WO1994006065A1

WO1994006065A1 - Sequence program editing system

Info

Publication number: WO1994006065A1
Application number: PCT/JP1993/001245
Authority: WO
Inventors: Kosuke Chiba; Masashi Hakoshima; Hiroyuki Yonekura
Original assignee: Fanuc Ltd
Priority date: 1992-09-10
Filing date: 1993-09-02
Publication date: 1994-03-17
Also published as: JPH0695712A

Abstract

A sequence program editing system which enables copying and transferring operations to be carried out easily between sequence programs. A display screen (51) is divided into two divisions (51a, 51b). For example, in order to copy a part of a rudder program (71) onto a ladder program (72), a 'copy' menu (52a) is selected. A cursor key is then operated to select a region (71a) to be copied, and a cross cursor (P3) displayed on the divided screen (51b) is moved to a point where the selected region is desired to be copied. Then, the return key is pressed, so that the program on the region (71a) is copied on a region (72a).

Description

Technology for editing of sequence and program

The present invention relates to a sequence program editing method for editing a sequence program on a screen, and more particularly to a sequence program editing method for editing such as copying and moving. Background technology

Conventionally, when copying or moving a sequence or program, call the original sequence or program on the screen, delete the part other than the part you want to copy, store it temporarily in memory, and save it on another screen. Then, the sequence program to be copied and the part to be copied were called from memory and combined.

FIG. 7 is a conceptual diagram showing the conventional sequence program editing method. If you want to copy program 81b, which is a part of the ladder program 81, to another ladder program 82, delete unnecessary programs 81, 81c, etc. on the screen. Then, it is temporarily stored in the storage medium 84. On the other hand, the ladder program 82 at the copy destination stores the programs 82 a and 82 b created on a separate screen from the ladder program 81 in the storage medium 84.

If, for example, it is desired to insert program 81b between program 82a and program 82b, call program 81b, programs 82a and 82b on a new screen from storage medium 84. Program, and configure the program 82 a, the program 81b, and the program 82b in this order. As a result, a new sequence program 83 is created.

However, in the conventional editing method, when a single sequence program is created by combining parts of a large number of sequence programs, it is necessary to call on the screen every time the copied part is taken out, which makes the operation complicated. There was a problem of becoming. Disclosure of the invention

The present invention has been made in view of such a point, and provides a sequence program editing method capable of facilitating a partial copying and moving operation of a sequence program. The purpose is to:

According to the present invention, in order to solve the above problems, in a sequence program editing method for editing a sequence program on a screen, a storage means for storing a plurality of the sequence programs, and the storage means Split display means for reading out the two sequence programs from each other and dividing and displaying them on one display screen, and editing means for editing the sequence program displayed on the display screen. And a storage means for storing the edited sequence program in the storage means. An editing method for a sequence program is provided.

When performing editing work, two sequences are read by the split display unit. ♦ The program is read out from the storage unit and divided into one display screen, and displayed on the display screen by the editing unit. Edited program ♦ Edit the program, and store the edited sequence program in the storage means. Brief explanation of drawings

Figure 1 shows a screen with the ladder program enlarged, focusing on the area to be copied.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of hardware of an automatic programming device for implementing the present invention.

Figure 3 shows an overview of the display and keyboard for editing the sequence program.

Figure 4 shows the initial screen of the split display screen.

Figure 5 shows the screen when saving a part of the ladder program.

Figure 6 is a diagram showing a screen when the entire ladder program is saved, and Figure 7 is a conceptual diagram showing a conventional sequence and program editing method. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of hardware of an automatic programming device for implementing the present invention. Processor 1 controls the entire automatic programming device according to the system program stored in R〇M2. RAM 3 stores internal data, a system program loaded from the floppy disk 9a, and a sequence program created by an automatic programming device. The graphic control circuit 4 converts the sequence program stored in the RAM 3 into a display signal and sends it to the display device 5. The display device 5 divides and displays the sequence ♦ program by a method described later. As the display device 5, a CRT, a liquid crystal display device, or the like is used.

The keyboard 6 is provided with operation keys used for data input and a software keypad whose function changes depending on a system program or the like. The created sequence ♦ The program can also be output to a printer (paper tape puncher) 7.

HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 8 stores data to be saved even after the power of the automatic programming device is turned off. The FDD (Floppy Disk 'Drive) 9 drives the floppy disk' 9a 'to input NC data, or sends a modified sequence program to the floppy disk' 9a. Can be output.

These components are connected to each other on the bus 10. c In the automatic programming device having such a configuration, the system program and the sequence stored in the floppy disk 9a at the time of startup are used. · Load the program once into HDD 8 and then read them into RAM 3. When the sequence 'program editing operation is performed, the processor 1 reads out the data in the RAM 3 and displays it on the screen.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a display device 5 and a keyboard 6 for editing a sequence program. The display screen 51 of the display device 5 displays a sequence or program being created or edited. Also, at the bottom of the display screen 51, according to the display contents A menu display section 52 for switching the menu at any time is provided. Each menu has one-to-one correspondence with each key of the function key 61 of the keyboard 6, and each menu is selected by pressing the corresponding key.

The keyboard 6 is provided with a character key 62 and a numeric keypad 63 for use in creating and editing a sequence programmer. In addition to this, the keyboard 6 is provided with a return key 64, a force key 65, and an escape (ESC) key 66.

Next, a specific procedure of the sequence program editing method according to the present embodiment will be described.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an initial screen of the divided display screen. This screen is displayed by activating the split display system program and calling the two ladder programs 71 and 72 to be edited. As can be seen from the figure, the display screen 51 is divided into two divided screens 51a and 51b. Here, the ladder program 71 is displayed on the split screen 51a, and the ladder program 72 is displayed on the split screen 51b. In addition, the ladder program 71 shows a reduced outline of the entire program, while the ladder program 72 shows a partially enlarged view.

The soft key menus 52 a to 52 e and the soft key menus 52 f to 52 j are displayed at the bottom of each split screen 51 a and 51 b respectively. I have. The “copy” menu displayed in the soft menus 52 a and 52 f is a menu to be selected when a part of the program is to be copied. Move menu displayed on softkey menu 52b and 52g — Is the menu to select if you want to move part of the program ^.

The `` Save '' menu displayed on the soft menus 52c and 52h stores the ladder program created or edited by the method described later on the floppy disk 9a etc. This is the menu to select if you want. The “Delete” menu displayed on the soft menus 52 d and 52 i is a menu that is selected when you want to delete a part of the ladder program.

The “enlarge” menu displayed in the soft menu 52 e is a menu that is selected when the user wants to enlarge a part of a reduced program like the ladder program 71. On the other hand, the “Reduce” menu displayed on the soft menu 52 j can be used to reduce the size of a partially enlarged program such as the ladder program 72 to display the entire program. It is. When a reduced program is displayed on the split screens 51a and 51b, the "Enlarge" menu is displayed on the soft menus 52e and 52j. When a partially enlarged program is displayed, the “Reduced” menu is displayed in the soft key menus 52 e and 52 j.

These Seo oice menu New over 5 2 a to 5 2 j by selecting at full § ink tion key 6 1, _c in such a display screen 5 1 a portion of a character is highlighted, For example, when a part of the ladder program 71 is to be copied to the ladder program 72, the “copy” menu 52 is operated by operating the function key 61 of the keyboard 6. Select a. Next, the force solky 6 5 Operate, and specify the starting point using the cross force P1. At this time, if you select the “Enlarge” menu 5 2 e, the program near the crosshair force P 1 will be enlarged and you can check the details. Next, the end point is designated by the cross cursor P2. At this time, similarly, when the “Enlarge” menu 5 2 e is selected, the program in the vicinity of the cross-hair tool P 1 is enlarged and displayed. The execution of each designation is performed by return key 64. When the positions of the cross cursors P1 and P2 are determined, the portion to be copied is surrounded by the area 71a.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a screen in which the ladder program 71 is enlarged around the area 71 a to be copied. When the area 71a is determined by the above means and the "Enlarge" menu 52e is selected, the area 71a is enlarged and displayed, and the program for the area 71a to be copied is confirmed on this screen. Can be. After checking, move the crosshair force P3 displayed on the split screen 5 1b to specify the start position of the place you want to copy. After this designation, the program in the area 71a is copied to the area 領域 2a by pressing the return key 64 or the like.

If you want to check the entire ladder program 72 after copying, select the "Reduce" menu 52j to check the entire ladder program.

In this case, copying was explained here, but in the case of moving, if the “Move” menu 52b or 52g is selected in the split screen of FIG. 4, the rest of the program will follow the same procedure. You can move. '

If you want to delete, select “Delete” from the menu. Alternatively, the user can easily delete by selecting 5 2 i and specifying the deletion area with the cross cursor in the same manner.

Next, the procedure for saving the edited or created ladder program will be described.

Figure 5 is a diagram showing the screen when a part of the ladder program is saved. For example, if you want to save a part of the ladder program 71 with a file name different from that of the ladder program 71, select the "Save" menu 52c. Then, the cross cursor P4 is displayed, and the start point is designated by the cross cursor P4. At this time, if the “Enlarge” menu 5 2 e is selected, the program near the cross cursor P 4 will be enlarged.

Pressing the return key 6 4 completes the specification using the crosshair cursor P4. The crosshair cursor P5 is displayed. Use the crosshair cursor P5 to specify the end point. At this time, when the “Enlarge” menu 5 2 e is selected, as in the case of the crosshair P 4, the program near the cross cursor P 5 is displayed in an enlarged manner. When the end point P5 is specified, the storage area 71b is secured. At the same time, a comment “File name” 51 and a file name entry field 51 d are displayed at the bottom of the screen.

In the file name entry field 5 1 d, enter the file name using the character key 6 2 and the numeric keypad 63. When the file name entry is completed and return key 64 is pressed, the save operation is performed inside the automatic programming device, and upon completion, the screen returns to the screen state before selecting the "Save" menu 52c.

Figure 6 is a diagram showing the screen when saving the entire ladder program. To save the entire ladder program, press the ESC key 6 6. Then, a window 7 appears in the center of the screen as shown in Fig. 6.

3 is displayed. In this window 73, first select whether the ladder program to be saved is the split screen on the left (split A) or the split screen on the right (split B) using the force solver 73a. I do. When the selection is completed, the cursor 73a moves to the menu in the window 73, so that the desired menu is selected.

"Saving ♦ Exit" menu, save only the new Rada one program that has been edited, is a menu to choose if you want to end _c

The “Save / Continue” menu is used to save only the new ladder program that has been edited and to continue editing further.

The “Save New / Exit” menu is used to save both the ladder program before editing and the edited new ladder program, and select this menu when you want to exit. The “Save New / Continue” menu is used to save both the ladder program before editing and the new ladder program that has been edited and to continue editing further.

The “Destroy, Exit” menu is the menu that destroys the ladder program and exits.

If a menu other than the “Destroy / Exit” menu is selected, the file name is entered and saved in the new edited ladder program. The comment 51 c and the file name entry field 51 d are displayed. By filling out the filename to filenames Symbol Nyuran 5 1 d, new Rada one program is stored in the front Tsu Pyi disk 9 _a like. As described above, in the present embodiment, when it is desired to copy or move the ladder program, the display screen 51 is divided into two divided screens 51a and 51b, and each of the ladder programs is copied. One program 7 1 and the ladder one program 7 2 at the copy destination are displayed. This saves the trouble of operation, and allows you to see two screens at the same time, making editing easier.

Also, in this embodiment, the file name is entered in a part of the ladder program and saved as a subroutine, so that the management becomes easy, and the ladder program is newly combined by combining these. The operation becomes easier when creating a.

In the present embodiment, an example of editing the ladder program 71 and Ί2 is shown as a sequence program, but a mnemonic program can be processed in the same manner.

As described above, according to the present invention, when performing an editing operation, two sequence programs are read out, each of them is divided and displayed on one display screen, and the sequence displayed on the display screen is performed. Since the program is edited and the edited sequence 'program is stored, the user can edit while viewing two sequence programs at the same time. Therefore, the operation becomes easy.

Claims

Scope of request 1. Sequence for editing sequence programs on the screen

• In the program editing method,

Storage means for storing a plurality of the sequence programs; split display means for reading the two sequence programs from the storage means and dividing and displaying each of them on one display screen;

Editing means for editing the sequence program displayed on the display screen;

Storage means for storing the edited sequence program in the storage means;

A sequence program editing method characterized by having the following.

2. The editing means includes a copy range designating means for designating a range of copying or moving one of the sequence programs, and a copy destination designating means for designating a copy or move destination of the other sequence program. 2. The sequence 'program editing method according to claim 1, further comprising:

3. File means for assigning a file name to a part of the sequence program displayed on the display screen, and a partial program having the file name assigned to the storage means 2. The sequence 'program editing method according to claim 1, further comprising: file storing means for storing.