TW201339777A - Method to simultaneously connect with processing machine controllers of several brands - Google Patents

Abstract

A method to simultaneously connect with processing machine controllers of several brands is disclosed, which is to be applied in a computer system. The computer system has an integration execution module and a user interface capable of interacting with the integration execution module. the integration execution module integrates multiple sets of application program interfaces that are capable of communicating with controller of specific brand, respectively, enabling the integration execution module to simultaneously connect with various controllers corresponding to each of the application program interfaces. The method is as followings: The to-be-connected processing machine is selected first through the user interface, then the integration execution module generates a thread of execution according to the application program interface corresponding to the controller of each processing machine, respectively, and the integration execution module acquires needed information respectively from corresponding controllers through the thread of execution.

Description

Method of connecting with several brand processing machine controllers at the same time

The invention relates to the connection mode of the processing machine, in particular to a method which can be connected to the controller of the several brand processing machine at the same time.

With the development of information technology, the far-reaching remote monitoring and control has been applied to CNC processing machines, especially the popularization of network transmission. The controllers corresponding to each brand processing machine have a network. The function of transmission has become the main equipment earlier. As long as the controller with this function is selected, the computer or other equipment can be used for remote monitoring and remote operation.

However, due to the large number of controller models corresponding to each brand processing machine, and the usage methods of different models and different brands of library are also different, each controller manufacturer has its own remote communication interface, each The home interface is different. Users want to connect to each controller to familiarize themselves with the communication interface of each family to develop, which will cause application developers to trouble in developing software. In addition, the factory of the general processing industry will be at the same time. There are a variety of controller models and a variety of different brands of processing machines, and each controller model has a corresponding Application Programming Interface (API), and different brands of controllers will be different. The connection method will cause the processing industry to suffer from the integration operation.

In view of this, how to provide a method for simultaneously connecting with a number of brand processing machine controllers is the focus of the present invention.

The object of the present invention is to provide a method for simultaneously connecting with a plurality of brand processing machine controllers, which utilizes an application interface integrating the brand controllers, and can be used by the user through a single interface. The effect of the serial processing machine controller at the same time.

The second object of the present invention is to provide a method for simultaneously connecting with a number of brand processing machine controllers, which utilizes an application interface integrating various brand controllers to generate a universal function module and a plug-in program for developers to Using the functions and data structures defined by the plug-in allows developers to quickly develop new applications without having to understand the application interface of each brand controller.

The third object of the present invention is to provide a method for simultaneously connecting with a number of brand processing machine controllers, which has the function of being able to transmit the real-time information of the processing machine in the first time through the network transmission.

In order to achieve the foregoing objects, the present invention provides a method for simultaneously connecting to a plurality of brand processing machine controllers, the method being applied to a computer system including an integrated execution module and an integrated execution module a user interface of the interaction, the integration execution module is integrated with a plurality of application programming interfaces (APIs) that can respectively communicate with a controller of a specific brand, so that the integrated execution module can be combined with each other. The controller corresponding to the application interface is simultaneously connected. The method includes: selecting a processing machine to be connected through the user interface, and the integrated execution module is respectively determined according to an application interface corresponding to each controller of the processing machine A thread is generated, and the integrated execution module and each of the threads can respectively obtain the required information from the corresponding controller.

Wherein, the computer system further has a global memory area and a momentum database, and each thread can separately detect the state of the corresponding processing machine, and the machine state includes at least OFF (shutdown) /IDLE (idle) / RUN (in process) / ALARM (alarm) and other home rate information, the integrated execution module stores the detected status into the global memory area for the user interface display And recorded in the home rate database.

Furthermore, the integrated execution module can be further connected to a common function module (Common Function Runtime), which greatly simplifies the application interface of each controller, and then builds a general-purpose type. The application is placed in the versatile function module. The versatile function module has a plug-in program (Plug-In Interface), and the plug-in program is used to define the function name and data structure of the versatile function module. The user joins the reference and establishes a namespace to call the use; after the integrated execution module is connected with the predetermined controller, a corresponding universal application interface is established according to each thread to the universal function mode. In the group, the developer can call the function to enter the data structure defined by the plugin according to the function defined by the plugin, and write a micro application (Application, App), the micro application can be used through the network. The road is transmitted to the versatile function module, and the versatile function module is responsible for obtaining the required information from the predetermined controller, and the capital obtained by the versatile function module The system is stored in the data structure defined by the plugin and passed back to the micro application; the micro application written in XML format can also be transmitted to the universal function module via the network, and After the universal function module is decoded, the integrated execution module can be directly communicated with the corresponding processing machine controller, and the obtained information is encoded into the XML code by the universal function module. Then pass it back to the micro app.

Moreover, the integrated execution module can be connected to a Web Services Runtime, and the remote connection module can be automatically connected to a remote server through the network, and The remote connection module can transmit the information captured by the integrated execution module to the remote server; when the integrated execution module is connected to the predetermined controller, the remote connection is The module is automatically connected to the remote server, and a user terminal can connect to the webpage of the remote server via the launch browser, and after selecting a specific option on the webpage, the remote server That is, the remote connection module is called to request the integrated execution module to transmit the predetermined information to the remote server.

Of course, the present invention may be different in some of the components, or the arrangement of the components, but the selected embodiments are described in detail in the present specification.

The present invention provides a method for simultaneously connecting to a plurality of brand processing machine controllers. The method is applied to a computer system. As shown in FIG. 1, the computer system includes an integrated execution module 10 and a Integrating the user interface 20 (User Interface, UI) of the execution module 10, the integrated execution module 10 is integrated with a plurality of application interfaces 30 that can respectively communicate with the controller of a specific brand processing machine (Application Programming Interface, API), the integrated execution module 10 can be connected to the controller corresponding to each application interface 30, such as FANUC, MITSUBISHI, SIEMENS, etc. The execution module 10 is integrated and communicated with the corresponding controller application interface, and the integrated execution module 10 generates a thread according to the application interface 30 corresponding to each controller of the processing machine. Wherein, the computer system further has a global memory area and a momentum database (not shown), and each thread can separately detect the state of the corresponding processing machine, and the machine state is at least Contains home rate information such as OFF/IDLE/RUN/ALARM, and the integrated execution module 10 stores the detected status in the global memory area. It is displayed for the user interface 20 and recorded in the home rate database.

The integrated execution module 10 is coupled to a Common Function Runtime (CFR). The integrated execution module 10 integrates the application interfaces 30 to create a general-purpose application. The interface 51 is placed in the versatile function module 50, and has a plug-in program (Plug-In Interface) in the versatile function module 50. The plug-in is an Interface DLL file, which is used to define the versatile function. The function name and data structure of the module 50 are for the user to join the reference and establish a namespace for calling.

The integrated execution module 10 is further connected to a Web Services Runtime (WSR). The remote connection module 60 can be automatically connected to a remote server 61 through the network. The remote connection module 60 can transmit the information captured by the integrated execution module 10 to the remote server 61.

Next, referring to FIG. 2, the present invention provides a method for simultaneously connecting with a number of brand processing machine controllers, which includes the following steps:

(101) program execution;

(102) selecting, by the user interface 20, a processing machine 40 to be connected;

(103) The integrated execution module 10 generates a thread according to the application interface 30 corresponding to the controller 40 of each processing machine;

(104) The integrated execution module 10 can obtain the required information from the corresponding processing machine controller 40 by using the respective threads, and the captured information includes at least OFF (off) / IDLE (idle) / Home rate information such as RUN (in process) / ALARM (alarm).

According to the above method, when the ALARM state occurs, the integrated execution module 10 automatically saves the ALARM message as an XML text file for the user interface 20 to use when viewing the ALARM (alarm) history. .

According to the above method, after the processing machine is turned on, the integrated execution module 10 automatically accumulates the use time of the processing machine through the corresponding controller 40 for performing maintenance management of a device.

According to the above method, when the processing machine is turned on and in the processing state, the integrated execution module 10 automatically accumulates the processing time through the corresponding controller 40 for performing a tool life management.

According to the above method, each thread can upload a processing program to the corresponding processing machine controller 40.

Therefore, after the remote operator uses the processing program editor or the computer assisted mechanical manufacturing (CAM) to transfer the processing code, the integrated execution module 10 directly uses the processing program to upload and download functions, and uploads the processing program to the corresponding program. The processing machine controller 40, as shown in FIG. 3, can select the processing program and press the right arrow to upload the processing program. When the processing program is successfully uploaded, the processing machine controller 40 can read This is a processing program.

When the processor sets the workpiece in front of the processing machine, the system allows the processing personnel to input the relevant command code directly on the controller 40 of the processing machine without the need to go to the PC, and the integrated execution module can be automatically executed. The processing program under the group 10 is uploaded to the controller of the processing machine, whereby the processing personnel can directly load the processing program and process it. In this way, the integrated execution module 10 can be regarded as a processing program server (as shown in FIG. 4); accordingly, the integrated execution module 10 can be installed on the company's main file server, and then Then, the processing program specified position of the integrated execution module 10 is pointed to the folder; at this time, when the integrated execution module 10 is started, the command code on the controller is immediately monitored, and if there is a command to be uploaded by the processing program When the code is executed, the integrated execution module 10 reads the specified processing program and directly uploads it to the controller 40 of the processing machine.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, after the integrated execution module 10 is connected to the predetermined processing machine controller 40, the integrated execution module 10 respectively establishes a corresponding general-purpose application according to each thread. The interface 51 is in the versatile function module 50, and the developer can call the function according to the function defined by the plug-in program (Plug-In Interface) and bring the data structure defined by the plug-in program into a micro-application. The application (App), the micro-application can be transmitted to the universal function module 50 through the network, and the universal function module 50 is responsible for obtaining the required information from the controller 40 of the corresponding processing machine. The information obtained by the versatile function module 50 is stored in the data structure defined by the plugin and transmitted back to the micro application.

In this way, the developer can write or expand the micro-application by itself, because the universal function module 50 and the plug-in program allow the developer to use the function name and data structure defined by the plug-in, so that the developer does not need to Understand the application interface (API) of each brand controller, and greatly eliminate the amount of code, so as to quickly complete the development of the application, and can also develop a variety of customized micro-applications according to different needs. It is convenient for the user to operate.

As shown in FIG. 6, it is a flow chart for displaying the general function module of the present invention and the micro-application written in XML format. The micro-application is written in the XML format, and can also be transmitted to the universal function module 50 through the network, and after being decoded by the universal function module 50, the integrated execution module 10 can be directly communicated with the phase. The controller 40 corresponding to the processing machine obtains the required information, and the obtained information is encoded by the universal function module 50 and then transmitted back to the micro application.

Then, referring to FIG. 7, when the integrated execution module 10 is connected to the predetermined processing machine controller 40, the remote connection module 60 is automatically connected to the remote server 61. A user terminal 70 can connect to the webpage of the remote server 61 via a startup browser, and after the webpage selects a specific option, the message is transmitted to one of the remote server 61. (Service Cache), so that when the remote connection module 60 retrieves the service cache, the remote connection module 60 can obtain the information of the internal threads of the integrated execution module 10, and then It is transmitted to the service cache of the remote server 61 for the user terminal 70 to capture and present to the web page.

The user terminal 70 can be a desktop computer, a notebook computer, a tablet computer or a smart phone.

As shown in FIG. 8, when a motion statistics operation is started, the integrated execution module 10 can instantly obtain the status, the number of workpieces, and the time of each processing machine, and store them in the home rate database. Inside, after the kinetic rate examiner needs to observe, the data in the home rate database can be calculated and calculated through the remote server 61, so that the operator can find the inefficient machine and look for possible. The reason is to improve the efficiency of the processing machine.

Moreover, after the integrated execution module 10 is connected to the predetermined processing machine controller 40, the remote connection module 60 automatically obtains information about the internal threads of the integrated execution module 10, and transmits the information to the integrated execution module 10. The remote server 61 is in the service cache, and when the remote server 61 receives the processing machine alarm message, the remote server 61 actively sends a short message to the user terminal 70 through the network.

It should be noted that, as shown in FIG. 1 , the present invention can also store a micro application (Application, App) written in response to different requirements in the remote server 61 to provide a user. Download and install and use.

The disclosure of the above-described embodiments is intended to be illustrative of the present invention and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

In summary, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention can achieve the foregoing objectives and is in accordance with the provisions of the Patent Law. Therefore, the inventor of the present invention filed an application according to law.

Integrated execution module 10 user interface 20

Application Interface 30 Controller 40

Universal Function Module 50 Universal Application Interface 51

Remote connection module 60 remote server 61

User end 70

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of the present invention

Figure 2 is a flow chart of the integrated execution module of the present invention for simultaneous connection with a number of brand processing machine controllers.

Figure 3 is a schematic diagram showing the state of use of the present invention for performing NC programs and downloading.

Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of the present invention for performing NC programs and downloading.

Figure 5 is a flow chart of the implementation of the universal function module of the present invention

Figure 6 is a flow chart of the execution of the universal function module and the XML format writing application of the present invention.

Figure 7 is a flow chart of the remote connection module of the present invention during execution

Figure 8 is a schematic view showing the state of use of the remote connection module of the present invention.

Integrated execution module 10 user interface 20

Application Interface 30 Universal Function Module 50

Universal Application Interface 51 Remote Connection Module 60

Remote server 61

Claims (14)

A method of simultaneously connecting to a plurality of brand processing machine controllers, the method being applied to a computer system, the computer system comprising an integrated execution module and a user interface capable of interacting with the integrated execution module, the integration The execution module integrates a plurality of application programming interfaces (APIs) that can be respectively communicated with controllers of a specific brand processing machine, so that the integrated execution module can control corresponding to each application interface. The method includes: selecting, by the user interface, a processing machine to be connected, wherein the integrated execution module generates a thread according to an application interface corresponding to each controller of the processing machine, the integration The execution module and each of the threads can respectively retrieve the required information from the corresponding controller. According to the method of claim 1 of the patent application, the method can be simultaneously connected with a plurality of brand processing machine controllers, wherein the computer system further has a global memory area and a momentum database, and each execution The machine can detect the status of the corresponding processing machine, and the status of the machine includes at least the home rate information such as OFF (off) / IDLE (idle) / RUN (in process) / ALARM (alarm), the integration execution The module stores the detected status in the global memory area for display by the user interface and records it in the home rate database. According to the method of item 2 of the patent application scope, the method can be simultaneously connected with the number of brand processing machine controllers, wherein when the ALARM state occurs, the integrated execution module automatically sends the ALARM (alarm) message automatically. Save as an XML text file for the user interface to use when viewing the ALARM (alert) history. According to the method of the second aspect of the patent application, the method can be simultaneously connected with the controller of the plurality of brand processing machines, wherein when the processing machine is turned on, the integrated execution module automatically accumulates the processing machine through the corresponding controller. Use time for a device maintenance management. According to the method of the second aspect of the patent application, the method can be simultaneously connected with the controller of the plurality of brand processing machines, wherein when the processing machine is turned on and in the processing state, the integrated execution module transmits the corresponding control The machine automatically accumulates this processing time for a tool life management. According to the method of claim 2, the method can be simultaneously connected with the number of processing machine controllers, wherein each thread can upload a processing program to the corresponding processing machine controller. According to the method of claim 1, the method can be simultaneously connected with a plurality of brand processing machine controllers, wherein the integrated execution module is further connected with a common function module (Common Function Runtime), the integration The execution module integrates the application interfaces, and a general application interface is placed in the universal function module. The universal function module has a plug-in interface (Plug-In Interface). The plugin is used to define the function name and data structure of the universal function module for the user to join the reference and establish a namespace for calling. According to the method of claim 7 of the patent application, the method can be simultaneously connected with the number of processing machine controllers, wherein when the integrated execution module is connected with the predetermined processing machine, each thread is established according to each thread. A corresponding general-purpose application interface is connected to the universal function module, and the developer can call the function to bring the data structure defined by the plug-in program into a micro-application according to the function defined by the plug-in program. (Application, App), the micro-application can be transmitted to the versatile function module through the network, and the versatile function module is responsible for obtaining the required information from the processing machine, and the versatile function module obtains The information is stored in the data structure defined by the plugin and passed back to the micro application. According to the method of claim 1, the method can be simultaneously connected with a plurality of brand processing machine controllers, wherein the integrated execution module is further connected with a common function module (Common Function Runtime), the integration The execution module integrates the application interfaces, and then builds a general application interface to be placed in the universal function module, and the micro application written in XML format can be transmitted to the universal network through the network. The function module, after being decoded by the universal function module, can directly communicate with the integrated execution module and obtain the required information from the controller of the corresponding processing machine, and the obtained information is passed through the general letter. The module is encoded and then passed back to the micro application. According to the method of claim 1, the method can be connected to a plurality of brand processing machine controllers, wherein the integrated execution module is further connected with a web service runtime (Web Services Runtime). The remote connection module can be automatically connected to a remote server through the network, and the remote connection module can transmit the information captured by the integrated execution module to the remote servo. In the device. According to the method of claim 11, the method can be simultaneously connected with the number of processing machine controllers, wherein when the integrated execution module is connected with the predetermined processing machine, the remote connection module That is, the remote server is automatically connected, and a user terminal can connect to the webpage constructed by the remote server via the startup browser, and after the webpage selects a specific option, the message is transmitted. Providing a service cache to one of the remote server for the remote connection module to retrieve the service cache, and thereby enabling the remote connection module to obtain information about the internal threads of the integrated execution module And transmitted to the service cache of the remote server for the user to capture and present to the webpage. According to the method of claim 12, the method can be simultaneously connected with a plurality of brand processing machine controllers, wherein when the integrated execution module is connected with a predetermined processing machine, the remote connection module The information of each thread in the integrated execution module is automatically obtained and transmitted to the service cache of the remote server, and when the remote server receives a specific information, the remote server will Actively send a short message to the user through the network. The method of simultaneously connecting with a number of brand processing machine controllers according to claim 14 of the patent application scope, wherein the specific information is a processing machine alarm message. According to the method of claim 12, the method can be simultaneously connected with a plurality of brand processing machine controllers, wherein the user terminal can be a desktop computer, a notebook computer, a tablet computer or a smart phone. .