the selected tag information to the tag database and reflecting the received tag information to the tool tip.

Description

Method for Generating Tag Information Tooltip in HMI System {Method for generating tag information tool-tip in HMI system}

The present invention relates to a method of generating a tag information tool tip, and more particularly, to a method of generating a tool tip for a tag information by interlocking with a tag database, thereby improving the convenience of operation and the efficiency of operation, Information tool tip generation method.

The HMI (Human Machine Interface) system used in the industrial field refers to software that displays the data related to the work process in human-recognizable form and controls the process through it.

The HMI system provides various data generated in the process and trend analysis function using it. This information is provided to the operator in the form of a simplified diagram of the process so that the operator can simply see how the entire process is operated and controlled.

Generally, in the HMI system, the tag name is assigned to the I / O address of the control target device, which is mapped to an object on the screen, and the device status is monitored or controlled at run time.

When the runtime of the HMI system is run, the operator can inquire the information of the objects on the screen by simply placing the mouse cursor on the desired object and using the tool tip displayed on the object .

1 is a flowchart illustrating a method of defining tooltips for an object in a conventional HMI system.

Referring to FIG. 1, a single object to define a tool tip is selected on the runtime screen of the HMI system (S10), a setting window for defining a tool tip is executed (S20), and a tool tip message (S30). If the object to be defined is left, the tool tip definition is terminated. If the object to be defined is left, the tool tip .

In this way, when defining a tooltip on an object in a conventional HMI system, the operator selects one of the objects one by one and confirms the tag information mapped with the object in a separate list (csv file, excel file, or document in which tag information is defined) The tooltip message can be manually entered by hand, so many repetitive tasks are required. Depending on the operator, the tooltip can be created with a different structure, and the risk that the wrong information may be included in the tooltip due to the operator's mistake have.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the problems of the related art as described above, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an HMI system capable of improving the convenience of operation and the efficiency of operation by simply generating tool tips for tag information through interoperation with a tag database And a method for generating a tag information tool tip in the tag information.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for generating a tag information tool tip in an HMI system, the method comprising: selecting an object for defining a tool tip in a runtime driving screen of the HMI system; A tag selection step of executing a tool tip definition setting window and selecting a tag to be defined in a tag list window in which a tag mapped to the selected object is displayed; A definition object selecting step of selecting an object to be defined in the object display window on which the selected tag and the mapped object are displayed; A tag information selection step of selecting tag information to be included in a tool tip; And a tag information application step of requesting and receiving the selected tag information to the tag database and reflecting the received tag information to the tool tip.

At this time, the tag database stores, as the tag information, a tag name, an input / output address of the tag, and a description of the tag.

Meanwhile, in the object selection step, it is possible to select a plurality of objects to define a tool tip.

In addition, when the tool tip definition setting window is executed in the tag selection step, the selected object and the mapped tag are automatically aligned and displayed in the tag list window.

In the tag information selection step, at least one of a tag name, an input / output address of the tag, and a description of the tag is selected.

Conventionally, a single object is selected, a setting window for defining a tool tip is executed, and a tool tip message for a single object is created in the setting window. However, according to the present invention, information related to a tag related to the object is received You can create a tooltip message automatically.

Therefore, when defining a tooltip, you can select multiple objects to define a tooltip at a time, and you do not have to manually create a tooltip message.

Therefore, according to the present invention, tool tips can be easily generated through interlocking tag information mapped with an object with a tag database, so that convenience of operation and efficiency of operation can be improved.

1 is a flowchart illustrating a method of defining tooltips for an object in a conventional HMI system.
2 is a block diagram illustrating a system for generating a tag information tool tip in an HMI system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of generating a tag information tool tip in an HMI system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a view illustrating an example of a runtime-driven screen configuration provided according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen configuration of a tool tip definition setting window provided according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention. In this process, the thicknesses of the lines and the sizes of the components shown in the drawings may be exaggerated for clarity and convenience of explanation. Further, terms to be described below are terms defined in consideration of functions in the present invention, which may vary depending on the intention or custom of the user, the operator. Therefore, definitions of these terms should be made based on the contents throughout this specification.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a system for generating a tag information tool tip in the HMI system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for generating a tag information tool tip in the HMI system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is an exemplary view of a runtime driving screen configuration provided according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is an exemplary view of a screen configuration of a tooltip definition setting window provided according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, the tag information tool tip generating system 100 in the HMI system according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a tool tip defining module 110 and a tag database 120. The tool tip defining module 110 ) Has a tooltip creation program that an operator uses to create tooltips.

Meanwhile, the tag database 120 stores information related to an object displayed on the run-time driving screen in the HMI system and a mapped tag, and stores a name of the tag, an input / output address of the tag, and a description of the tag .

Therefore, the operator executes the tool tip creating program to create a tool tip using the tool tip definition setting window as shown in FIG. 4. At this time, the information related to the tag mapped to the object is received from the tag database 120, By doing so, you will automatically generate a tooltip.

Hereinafter, a method of generating a tag information tool tip in an HMI system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

At this time, the tag information tool tip creation in the HMI system according to the embodiment of the present invention is performed by a tool tip creation program executed under the control of the operator.

First, an object selection step (S110) for selecting an object to define a tool tip in a runtime driving screen as shown in FIG. At this time, the object to be defined is multi-selectable.

Next, a tag selection step (S120) is performed in which a tool tip definition setting window as shown in FIG. 5 is executed, and a tag to be defined is selected in a tag list window (1) displaying the tag mapped with the selected object.

That is, if an object is selected in the object selection step S110 and a tool tip definition setting window is executed, the selected object and the mapped tag are automatically aligned and displayed in the tag list window (①) of the tool tip definition setting window.

At this time, the selected tag and the mapped object are displayed in the object display window (②), and the selected tag and the mapped object can be checked in the 'object' list of the object display window (②).

Next, a definition object selection step (S130) is performed for selecting an object to define a tool tip from the object displayed in the object display window (2) of the tool tip definition setting window as shown in FIG.

Next, a tag information selection step (S140) for selecting tag information to be included in the tool tip is performed in the tag information selection window (3) of the tool tip definition setting window as shown in FIG.

At this time, a 'tag description' field is displayed in the tag information selection window (3), 'tag name', 'input / output address', and the corresponding field is selected to display a tag name, an input / Can be included. In addition, the tag information selection window (3) may additionally display a column for providing information other than the information proposed in the present invention.

Next, a tag information application step (S150) is performed in which the selected tag information is requested and received in the tag database 120 and reflected in the tool tip.

At this time, the tag database 120 stores various information for each tag. For example, a name of a tag, an input / output address, and a description of a tag are stored.

After the tag information application step S 150 is performed, it is confirmed that the tag information to be provided as a tool tip is automatically reflected in the 'tooltip string' of the object display window (2).

5, the tag name is displayed as a tooltip for the object 'Circle28', the address is displayed as a tooltip for the object 'Text68', and the tag description is displayed as a tooltip for the object 'Circle25' Can be confirmed.

On the other hand, the operator can directly input the object, and accordingly, the message 'Text67' has no information defined and a message ('operator random input') is displayed to let the operator know that the operator can directly input have.

As described above, conventionally, a single object is selected, a setting window for defining a tool tip is executed, and a tool tip message for a single object is created in the setting window. However, according to the present invention, It can receive tooltip messages automatically from the database.

Meanwhile, although the method of generating a tag information tool tip in the HMI system according to the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments, And various alternatives, modifications, and alterations can be made within a range.

Therefore, the embodiments described in the present invention and the accompanying drawings are intended to illustrate rather than limit the technical spirit of the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments and accompanying drawings . The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents should be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.

100: Generate tag information tooltip 110: Tooltip definition module
120: Tag database

Claims

A method of generating a tag information tool tip for an object displayed on a runtime driving screen of an HMI (Human Machine Interface)
The tag information tool tip generation method of the HMI system includes a tool tip definition module for storing a tool tip creation program used by an operator included in the HMI system to generate a tool tip, By using the tag database storing the information related to the mapped tag and storing the name of the tag, the input / output address of the tag, and the description of the tag,
An object selection step of selecting an object to define a tool tip in a runtime driving screen of the HMI system;
When the tool tip creation program is executed, a tool tip definition setting window including a tag list window, an object display window, and a tag information selection window is displayed on the display screen, and the selected object is stored in the tag database A tag selection step of automatically sorting the tagged tags in the tag list window and selecting a tag to be defined from the displayed data;
Selecting an object to be defined in the object displayed on the object display window, the object being mapped to the selected tag, on the object display window;
A tag information selection step of selecting tag information to be included in a tool tip in a tag information selection window in which tag information is set; And
And a tag information application step of requesting and receiving the selected tag information in a tag database and reflecting the selected tag information in a tool tip.

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The method according to claim 1,
And selecting a plurality of objects to define a tool tip in the object selection step.

The method of claim 3,
Wherein the tag information selecting step selects at least one of a tag name, an input / output address of a tag, and a description of a tag in the tag information selecting step.

5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the tag information can be set to be arbitrarily input to the selected object without selecting tag information to be displayed on the tool tip in the tag information selection step.