TWI528267B - Programmable display device screen data editing apparatus - Google Patents

Description

Screen data editing device for programmable display

The present invention relates to a screen material editing device for a programmable display.

In the past, a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) for controlling the production of a line or the like uses a programmable display as a means of displaying an operation state. In the case of manufacturing a production line, if there is a problem with a programmable display or a machine or system using a programmable display, or if it is desired to change the screen layout of the programmable display in order to improve the screen, etc. Both must stop the manufacturing line. However, from a production point of view, the time to stop the manufacturing line should be minimized, so it is necessary to reduce the time required for processing as much as possible.

For example, when the screen is improved, the project data (the data on which the screen layout and the operation of the programmable display is set) is read from the programmable display to the program for editing the screen. A screen material editing device for display (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as a screen material editing device), and then implemented on the screen material editing device Editing of screen data. However, even if the project data is read from the programmable display to the screen material editing device, since it is read out in the state in which the screen data is not displayed on the screen material editing device, it is necessary to read the plural from the read project data. Find the screen data you want to change.

In addition, common materials used in screen materials, such as comments and parts, are also used in a number of project materials. This common data also has a plurality of materials, so the user itself needs to confirm the data one by one to find the common data associated with the screen material that you want to change. These operations take time and effort and are very burdensome for the user. In particular, in the case of a person who is responsible for the substitution of a person, the user who is not involved in the production of the programmatic display of the program has a much greater burden.

A method for simplifying the creation or editing of project data of a programmable display has been proposed, for example, by automatically assigning the attributes of the component by assigning the attributes of the component when creating the component for creating the image material. A method of creating a screen material for a display device to which component data is attached (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Further, for example, a method of displaying all attribute values in an editable state in an attribute editing area by selecting an operation of an object to be edited has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

However, the technique of the above patent document, although having an improvement in direct editing processing for the picture material to be edited, finds a picture to be edited from among a plurality of picture materials. The processing of the material did not contribute much.

[Previous Technical Literature]

(Patent Literature)

(Patent Document 1) Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. Hei 11-242543

(Patent Document 2) Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2001-266171

Therefore, when using a programmable display, in the case where there is a problematic picture material or a picture material to be improved, how can it be solved in a short time due to the editing process of the situation? Question.

In today's situation, when there is a problem with the screen data, the user must manually obtain the project data from the programmable display body, and then find the problematic screen material or the screen material to be improved, and the common data used in the screen material. However, to find out the common information used in the target picture data and the picture material, there are: if the designer who has not participated in the development of the system, the problem that cannot be quickly responded to because there is no system or composition knowledge of the project data. . Moreover, if you want to correct a plurality of screens, it will take more time and trouble, and it will not be able to respond quickly.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to obtain a screen material editing device for a programmable display, which can efficiently and easily find a screen material to be edited.

In order to solve the above problems, the object of the present invention is to enable a screen data editing device for a programmable display to be communicably connected to a programmable display, to edit and memorize the programmable display, and to include The program data editing device for programmable display of the program data for the programmable display screen image display device includes a display unit for displaying information; and editing is started according to the instruction to edit the screen data for the programmable display. a command data acquisition unit that acquires the information of the project data stored in the programmable display; a memory unit that stores the project data acquired by the project data acquisition unit from the programmable display; and the edit start instruction information from the foregoing An executable information acquisition unit that obtains identification information unique to the screen associated with the screen displayed on the programmable display; and the identification information acquisition unit is searched from the project data stored in the storage unit Obtained a search processing unit for the screen data for the programmable display screen in which the identification information of the screen displayed on the programmable display screen is matched; and the screen is displayed on the display unit based on the screen data for the programmable display screen searched by the search processing unit a screen display processing unit; and a project material management unit that performs editing of the project material on the screen displayed by the screen display processing unit, wherein the screen displayed on the programmable display screen is automatically displayed based on the edit start instruction information In the aforementioned display section.

According to the present invention, it is possible to efficiently and easily find a programmable display in a screen data editing device for a programmable display. The effect of the recorded picture data to be edited.

100‧‧‧Computer (screen data editing device for programmable display)

101‧‧‧Control Department

102‧‧‧Information and Program Memory

103‧‧‧ Memory Department

104‧‧‧Display Department

105‧‧‧ Input Department

106‧‧‧Communication Department

107‧‧‧ Busbar

110‧‧‧Drawing software

111‧‧‧Project Management Department

112‧‧‧Project Data Acquisition and Transmission Management Department

113‧‧‧Search Processing Department

114‧‧‧Screen Display Processing Department

120‧‧‧Project Information

131, 132‧‧‧ Picture materials

131a, 132a‧‧‧ screen related information

140‧‧‧Common information

141‧‧ Notes

142‧‧‧ Parts

143‧‧‧Library

150‧‧‧ Screen Display Management Department

151‧‧‧Display screen number

152‧‧‧Synchronous mode information

200‧‧‧Programmable display

201‧‧‧Control Department

202‧‧‧Information and Program Memory

203‧‧‧Display Department

204‧‧‧ Input Department

205‧‧‧Communication Department

206‧‧‧ Busbar

210‧‧‧Project Information

220‧‧‧ Picture material

230‧‧‧Common information

231‧‧ Notes

232‧‧‧ parts

233‧‧‧Program Library

240‧‧‧ Screen Display Management Department

241‧‧‧Display screen number

250‧‧‧Confirmation dialog

251‧‧‧"Yes" button (write selection button)

252‧‧‧ "No" button (do not write selection button)

S110, S120, S130, S140‧‧ steps

Fig. 1-1 is a view showing the configuration of a screen material editing device for a programmable display according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 1-2 is a view showing the configuration of a programmable display in which the screen material editing device for the programmable display device according to the first embodiment of the present invention can be connected to edit the screen material.

Fig. 2 is a flow chart showing the processing procedure of the screen material editing device in the case where the screen data of the screen being displayed on the programmable display is edited.

Fig. 3 is a view showing a state in which the screen material editing device reads the project material from the programmable display and displays the same screen as the screen displayed on the programmable display device on the display unit of the screen material editing device.

(a) and (b) of FIG. 4 are diagrams showing an example of a state in which a screen number is stored in the screen display management unit of the data program storage unit of the data display unit and the screen data editing device.

Fig. 5 is a flow chart showing the processing procedure of the screen material editing device in the case where the common data used in the screen material is displayed on the screen material editing device based on the screen related information.

Fig. 6 is a diagram showing the state of the screen material editing device and the state in which the screen related information is stored in the program memory unit in a pattern diagram.

Fig. 7 (a) and (b) are diagrams showing an example of screen related information.

Fig. 8 is a view showing an example of screen display of the screen material editing apparatus based on the screen data shown in Fig. 6 and Fig. 7(a).

Fig. 9 is a flow chart showing the processing procedure of the screen material editing device in the case where the screen displayed by the screen material editing device is synchronized with the screen displayed on the programmable display screen based on the synchronization mode information.

Fig. 10 is a diagram showing a state in which the screen material editing device reads the project material from the programmable display and displays the same screen as the screen displayed on the programmable display device on the display portion of the screen material editing device. .

(a) and (b) of FIG. 11 are diagrams showing an example of a state in which the screen display management unit of the programmable display and the screen data editing device stores the display screen number in the screen display management unit.

Fig. 12 is a view showing a state in which the display screen of the programmable display screen is changed to a screen different from the display screen of the screen material editing device in a pattern diagram.

(a) and (b) of FIG. 13 are diagrams showing a state in which the display screen number of the data of the screen material editing device and the screen display management unit of the program memory unit is updated.

Fig. 14 is a flow chart showing the processing procedure of the screen material editing device for synchronizing the screen displayed on the programmable display with the screen displayed by the screen material editing device based on the synchronization mode information.

Figure 15 is a schematic diagram showing a screen data editing device that obtains project data from a programmable display and displays the same screen as the screen being displayed on the programmable display device on the display portion of the screen material editing device. State diagram.

(a) and (b) of FIG. 16 are diagrams showing an example of a state in which the screen display management unit of the programmable display and the screen data editing device stores the display screen number in the screen display management unit.

Fig. 17 is a view showing a state in which the display screen of the screen material editing device and the programmable display screen is updated to a new screen to be edited.

(a) and (b) of FIG. 18 are views showing a state in which the display screen number in the screen display management unit of the screen data editing device and the programmable display unit is updated.

Fig. 19 is a view showing a state in which a screen (a project material) of a programmable display screen is different from a screen (project material) edited by the screen material editing device for the screen.

Fig. 20 is a diagram showing an example of a confirmation dialog in the form of a pattern diagram.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the screen material editing device for a programmable display of the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings. The present invention is not limited by the following description, and may be appropriately modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Embodiment 1

In the first embodiment, a description will be given of a mode in which the screen is displayed on the screen material editing device based on the screen number of the screen being displayed on the programmable display. Fig. 1-1 is a view showing a screen material editing device for a programmable display according to the first embodiment of the present invention (hereinafter sometimes referred to simply as a screen data compilation). A diagram of the structure of the device 100. Fig. 1-2 is a view showing the configuration of the programmable display 200 in which the program data editing device 100 of the first embodiment can be connected and the project data is edited.

The screen material editing device is formed in a form in which a computer 100 (hereinafter sometimes referred to as a screen material editing device 100) to which a drawing software 110 is attached is formed. The computer 100 is connected to the control unit 101, the data storage unit 102, the memory unit 103, the display unit 104, the input unit 105, and the communication unit 106 via a bus 107 to communicate with each other. The function of the screen material editing device 100 is realized by the control unit 101 executing the drawing software 110. The drawing software 110 has a function of creating and editing screen data and common data displayed on the programmable display 200, wherein the programmable display 200 is external to a programmable logic controller connected via a network 320. The control and status display of the machine 300. The computer 100 and the programmable display 200 are connected to each other through a connection using a network 310 of Ethernet (registered trademark) or a direct connection using RS232 or USB.

The control unit 101 is a calculation device that executes the drawing software 110, and is configured by a CPU (Central Processing Unit).

The data and program storage unit 102 is a hard disk or a semiconductor memory device, and is a memory device for storing various programs such as programs of the drawing software 110 and various data used when the drawing software 110 is executed. Project data 120, screen display The data such as the number, the synchronization mode, and the like are stored in the data and program storage unit 102.

The project material 120 includes: screen data for programmable displays (hereinafter sometimes referred to simply as screen data) 130 required for displaying a screen on the display unit 203 of the programmable display 200, and is arranged on the screen. The object is used by the object and belongs to the common material 140 of the annotation information 141, the component 142, the library 143, and the like which are commonly used for all the screens of the plurality of screens. The annotation 141, the component 142, and the library 143 of the common material 140 can be registered in multiple numbers and managed by numbers.

The memory unit 103 is used as a working area when the control unit 101 executes the drawing software 110. The display unit 104 is a display device such as an LCD. The input unit 105 is an input device such as a touch panel, a keyboard, or a pointing device. The communication unit 106 is an information input/output means for inputting and outputting information to and from the programmable display 200 by communicating with the programmable display 200 using an Ethernet (registered trademark) network or the like.

By executing the drawing software 110, the control unit 101 forms a project material management unit 111, a project material acquisition and transmission management unit 112, a search processing unit 113, and a screen display processing unit 114. The project data management department 111 produces and edits project materials and manages them. In other words, the project data management unit 111 reads and writes the project materials stored in the data and program storage unit 102, and expands them in the memory unit 103 to create, edit, and manage the project materials. Project Data Acquisition and Transmission Management Department 112 Department The acquisition of the project material taken out from the programmable display 200 and the transmission (writing) and management of the project material for the programmable display 200 are performed.

The search processing unit 113 searches for the value of the display screen number stored in the screen display management unit 150 in the data and program storage unit 102 from among the plurality of project data stored in the data and program storage unit 102, as will be described later. The screen display processing unit 114 displays the screen data on the display unit 104 based on the screen data retrieved by the search processing unit 113. Further, the screen display processing unit 114 also controls the display of another screen on the display unit 104.

As described above, the control unit 101 executes the drawing software 110 to form each of the above-described components, and can create or edit project materials. The editing here refers to the addition, deletion and change of the project materials.

As shown in FIG. 1-2, in the programmable display 200, the control unit 201, the data storage unit 202, the display unit 203, the input unit 204, and the communication unit 205 are connected to each other via the bus bar 206 to communicate with each other. The programmable display 200 displays an operation state of an external control device such as a programmable logic controller that controls the controlled device based on the project data.

The control unit 201 controls the entire programmable display panel 200. The data and program storage unit 202 is a memory means for storing programs and data for operating an external control device connected to the programmable display 200, programs for performing processing of the programmable display device 200, and the like; Various materials such as the information generated at the time. The data and program memory unit 202 can be a hard disk or a semiconductor memory device or the like. The memory of various information and the memory of the program memory unit 202, and the various information The reading of the data and program storage unit 202 is controlled by the control unit 201. The data such as the project material 210 and the display screen number 241, which will be described later, are stored in the data and program storage unit 202.

The project material 210 includes a screen material 220 of a plurality of screens that can be displayed on the display unit 203, and a common material 230 such as an annotation 231, a component 232, and a library 233 which are commonly used for all the screens of the plurality of screens. The annotation 231, the component 232, and the library 233 of the common material 230 can be registered as plural numbers and managed by numbers.

The display unit 203 is a display device such as an LCD. The display processing of the display unit 203 is controlled by the control unit 201. The control unit 201 displays various screens on the display unit 203 based on the information of the project data stored in the data and program storage unit 202.

The input unit 204 is an operation instruction information input means for inputting the following information: an operation instruction information indicating an operation of an external control device (not shown) such as a programmable logic controller connected to the programmable display 200, and An operation instruction information for performing the operation of the programmable display 200. The input unit 204 can employ an input device such as a touch panel, a keyboard, a pointing device, or the like.

The communication unit 205 communicates with an external control device (not shown) such as a programmable logic controller connected to the programmable display 200 and a computer 100 (drawing software 110) by using an Ethernet (registered trademark) network or the like. The information input and output information input and output means.

The project material 210 includes a screen display device for displaying the screen on the display unit 203 of the programmable display 200. (hereinafter, simply referred to as screen material) 220, and common information such as an annotation 231, a component 232, and a library 233 which are used for objects arranged on the screen and which are commonly used for all screens of a plurality of screens. . The annotation 231 of the common material, the component 232, and the library 233 can all be registered as multiples and managed by numbers. By specifying the number of the common material in the object arranged on the screen, the screen material can be associated with the common material. Further, each of the screen data includes display information required for displaying a screen such as the type, position, color, operation setting, and number of common materials used on the screen, and actions when the object is operated on the screen. News.

The screen material editing device 100 can acquire the project material from the programmable display panel 200 while being connected to the programmable display panel 200. Therefore, the screen material editing apparatus 100 can display the screen displayed on the programmable display 200 based on the acquired information of the project material, and edit the screen.

The screen material editing apparatus 100 can also transmit the project material to the programmable display 200 in a state of being connected to the programmable display 200. Therefore, the programmable display 200 can display the screen and operate the screen based on the information of the project data transmitted from the screen material editing device 100.

Fig. 2 is a flow chart showing the processing procedure of the screen material editing apparatus 100 in the case where the screen material of the screen being displayed on the programmable display 200 is edited. Figure 3 is a schematic diagram showing the screen material editing apparatus 100 reading the project from the programmable display 200. Then, the same screen as the screen being displayed on the programmable display 200 is displayed on the display unit 104 of the screen material editing device 100.

In the case where the screen data is to be edited, the user inputs the screen data of the screen being displayed on the programmable display unit 200 from the input unit 105 while the control unit 101 of the computer 100 has activated the drawing software 110. Start indicating information. The edit start instruction information of the screen data is input, and the project data acquisition and transmission management unit 112 of the control unit 101 accesses the programmable display unit 200 via the communication unit 106, and acquires the data and program memory unit 202 of the programmable display unit 200. All of the document data 210 in the memory is retrieved or only the required project material 210 is obtained and stored in the data and program storage unit 102 (step S110).

Each screen (screen material) is assigned a screen number for each screen as identification information unique to each screen. Further, the programmable display 200 is managed by the screen display management unit 240 stored in the data and program storage unit 202 by using the screen number of the screen being displayed on the display unit 203 as the display screen number 241.

Similarly to the programmable display 200, the screen material editing device 100 includes a screen display management unit 150 in the material and program storage unit 102. When the screen material editing device 100 reads the project data from the programmable display device 200, the project data acquisition and transmission management unit 112 acquires the value of the display screen number of the screen displayed on the programmable display device 200, that is, obtains the programmable program. The data of the display 200 and the screen display management unit 240 in the program storage unit 202 display the value of the display screen number 241 (step S120). Then, the project data acquisition and transmission management unit 112 makes the obtained The value of the screen number 241 is stored in the screen display management unit 150 in the data and program storage unit 102. In addition to the item data acquisition and transmission management unit 112, for example, an identification information acquisition unit may be provided as a means for acquiring the value of the display screen number 241 stored in the screen display management unit 240.

FIG. 4 is a view showing an example of a state in which the screen display management unit of the programmable display device 200 and the screen material editing device 100 stores the display screen number in the screen display management unit. Fig. 4(a) is a view showing an example of a display screen number stored in the screen display management unit 240 of the programmable display unit 200, and Fig. 4(b) is a view stored in the screen display management unit 150 of the screen material editing device 100. A diagram showing an example of a screen number. In the fourth diagram (a), the screen display management unit 240 memorizes and manages the display screen number 241 having a value of "3". In FIG. 4(b), the screen display management unit 150 stores and manages the display screen number 151 whose value obtained from the programmable display 200 is "3".

Then, the search processing unit 113 searches for the screen material of the screen number that matches the value of the display screen number stored in the screen display management unit 150 from among the plurality of project data stored in the data storage unit 102 (step S130). Then, the screen display processing unit 114 displays the screen on the display unit 104 based on the screen data retrieved by the search processing unit 113 (step S140). Therefore, the screen material editing device 100 can display the same screen as the screen being displayed on the programmable display 200 on the display unit 104. Then, the project data management unit 111 performs an editing process on the screen material of the screen being displayed on the current programmable display 200 displayed on the display unit 104.

By performing the processing as described above, by inputting the editing start instruction information of the screen material to the screen material editing apparatus 100, the project material can be read from the programmable display 200, and a plurality of the project materials can be easily read from the program. Among the screen data, the screen displayed on the programmable display screen 200 is retrieved, and the screen is automatically displayed on the display unit 104 of the screen material editing apparatus 100. Moreover, even in the case where the user does not hold the knowledge of the system using the programmable display 200 and the project materials used in the system, the screen material to be edited can be efficiently found.

On the other hand, in the case of the screen material editing apparatus that does not have the above configuration, the screen data corresponding to the screen being displayed by the programmable display 200 is retrieved from the plurality of project materials read from the programmable display. In this case, it is necessary to open the project information screen information one by one to confirm, and the burden on the user will be large.

As described above, in the first embodiment, the screen material editing device 100 acquires the value of the display screen number of the screen being displayed on the programmable display panel 200. Then, the screen material editing device 100 displays the same screen as the screen being displayed on the programmable display panel 200 on the display unit 104 based on the value of the acquired display screen number. Therefore, when the screen material of the screen displayed by the programmable display panel 200 is found in the screen material editing device 100, the processing of the screen data for opening the project data one by one can be omitted, and the time for searching the screen data can be greatly shortened. It can greatly shorten the editing time of the screen data. Therefore, according to the first embodiment, it is possible to efficiently and easily find the picture material to be edited, and to efficiently enter Editing of line screen data.

Embodiment 2

In the second embodiment, in the screen material editing device 100 and the programmable display device 200 shown in the first embodiment, when the screen displayed on the programmable display device is displayed on the screen material editing device 100, the screen data is displayed. The form in which the common data used is displayed is explained.

An object is arranged in the screen material of the project data. The object is associated with the common data by specifying the management number of each annotation, component, library (both common data for the project data).

In the second embodiment, the information of the common data (annotation, component, and library) set to the object in the screen material, such as the use number, the presence or absence of the setting, is managed as the screen related information. The screen related information is a collection of information of all the objects in the screen data, which can be regarded as part of the screen data for data storage and management. Further, the screen material editing device 100 automatically displays the same screen as the screen displayed on the programmable display 200 in the screen material editing apparatus 100 together with the common data used in the screen.

The screen related information is created in advance as part of the screen data when the screen material editing apparatus 100 is to create the project material. Therefore, the screen related information is stored in the programmable display 200 as part of the screen material in the project data.

Fig. 5 is a view showing the case where the common material used in the screen material is displayed on the screen material editing apparatus 100 based on the screen related information. A flowchart of the processing sequence of the screen material editing device 100. When the screen similar to the screen being displayed on the programmable display 200 is displayed on the screen material editing apparatus 100 by the processing disclosed in the first embodiment, the search processing unit 113 searches the screen data and reads it. The screen related information of the screen material is acquired (step S210). Then, the search processing unit 113 retrieves the type of the common material used in the screen data from the material data stored in the data and program storage unit 102 of the screen material editing device 100 based on the acquired screen related information of the screen material ( The annotation, the component, the library, and the management number are the same (step S220).

Then, the screen display processing unit 114 causes the common material searched by the search processing unit 113 to be displayed on the screen material editing device 100 together with the screen identical to the screen being displayed on the programmable display device 200 (step S230). In this way, not only the same screen as the screen being displayed on the programmable display 200 but also the common material used in the screen material is automatically displayed on the screen material editing apparatus 100, and the data in the editing operation can be shortened. The retrieval time can shorten the editing time of the screen data.

Fig. 6 is a view showing a state in which the data of the screen material editing device 100 and the state of the screen-related information are stored in the program storage unit 102 in a pattern diagram. In the example shown in FIG. 6, the information of all the objects in the screen data 131 is collected into one. The screen related information 131a is recorded as part of the screen material 131 and is managed and managed. The information of all the objects in the 132 is compiled into one and the created screen related information 132a is memorized and managed as part of the screen material 132. Figure 7 shows an example of screen related information. Picture. Fig. 7(a) shows an example of the screen related information 131a, and Fig. 7(b) shows an example of the screen related information 132a. Fig. 8 is a view showing an example of screen display of the screen material editing apparatus 100 based on the screen data 131 shown in Fig. 6 and Fig. 7(a). Fig. 8 shows a state in which the same screen as that displayed on the programmable display 200 is displayed on the screen material editing apparatus 100 together with the common material (Note 2, Part 5) used in the screen material.

On the other hand, if the screen data editing apparatus does not have the above configuration, the user must confirm the data one by one and find out the screen data to be changed from the common data of the plurality of project materials read from the programmable display. The associated common information will be burdened by the user at the time of editing.

As described above, in the second embodiment, based on the screen related information, not only the screen identical to the screen being displayed on the programmable display 200 but also the common data used in the screen data is automatically displayed on the screen. Data editing device 100. Therefore, when editing the same screen displayed on the screen data editing apparatus 100 as the screen being displayed by the programmable display 200, the processing of omitting the common data associated with the screen material by the user must be omitted one by one. , can greatly shorten the editing time of the screen data. Therefore, according to the second embodiment, the screen data and the common data to be edited can be efficiently and easily found, and the editing of the screen data can be performed efficiently.

Embodiment 3

In the third embodiment, the screens shown in the first and second embodiments are In the material editing device 100 and the programmable display device 200, the screen display of the screen material editing device 100 is synchronized with the screen displayed on the programmable display device 200.

As described above, the programmable display 200 is managed by the screen display management unit 240 stored in the data and program storage unit 202 by using the screen number of the screen being displayed on the display unit 203 as the display screen number 241. When the display screen of the programmable display 200 is to be switched, the screen number of the screen to be displayed is stored as the display screen number and stored in the screen display management unit 240, whereby the display screen can be switched.

In the third embodiment, the synchronization condition of the case where the screen displayed on the programmable display 200 and the screen displayed by the screen material editing apparatus 100 are synchronized is used as the synchronization mode information 152, and is memorized in the screen material editing apparatus. The data of 100 is managed by the screen display management unit 150 of the program storage unit 102. Further, the synchronization mode can also be specified in the screen material editing device 100.

For example, setting the mode in which the screen displayed by the screen material editing device 100 and the screen displayed by the programmable display device 200 are not synchronized is set to the synchronization mode "0", and the screen displayed by the screen material editing device 100 can be constantly synchronized. The mode of the screen displayed on the programmable display 200 is set to the synchronization mode "1", and the mode in which the screen displayed by the programmable display 200 is constantly synchronized with the screen synchronized by the screen material editing device 100 is set to the synchronous mode. "2". Further, the screen material editing device 100 is in accordance with the screen display management unit 150 of the data and program storage unit 102. The value of the synchronization mode information 152 of the internal memory automatically performs the synchronization processing of the screen displayed by the programmable display 200 and the screen displayed by the screen material editing apparatus 100.

The ninth figure is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the screen material editing apparatus 100 in the case where the screen displayed by the screen material editing apparatus 100 is synchronized with the screen displayed on the programmable display 200 based on the synchronization mode information 152. For example, in the first embodiment, the screen material editing device 100 acquires the project material from the programmable display device 200, and then displays the same screen as the screen displayed on the programmable display device 200 on the display unit 104 of the screen material editing device 100. State. 10 is a schematic diagram showing the screen material editing apparatus 100 reading the project material from the programmable display 200, and then displaying the same screen as the screen displayed on the programmable display 200 on the display unit of the screen material editing apparatus 100. A diagram of the state of 104.

Here, it is assumed that in the screen display management unit 150 of the material and program storage unit 102 of the screen material editing device 100, the mode in which the screen displayed by the screen material editing device 100 is synchronized with the screen displayed on the programmable display panel 200 is stored. (The value of the synchronization mode information 152 is the synchronization mode "1"). FIG. 11 is a view showing an example of a state in which the screen display management unit of the programmable display device 200 and the screen material editing device 100 stores the display screen number in the screen display management unit. Fig. 11(a) is a view showing an example of the display screen number 241 stored in the screen display management unit 240 of the programmable display unit 200, and Fig. 11(b) shows the screen display management unit 150 of the screen material editing device 100. Memory display screen number 151 An example of a picture.

In Fig. 11(a), the screen display management unit 240 stores and manages the display screen number 241 having a value of "3". In Fig. 11(b), the screen display management unit 150 memorizes and manages the display screen number 151 whose value is "3" obtained from the programmable display panel 200. Further, in Fig. 11(b), the screen display management unit 150 memorizes and manages the synchronization mode information 152 having the value of the synchronization mode "1".

In this state, the project material acquisition and transmission management unit 112 acquires the data of the programmable display 200 and the value of the display screen number 241 stored in the screen display management unit 240 in the program storage unit 202 at a constant cycle (step S310). Then, the project material acquisition and transmission management unit 112 determines whether or not the value of the display screen number 241 of the acquired programmable display device 200 is displayed in the screen display management unit 150 in the data and program storage unit 102 of the screen material editing device 100. The value of the screen number 151 is the same (step S320).

If the value of the acquired display screen number 241 is the same as the value of the display screen number 151 (the result of step S320 is "Yes"), the process returns to step S310, and the project data acquisition and transmission management unit 112 has a certain period. The value of the display screen number 241 is obtained.

On the other hand, when the display screen of the programmable display 200 is changed, the value of the display screen number 241 of the programmable display 200 is also changed. In this case, the value of the acquired display screen number 241 is different from the value of the display screen number 151. Figure 12 is a schematic diagram showing that the display screen of the programmable display 200 is changed to the screen image. A diagram showing the state of the screen on which the display screen of the material editing device 100 is different.

If the value of the obtained display screen number 241 is different from the value of the display screen number 151 (the result of step S320 is "No"), the project data acquisition and transmission management unit 112 displays the screen of the screen display management unit 150. The value of the number 151 is updated to the same value as the display screen number 241 of the programmable display 200 (step S330). When the value of the display screen number 151 is updated, the search processing unit 113 retrieves the value of the updated display screen number 151 from the plurality of project materials acquired from the programmable display unit 200 and stored in the data and program storage unit 102. The screen data of the same screen number is matched (step S340). Then, the screen display processing unit 114 displays the screen on the display unit 104 based on the screen data retrieved by the search processing unit 113 (step S350). In this way, the screen displayed by the screen material editing device 100 can be synchronized with the screen displayed on the programmable display panel 200, and the same screen as the screen displayed on the programmable display panel 200 can be automatically displayed on the screen material editing device. 100.

Fig. 13 is a view showing a state in which the display screen number 151 of the data of the screen material editing device 100 and the screen display management unit 150 of the program storage unit 102 is updated. Fig. 13(a) is a view showing an example of the display screen number 241 stored in the screen display management unit 240 of the programmable display unit 200, and Fig. 13(b) shows the screen display management of the updated screen material editing device 100. A diagram of an example of the display screen number 151 of the unit 150. In Fig. 13(a), the screen display management unit 240 stores and manages the display screen number 241 having a value of "4". In Fig. 13(b), the screen display management unit 150 memorizes and manages the updated value "4".

By performing the above-described processing, even if the same screen as the screen displayed on the programmable display 200 is displayed on the screen material editing apparatus 100 and the display screen of the programmable display 200 is changed, the screen data can be automatically changed. The screen displayed by the editing device 100 is synchronized with the screen displayed by the programmable display 200. Therefore, even when editing a plurality of screens, the retrieval time of the screen material can be greatly shortened, and the editing operation of the screen material can be greatly shortened.

In the case of a screen data editing apparatus that does not have the above configuration, when editing a plurality of screens, it is necessary to open the screen data of the project materials one by one to find out a plurality of screen materials to be searched, and the burden on the user is large. Depending on the usage of the programmable display, the program data stored in the programmable display may be as many as tens or hundreds of screens, and the burden on the user will become larger.

As described above, in the third embodiment, the screen material editing device 100 automatically performs the display of the screen material editing device 100 in accordance with the value of the synchronization mode information 152 stored in the screen display management unit 150 of the data storage program unit 102. The picture is synchronized with the synchronization process of the picture displayed by the programmable display 200. Therefore, even when editing a plurality of screens, the search and display time of the screen material can be greatly shortened, and the editing operation of the screen material can be greatly shortened. Therefore, according to the third embodiment, even when a plurality of screens are edited, the screen material to be edited can be efficiently and easily found, and the editing of the screen material can be performed efficiently.

Embodiment 4

In the fourth embodiment, the screens shown in the first and second embodiments are In the form of the material editing device 100 and the programmable display device 200, the screen displayed on the programmable display screen is synchronized with the screen of the screen material editing device 100.

As described above, the programmable display 200 is managed by the screen display management unit 240 stored in the data and program storage unit 202 by using the screen number of the screen being displayed on the display unit 203 as the display screen number 241. When the display screen of the programmable display 200 is to be switched, the screen number of the screen to be displayed is stored as the display screen number 241 and stored in the screen display management unit 240, whereby the display screen can be switched. Further, after the editing of the screen material displayed on the display unit 104 is completed in the screen material editing apparatus 100, the project material acquisition and transmission management unit 112 performs the process of transmitting (writing) the edited project material to the programmable display 200. . Then, when editing a new screen material, new screen material is displayed on the display unit 104.

In the fourth embodiment, when the screen material editing apparatus 100 is to perform an operation of opening a new screen material on the display unit 104 (the switching operation of the editing screen), the data and program memory unit of the screen material editing apparatus 100 can be used. The value of the display screen number 151 in the screen display management unit 150 in 102 is updated to the value of the new screen number to be edited. Further, in the fourth embodiment, the screen display management unit 150 of the data and program storage unit 102 of the screen material editing device 100 is programmed to synchronize the screen displayed by the programmable display unit 200 to the screen material editing device 100. The mode of the displayed screen (the value of the synchronization mode information 152 is the synchronization mode "2"). Therefore, it can be in the screen material editing device 100. When the value of the display screen number 151 in the screen display management unit 150 is updated, the value of the updated display screen number 151 is notified to the programmable display 200, and the screen in the data and program storage unit 202 in the programmable display 200 is displayed. The value of the display screen number 241 stored in the management unit 240 is updated to the same value as the value of the display screen number 151 in the screen display management unit 150 in the updated screen material editing device 100.

Fig. 14 is a flow chart showing the processing procedure of the screen material editing apparatus 100 in the case where the screen displayed by the programmable display 200 is synchronized with the screen displayed by the screen material editing apparatus 100 based on the synchronization mode information. For example, in the first embodiment, the screen material editing device 100 acquires the project material from the programmable display 200, and then displays the same screen as the screen displayed on the display unit 203 of the programmable display 200 in the screen material editing device 100. The state of the display unit 104. 15 is a schematic diagram showing that the screen material editing apparatus 100 acquires the project material from the programmable display 200, and then displays the same screen as the screen displayed on the programmable display 200 on the display unit 104 of the screen material editing apparatus 100. State of the map.

Here, it is assumed that in the screen display management unit 150 of the material and program storage unit 102 of the screen material editing device 100, the mode in which the screen displayed by the programmable display device 200 is synchronized with the screen displayed by the screen material editing device 100 is stored. (The value of the synchronization mode information 152 is the synchronization mode "2"). Fig. 16 is a view showing an example of a state in which the screen display management unit of the programmable display device 200 and the screen material editing device 100 stores the display screen number in the screen display management unit. Figure 16 (a) shows An example of the display screen number 241 stored in the screen display management unit 240 of the programmable display unit 200, and FIG. 16(b) shows an example of the display screen number 151 stored in the screen display management unit 150 of the screen material editing device 100. Picture.

In Fig. 16(a), the screen display management unit 240 stores and manages the display screen number 241 having a value of "3". In Fig. 16(b), the screen display management unit 150 memorizes and manages the display screen number 151 whose value is "3" obtained from the programmable display panel 200. Further, in Fig. 16(b), the screen display management unit 150 stores and manages the synchronization mode information 152 having the value of the synchronization mode "2".

In this state, when the screen material editing apparatus 100 is to perform an operation of changing the editing screen to another screen material (an operation of opening a new screen material on the display unit 104), the data is stored in the program storage unit 102. The value of the display screen number 151 in the screen display management unit 150 is updated to the value of the new screen number to be edited. The value of the display screen number 151 to be updated can be specified in the screen material editing device 100. For example, it can be specified by the user inputting an update display screen number (that is, a display screen number of a new screen to be edited) from the input unit 105 as an instruction to display the screen displayed on the display unit 104. The first display screen update instruction information for the screen material editing device 100 to be changed.

When the update display screen number is input, the project material acquisition and transmission management unit 112 acquires the update display screen number (step S410), and updates the value of the display screen number 151 in the screen display management unit 150 to the update display screen number. Next, the search processing unit 113 proceeds from The screen data of the screen number that matches the value of the updated display screen number is retrieved from among the plurality of project materials stored in the data and program storage unit 102 (step S420). Then, the screen display processing unit 114 displays the screen on the display unit 104 based on the screen data retrieved by the search processing unit 113 (step S430). In this manner, the screen material editing device 100 can display a new editing screen on the display unit 104.

Further, the screen display processing unit 114 transmits a second display screen update instruction information for instructing the programmable display 200 to be displayed on the programmable display 200 to the programmable display 200 to notify (step S440). The second display screen update instruction information includes an update display screen number (first display screen update instruction information) belonging to the value of the updated display screen number 151. Fig. 17 is a view showing a state in which the display screen of the screen material editing device 100 and the programmable display device 200 is updated to a new screen to be edited.

In the programmable display 200, upon receiving the second display screen update instruction information, the control unit 201 displays the display stored in the screen display management unit 240 in the data storage program unit 202 based on the second display screen update instruction information. The value of the screen number 241 is updated to the same value as the value of the received update display screen number. Next, the control unit 201 retrieves the screen material of the screen number that matches the value of the updated display screen number 241 from the project data stored in the data and program storage unit 202. Then, the control unit 201 displays the screen on the display unit 203 based on the retrieved screen data. Therefore, the screen displayed by the programmable display device 200 can be synchronized to the screen being displayed by the screen material editing apparatus 100, and The same screen as the changed screen being displayed on the screen material editing device 100 is displayed on the programmable display 200.

Fig. 18 is a view showing a state in which the screen number management unit of the screen material editing device 100 and the programmable display unit 200 and the screen display management unit of the program memory unit are updated. Fig. 18(a) is a diagram showing an example of the updated display screen number 241 stored in the screen display management unit 240 of the programmable display unit 200, and Fig. 18(b) is a screen display management for displaying the screen material editing device 100. An example of an example of the updated display screen number 151 of the unit 150. In Fig. 18(a), the screen display management unit 240 stores and manages the display screen number 241 having a value of "4". In Fig. 18(b), the screen display management unit 150 memorizes and manages the display screen number 151 whose updated value is "4".

By performing the above-described processing, even if the screen to be edited by the screen material editing apparatus 100 is changed after the screen identical to the screen displayed on the programmable display 200 is displayed on the screen material editing apparatus 100, the screen can be automatically changed. The screen displayed on the programmable display 200 is synchronized with the screen being displayed by the screen material editing apparatus 100. Therefore, even when editing a plurality of screens, the retrieval time of the screen material can be greatly shortened, and the editing operation of the screen material can be greatly shortened.

In addition, in the case where the programmable display device 200 confirms the screen data edited by the screen material editing device 100, the programmable display panel 200 can be automatically enabled by using the first display screen update instruction information and the second display screen update instruction information. The displayed screen is synchronized with the screen being displayed by the screen material editing device 100, so that the display can be automatically displayed. Since the screen material editing device 100 writes the edited project material to the programmable display device 200, it contributes to the efficiency of the display of the screen material and the confirmation of the operation.

In the case of the screen material editing device having the above-described configuration, when the screen data edited by the screen material editing device 100 is to be confirmed on the programmable display device 200, the project data is written from the screen material editing device 100 to the programmable display device. 200, the newly edited screen cannot be automatically displayed on the programmable display 200. Therefore, it is necessary for the user to press the switch on the screen of the programmable display 200 to switch the screen or the like, and to manually display the edited screen, the burden on the user is large.

As described above, in the fourth embodiment, the screen material editing device 100 outputs the display screen update instruction information to the programmable display panel 200. The programmable display 200 automatically performs synchronization processing for synchronizing the screen displayed on the programmable display 200 with the screen displayed by the screen material editing device 100 in accordance with the display screen update instruction information. Therefore, according to the fourth embodiment, even when editing a plurality of screens, the screen material to be edited can be specified efficiently and easily, and the editing of the screen material can be performed efficiently.

Embodiment 5

In the fifth embodiment, in the form of the screen material editing device 100 and the programmable display device 200 shown in the fourth embodiment, the difference between the screen material editing device 100 and the programmable display device data is determined and reflected. The form of the project data to the programmable display is explained.

It is assumed that the screen material editing device 100 is in the screen display management unit 150 of the material and program storage unit 102 of the screen material editing device 100, and stores the screen displayed on the programmable display device 200 in synchronization with the screen data editing device 100. The mode of the screen (the value of the synchronization mode information 152 is the synchronization mode "2"). In the fifth embodiment, when the screen material editing apparatus 100 performs an operation of switching the editing screen to another screen material (an operation of opening a new screen material on the display unit 104), it is possible to obtain the self-programmable display 200. The screen data of the screen having the same display screen number as that before the switching of the editing screen and the screen related information of the screen data edited by the screen material editing device 100 are read out, and the common data used in the screen data is read to the screen. The data and program storage unit 102 of the data editing device 100.

The project data management unit 111 compares the project materials acquired from the programmable display device 200 with the project materials edited by the screen material editing device 100. Then, when there is a difference between the two, the project material management unit 111 causes a confirmation dialog to be displayed on the display unit 104 of the screen material editing device 100, wherein the confirmation dialog box is used to confirm whether or not the selection is to be made. The difference between the screen data and the common data used in the screen is written into the confirmation information of the programmable display 200.

Fig. 19 is a view showing a state in which a screen (project material) of the programmable display 200 is different from a screen (project material) edited by the screen material editing device 100. Fig. 20 is a view showing an example of the confirmation dialog 250 in the form of a pattern diagram.

The user selects to write to the confirmation dialog The input of the selection information is input (for example, the selection of the "Yes" button (write selection button) 251 of the confirmation dialog 250 shown in FIG. 20, or the input of the selection information is not selected for writing ( For example, the "NO" button of the confirmation dialog 250 shown in Fig. 20 (the selection of the selection button is not written) 252). If the input selection information is input, the project material acquisition and transmission management unit 112 instructs the difference between the screen data and the common data (differential information) used in the screen to be written into the difference information of the programmable display 200. The indication information is sent to the programmable display 200. If the input selection information is not written, the project material acquisition and transmission management unit 112 does not perform the writing of the screen data that is different from the programmable display 200 and the common data used in the screen.

By performing the processing as described above, it is possible to reduce the user operation required to display the function of writing the programmable display 200 from the menu or the toolbar or the like in the screen material editing apparatus 100. You can reduce the number of clicks (clicks) on your mouse.

As described above, according to the fifth embodiment, it is possible to simplify the processing of writing the screen data which is different from the original document data stored in the programmable display 200 and the common data used in the screen to the programmable display 200.

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As described above, the screen material editing device for a programmable display of the present invention can be used for editing the screen material at the time of using the programmable display.

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Claims (5)

A screen data editing device for a programmable display is communicably connected to a programmable display to edit and store the screen data for the programmable display required for displaying the display on the programmable display screen. The program material display device includes: a display unit that displays information; and a project material acquisition unit that acquires the edit start instruction information based on the instruction to edit the screen data for the programmable display to acquire the programmable display device The above-mentioned project data in the memory; the memory unit stores the project data obtained by the project data acquisition unit from the programmable display device; and the identification information acquisition unit acquires the programmable display device from the programmable display device based on the edit start instruction information. The identification information unique to the screen associated with the screen being displayed; the search processing unit searches for the positive display of the programmable display acquired by the identification information acquisition unit from the project data stored in the storage unit Painting The screen display processing unit displays the screen on the display unit and the project data management unit based on the screen data for the programmable display screen searched by the search processing unit; Editing of the aforementioned project material of the aforementioned screen displayed by the screen display processing unit, wherein Automatically specifying the screen data for the programmable display for displaying the screen displayed by the programmable display according to the editing start instruction information, and automatically using the specified screen data for the programmable display The screen being displayed on the programmable display is displayed on the display unit. The screen data editing device for a programmable display according to the first aspect of the invention, wherein the item data is used in each of the plurality of screens for each of the screens. The common data and the screen related information indicating the selection of the common material in the object, the search processing unit is based on the screen data for the programmable display that matches the identification information of the screen being displayed on the programmable display The screen-related information is used to retrieve the common data, and the screen display processing unit displays the common data retrieved by the search processing unit on the display unit. The screen data editing device for a programmable display according to the first or second aspect of the invention, wherein the identification information acquisition unit acquires identification information of a screen displayed on the programmable display at a predetermined cycle, the search In the case where the identification information acquisition unit acquires the identification information of another screen different from the screen displayed on the display unit, the processing unit searches for the aforementioned information from the file data stored in the storage unit. The aforementioned identification of other screens The screen display processing unit displays the other screen on the display unit based on the other screen display screen data searched by the search processing unit. The screen data editing device for a programmable display according to the first or second aspect of the invention, wherein the screen display processing unit is configured to instruct a first display screen update instruction to change a screen displayed on the display unit. Information changing the screen displayed on the display unit, and notifying the second display screen update instruction information including the first display screen update instruction information and indicating that the screen displayed by the programmable display is to be changed monitor. The screen data editing device for a programmable display device according to the fourth aspect of the invention, wherein the project data management unit compares the project data of the screen displayed on the programmable display device with the project data for the project data. The above-mentioned project information edited by the above-mentioned project data management department has: the project data transmission management department, in which there is a difference between the above-mentioned project data and the above-mentioned edited project data, the difference information between the two can be The write indication information is sent to the aforementioned programmable display.