TWI801902B - Method for Editing Operation Process of Automation Equipment Using Graphical Interface - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for editing the operation process of automation equipment using a graphical interface, the steps of which include starting the graphical interface of the system, preloading at least one available function block into the function pool by the system, selecting at least one function block in the function pool by the user, adding Drag and drop the selected functional blocks into the process editing area in order, sort the at least one functional block in the workflow, set the function parameters of the at least one functional block; and use the editing function area to edit at least one functional block in the workflow Edit and generate a script of the operation process, so that the planning and design of the operation process can be carried out by using the graphical interface, and the operation script editing of the automation equipment can be completed simply and quickly, and the operation process can be edited more freely to improve the overall efficiency. work efficiency.

Description

Method for Editing Operation Process of Automation Equipment Using Graphical Interface

The invention belongs to the technical field of editing operation flow, in particular to a method for editing operation flow of automation equipment using a graphical interface.

By the way, due to the high progress of industrial technology and information technology, for the processing and manufacturing industry, the traditional processing equipment and handling equipment no longer meet the needs of fast and accurate transmission, and various automation equipment has also been born accordingly. The early The processing procedures, transport paths and clamping methods of the automation equipment are planned and designed by the system programmers by editing the operation programs;

Taking the robotic arm in automation equipment as an example, it usually uses a learner with program compilation function for planning, so that users can use the already built simulation workstation and six-axis robotic arm system. After establishing the routine program, Write the program of the six-axis robotic arm through program compilation. Since the operation of the existing robotic arm is compiled using the compiled program of the learner, when encountering complex and high-precision movements, system programmers with professional skills are required to carry out exclusive programming design, which is not only difficult High and long personnel training time, resulting in a high degree of reliance on professional manufacturers or a small number of related practitioners in the connection and maintenance of automation equipment. This has resulted in high barriers to industrial automation in Taiwan and has not been able to be effectively popularized. Phenomenon. For small and medium-sized enterprises that focus on diverse and small-scale production, it is impossible to meet their needs for rapid line change and competitiveness;

In other words, due to the programming design of the operation process of the existing automation equipment, there are problems such as high difficulty in planning and compilation, long training time, etc., resulting in an increase in labor costs, and it cannot be applied to a small number of diverse operations, which will affect the operation process. efficiency, how to solve the problems and deficiencies of the above-mentioned existing technologies, and effectively lower the threshold of industrial automation, as well as the fact that there are few relevant and appropriate solutions in the market, all of these are the subjects that the relevant industry is eager to seek breakthroughs and research and development. .

In view of this, the inventor has been adhering to many years of rich experience in design, development and actual production in this related industry, and has researched and improved the existing structure and defects. After continuous efforts in research and trial production, he finally successfully developed a graphical interface editor A method for automating the operation process of equipment, so as to overcome the troubles and inconveniences derived from the existing need to write programs.

Therefore, the main purpose of the present invention is to provide a method for using a graphical interface to edit the operation process of automation equipment, so that the planning and design of the operation process can be carried out using the graphical interface, so that users can simply and quickly complete the operation script editing of automation equipment .

Another main purpose of the present invention is to provide a method for editing the operation process of automation equipment using a graphical interface, which can make the editing of the operation process of automation equipment more free, and can be applied to a small number of diverse operations, which can improve the overall work efficiency.

Another main purpose of the present invention is to provide a method for using a graphical interface to edit the operation process of automation equipment, which can shorten the script compilation time for users to learn the operation process, and then quickly assist enterprises to achieve automation upgrades, and reduce the human threshold and overall Build cost.

The reason is that, in order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present invention provides a method for using a graphical interface to edit the operation process of automation equipment, which is applied to the display unit of the control system of an automation equipment to display a graphical interface for the user to edit the operation process script. Interface, the graphical interface includes an editing function area, a function pool and a process editing area, wherein the editing function area is provided with at least one script execution key, at least one script management key and at least one function block management key, and the The function pool can be pre-loaded with at least one function block at the initial stage of the system, and the process editing area can allow users to drag and drop different function blocks from the function pool one by one to edit the script of a certain operation process. The method includes:

Start the graphical interface of the system;

The system preloads at least one available function block in the function pool;

The user selects at least one function block in the function pool;

Drag the selected function blocks to the process editing area in sequence;

Arranging the aforementioned at least one functional block in the sequence of the operation process;

Carry out the function parameter setting of at least one of the aforementioned function blocks; and

Use the editing function area to edit at least one function block in the operation flow to generate a script of the operation flow.

Thereby, through the specific implementation of the above-mentioned technical means, the present invention can use the graphical interface to plan and design the operation process, so that the user can simply and quickly complete the operation script editing or modification script of the automation equipment, so that it can make the operation of the automation equipment Process editing is more free, and can be applied to a small number of diverse operations, which can improve the overall operating efficiency, and can shorten the scripting time for users to learn the operation process, thereby reducing labor costs, and improving equipment utilization and production line productivity. Increase the added value of products and enhance their economic benefits.

And the present invention utilizes the following technical means to further realize the aforementioned purpose and effect; such as:

The script execution keys at least include play, pause, step by step and stop.

The script management key at least includes file reading, archiving and opening new scripts.

The function block management keys include delete, insert, copy, previous step and next step.

The functional blocks may include functional instructions such as moving up, moving down, moving left, moving right, rotating, grasping, claw opening, action cycle, and logic judgment.

After the above-mentioned function blocks are dragged into the flow editing area, function parameters can be set in each function block.

In the step of sequentially dragging the selected function blocks into the process editing area, the operation process of the script may include at least one cluster block which is formed by clustering at least two function blocks.

In order to enable your examiners to further understand the composition, characteristics and other purposes of the present invention, the following are some preferred embodiments of the present invention, and describe them in detail with the accompanying drawings, and at the same time allow those familiar with this technical field to implement them in detail .

The present invention is a method for using a graphical interface to edit the operation process of automation equipment. Among the specific embodiments of the present invention and its components illustrated in the accompanying drawings, all about front and rear, left and right, top and bottom, upper and lower, And the horizontal and vertical references are only used for convenience of description, and do not limit the present invention, nor limit its components to any position or spatial direction. The dimensions specified in the drawings and description can be changed according to the design and requirements of the present invention without departing from the patent scope of the present invention.

Please refer to the first and second figures, which are embodiments of the present invention. The method disclosed in the present invention for editing the operation process of automation equipment using a graphical interface is shown in the first figure, which is a control system for automation equipment Displayed on the display unit is a graphical interface (100) for users to edit workflow scripts, the graphical interface (100) [Graphical User Interface, GUI] includes an editing function area (10), a function pool (20) and a process editing area (30), wherein the editing functional area (10) provides at least one script execution key (11) including play, step by step, pause, and stop, and at least one script management key ( 12), and at least one function block management key (13) including delete, clear, previous step and next step, etc., and the function pool (20) can be preloaded with at least one function block (21) when the system is initialized ), these functional blocks (21) can include functional instructions such as moving up, moving down, moving left, moving right, rotating, grabbing, opening claws, action loops, logical judgments, etc., and the process editing area (30 ) for users to drag different function blocks (21) in order from the function pool (20) to edit the script of a certain operation process, and each function block (21) is dragged in the process editing area (30) Finally, different functional blocks (21) can be sorted in the process editing area (30), and function parameters can be set in each functional block (21), such as moving left 20cm, rotating 180 degrees or opening claws 10mm .

The method of the present invention for editing the operation flow of automation equipment using a graphical interface is shown in the third figure. When the user needs to edit the operation flow script of an automation equipment, the steps of the method include;

(a). Start the graphical interface of the system: the user starts the system of the automation equipment, and displays a graphical interface (100) that can be used to edit the workflow script on the display unit of the system (as shown in the first and second figures) ], for users to edit workflow scripts;

(b). The system preloads at least one available function block in the function pool: when the system is activated, the system can preload at least one available function block in the function pool (20) of the graphical interface (100) function block (21);

(c). The user selects at least one function block in the function pool: the user who edits the workflow script can select at least one function block (21) one by one in the function pool (20) of the graphical interface (100);

(d). Drag the selected functional blocks into the process editing area in sequence: then drag and place each of the above-selected functional blocks (21) one by one in the process editing area (30) of the graphical interface (100);

(e). Sorting the aforementioned at least one functional block into the workflow: the user moves the aforementioned functional blocks (21) back and forth in the workflow editing area (30) to sort according to the workflow. ;

(f). Setting the function parameters of at least one of the aforementioned function blocks: After completing the sorting of the workflow, the user sets the function parameters of each of the aforementioned function blocks (21); and

(g). Use the editing function area to edit at least one function block in the operation process to generate a script of the operation process: finally the user uses the function block management key in the editing function area (10) in the graphical interface (100) (13) Edit the function block (21) in the operation flow, such as delete, clear, copy, previous step or next step, and then complete the script of an operation flow for the user to use the script management key (12) to perform Script management, or use the script execution key (11) to execute or rehearse the workflow script.

Please refer to the fourth and fifth figures again, which are another embodiment of the present invention, wherein at least one cluster block (25) may be included in the operation flow of the script, and the cluster block (25) is composed of each The functional blocks (21) are clustered, for example, functional blocks (21A, 21B, 21C) that include actions such as moving down 5 cm, grabbing, and moving up 5 cm, so that each functional block (21) that needs to perform continuous actions can Collected into a cluster of squares (25) to simplify the script of the operation process and shorten the length of the operation process in the script;

Through the above-mentioned design and description, the method of using the graphical interface to edit the operation process of the automation equipment of the present invention can use the graphical interface (100) to plan and design the operation process, so that the user can simply and quickly complete the operation of the automation equipment Script editing, which can make the editing of the operation process of the automation equipment more free, and can be applied to a small number of diverse operations, which can improve the overall operation efficiency, and can shorten the script compilation time for users to learn the operation process, thereby reducing labor costs. To improve equipment utilization and production line productivity.

In this way, it can be understood that the present invention is an excellent creative creation. In addition to effectively solving the problems faced by practitioners, it also greatly improves the efficacy, and there is no identical or similar product creation or public use in the same technical field. , and at the same time have the enhancement of efficacy, so the present invention has met the requirements of "novelty" and "progressiveness" of the invention patent, and the application for the invention patent is filed according to law.

100: GUI 10: Edit Ribbon 11: script execution key 12: Script management key 13: Function block management key 20: Function pool 21: Function block 21A: Function block 21B: Function block 21C: Function block 25: Cluster Cubes 30: Process editing area

Figure 1: It is a user interface diagram for defining content in the first embodiment of the present invention. The second figure: is the actual use interface diagram of the first embodiment of the present invention. The third figure: is a schematic flow chart of the present invention. The fourth figure: another embodiment of the present invention is used to define the user interface diagram of the content. The fifth picture: the actual user interface diagram of the fourth picture

(a): Start the graphical interface of the system

(b): The system preloads at least one available function block in the function pool

(c): The user selects at least one function block in the function pool

(d): Drag the selected function blocks to the process editing area in sequence

(e): Sequencing the aforementioned at least one functional block in the operation process

(f): Carry out the function parameter setting of at least one function block mentioned above

(g): Use the editing function area to edit at least one function block in the operation process to generate a script of the operation process

Claims (7)

A method for using a graphical interface to edit the operation flow of automation equipment, which is applied to a display unit of a control system of an automation equipment to display a graphical interface for users to edit the operation flow script, the graphical interface includes an editing function area, A function pool and a process editing area, wherein the editing function area is provided with at least one script execution key, at least one script management key and at least one function block management key, and the function pool can be preloaded with There is at least one function block, and the process editing area can allow users to drag and drop different aforementioned function blocks one by one from the function pool to edit the script of a certain operation process. The steps of the method include: (a). (b). The system preloads at least one available aforementioned function block in the function pool; (c). The user selects at least one aforementioned function block in the function pool; (d). The aforementioned function to be selected Drag and drop the blocks into the process editing area in sequence; (e). Sequence the workflow of at least one of the aforementioned function blocks; (f). Perform the function parameter setting of the aforementioned at least one of the function blocks; and (g). Use the editor The functional area edits at least one of the aforementioned function blocks in the operation flow to generate a script of the operation flow. The method for editing the workflow of automation equipment using a graphical interface as described in claim 1, wherein the script execution keys at least include playback, step by step, pause and stop. According to the method for editing the workflow of automation equipment using a graphical interface as described in claim 1, the script management key at least includes scripts for reading, archiving and opening new scripts. The method for editing the workflow of automation equipment using a graphical interface as described in claim 1, wherein the function block management keys include delete, insert, copy, previous step and next step. The method for editing the operation process of automation equipment using a graphical interface as described in claim 1, wherein the functional blocks can include such as moving up, moving down, moving left, moving right, rotating, grabbing, opening claws, and action cycles , Functional instruction of logical judgment. The method for editing the operation process of automation equipment using a graphical interface as described in claim 1, wherein after the function blocks are dragged in the process editing area, function parameters can be set in each function block. The method for editing the operation process of automation equipment using a graphical interface as described in claim 1, wherein the selected function blocks are sequentially dragged to the steps in the process editing area, and the operation process of the script can include at least one cluster A block, the clustered block is formed by clustering at least two aforementioned functional blocks.

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