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- the present invention relates to supporting user operations in a control system for controlling a controlled object.
- control device At various production sites, user operations are given to the control device via a device that can be HMI (Human Machine Interface), and various information is provided to the user via the HMI.
- HMI Human Machine Interface
- Patent Document 1 discloses a method of changing an object for use on a display screen of an HMI device.
- the user interface screens displayed on the HMI are designed with manufacturing equipment and work in mind. However, improvements are being made day by day at production sites, and there is a need to flexibly modify and change user interface screens according to the improvements.
- One object of the present invention is to provide a mechanism for flexibly adding user interface screens to suit user operations.
- an operation display system that constitutes at least part of a control system for controlling a controlled object.
- the operation display system includes a display unit, an input unit that receives user operations, and a control unit that causes the display unit to display a page selected from one or more prepared pages.
- the page includes a first manipulation object that instructs predetermined processing.
- the operation display system includes an acquisition unit that acquires an operation history including details of operations performed on a first operation object, an operation that matches a predetermined rule from the acquired operation history, and extracts an operation based on the extracted operation. , and a generating unit that generates one or more second operational objects instructing the same processing as the one or more first operational objects operated by the user.
- the user when the user performs an operation on the first operation object, one or a plurality of second operations instructing the same processing for those operations that match the predetermined rule among the performed operations.
- An object is created.
- the one or more second operation objects generated in this manner correspond to the content of the substantial operation by the user, and a user interface screen that enables efficient operation can be realized.
- the generation unit may extract, from among the contents of operations included in the operation history, operations that output instructions for controlling the controlled object. According to this configuration, it is possible to efficiently extract only operations for substantially controlling the controlled object.
- the generation unit may exclude user operations related to page transitions from the operation contents included in the operation history. According to this configuration, the user operation related to the page transition for displaying on the display unit is not related to the operation for controlling the control target. Only necessary operations can be extracted.
- the generation unit may exclude at least one of the alarm viewer confirmation operation, troubleshooting information display operation, and manual display operation from among the operation contents included in the operation history. According to this configuration, it is possible to efficiently extract only operations for substantially controlling the controlled object by excluding operations that refer to information for user operations.
- the generation unit may generate a new page including one or more second operation objects. According to this configuration, one or a plurality of generated second operation objects can be aggregated on a new page, so that the operation can be made more efficient.
- the display unit may display a page that does not include operation objects other than one or more second operation objects. According to this configuration, only one or a plurality of second operable objects are displayed, so the operation can be made more efficient.
- Each of the one or more second operational objects may be a copy of the corresponding first operational object.
- the second manipulation object is independent of the first manipulation object, so that the second manipulation object can be further edited.
- Each of the one or more second operational objects may include instructions for accessing the corresponding first operational object.
- the second operation object can be substantially integrated with the first operation object. Therefore, even when the first operation object is changed, the content of the change can be transferred to the second operation object. Objects can also be automatically reflected.
- the acquisition unit may start acquiring the operation history in response to a predetermined specific user operation.
- acquisition of the operation history can be started by an explicit user operation, so that the second operation object can be generated according to the user operation within the intended period.
- an information processing method in a control system for controlling a controlled object includes the step of displaying a page selected from one or more pages prepared in advance on the display unit.
- the page includes a first manipulation object that instructs predetermined processing.
- the information processing method includes the steps of acquiring an operation history including details of operations performed on a first operation object; extracting operations that match a predetermined rule from the acquired operation history; and generating one or more second operational objects that instruct the same processing as the one or more first operational objects operated by the user.
- an information processing program executed by a computer that constitutes at least part of a control system for controlling a controlled object.
- the information processing program causes the computer to execute a step of displaying a page selected from among one or a plurality of pages prepared in advance on the display unit.
- the page includes a first manipulation object that instructs predetermined processing.
- the information processing program causes the computer to acquire an operation history including details of operations performed on a first operation object; extract operations that match a predetermined rule from the acquired operation history; and generating one or more second operable objects instructing the same processing as the one or more first operable objects operated by the user.
- user interface screens can be flexibly added to suit user operations.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing main parts of a control system according to an embodiment
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of a control system according to an embodiment
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example hardware configuration of HMI of the control system according to the present embodiment
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example hardware configuration of a PLC of the control system according to the present embodiment
- FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an example of exchanges between HMI and PLC in the control system according to the present embodiment; It is a figure for demonstrating an example of user operation in the control system which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the page regarding the shortcut production
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing main parts of a control system according to an embodiment
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of a control system according to an embodiment
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example hardware
- FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining a processing procedure example related to shortcut generation processing of the control system according to the present embodiment
- FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining a processing procedure example related to shortcut generation processing of the control system according to the present embodiment
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a functional configuration for realizing shortcut generation processing of the control system according to the present embodiment
- FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining an example of filtering in shortcut generation processing of the control system according to the embodiment
- 7 is a flow chart showing a processing procedure relating to shortcut generation processing of the control system according to the present embodiment
- FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining an example of a shortcut object generated by the control system according to the embodiment
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing main parts of a control system 1 according to the present embodiment.
- a control system 1 for controlling a controlled object includes an operation display system.
- the control system 1 includes an input unit 126 that receives user operations, a display unit 128, an operation reception unit 150, a display control unit 152, a shortcut object generation unit 154, and a page storage unit 156, as components related to the operation display system. including.
- the display control unit 152 causes the display unit 128 to display a page selected from one or more pages 130 prepared in advance.
- one or more pages 130 are units for providing a user interface screen, and include operation objects 132 (first operation objects) that instruct predetermined processing.
- the operation reception unit 150 acquires an operation history including details of operations performed on the operation object 132 .
- the shortcut object generation unit 154 extracts operations that match a predetermined rule from the acquired operation history, and generates one or more operation objects 132 (first operation objects) operated by the user based on the extracted operations. ) to generate one or a plurality of shortcut objects 142 (second operation objects) that instruct the same processing as in .
- the page storage unit 156 stores a page 140 including shortcut objects 142 in addition to pages 130 including operation objects 132 .
- control system 1 can flexibly generate one or more shortcut objects 142 corresponding to one or more operation objects 132 in accordance with user's arbitrary selection.
- user interface screens can be flexibly added so as to match user operations.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of the control system 1 according to this embodiment.
- control system 1 may control the entire factory, or may control specific manufacturing facilities and manufacturing devices installed in the factory. Thus, the control system 1 is configured to control any controlled object.
- Each control system 1 includes, as main components, one or more HMIs 100 and a PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) 200, which is a typical example of a control device that controls a controlled object.
- PLC Protein Logic Controller
- the HMI 100 constitutes at least part of the operation display system according to this embodiment. That is, the operation display system according to the present embodiment may be realized by the HMI 100 alone, may be realized by a plurality of HMIs 100, or may be realized by the HMI 100 and another processing subject.
- operation display system encompasses any device that has a function of presenting information to the user and a function of receiving operations from the user.
- the HMI 100 and the PLC 200 are connected via the information system network 6.
- the information system network 6 a general-purpose communication protocol such as Ethernet (registered trademark) may be adopted.
- the HMI 100 receives operations from the user, gives instructions corresponding to the operations to the PLC 200, and graphically displays various information from the PLC 200.
- the PLC 200 is also connected to the field device group 10.
- Field device group 10 includes any device necessary to control a controlled object. More specifically, the field device group 10 includes devices for exchanging information with controlled objects (eg, manufacturing equipment, manufacturing equipment, sensors and actuators included in the manufacturing equipment or manufacturing equipment, etc.).
- the field device group 10 includes a remote I/O (Input/Output) device 12, a relay group 14, a servo driver 16 and a servo motor 18.
- the PLC 200 acquires information from the field device group 10 and generates information to be given to the field device group 10 by executing control calculations according to a user program created in advance.
- information acquired by the PLC 200 from the field device group 10 is also referred to as "input data”
- information given to the field device group 10 is also referred to as "output data”.
- the PLC 200 and the field device group 10 are connected via the control system network 4 .
- the control system network 4 it is preferable to adopt an industrial communication protocol.
- EtherCAT registered trademark
- EtherNet/IP registered trademark
- DeviceNet registered trademark
- CompoNet registered trademark
- control system network 4 it is not limited to the control system network 4, and may be connected by a hard wire.
- control system network 4 it is not limited to the control system network 4, and may be connected by a hard wire.
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration example of the HMI 100 of the control system 1 according to this embodiment.
- HMI 100 includes a processor 102 such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or MPU (Micro-Processing Unit), an optical drive 104, a main memory 106, a storage 110, a network controller 120, a USB A (Universal Serial Bus) controller 124 , an input section 126 and a display section 128 are included. These components are connected via bus 108 .
- the processor 102 reads various programs stored in the storage 110, develops them in the main memory 106, and executes them, thereby realizing necessary processing in the HMI 100.
- the storage 110 is composed of, for example, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or an SSD (Flash Solid State Drive).
- the storage 110 typically stores an OS (Operating System) 111, a system program 112 for realizing basic processing, and a user program 113 created in advance according to the object to be controlled. Note that the storage 110 may store necessary programs other than the programs shown in FIG.
- the HMI 100 may have an optical drive 104.
- the optical drive 104 reads the program from a recording medium 105 (for example, an optical recording medium such as a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc)) that stores a computer-readable program non-transitory, and stores the program in the storage 110 or the like.
- a recording medium 105 for example, an optical recording medium such as a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc)
- DVD Digital Versatile Disc
- Various programs executed by the HMI 100 may be installed via the computer-readable recording medium 105, or may be installed by downloading from any server on the network.
- the network controller 120 controls data exchange with the PLC 200 and the like via the information system network 6 .
- the USB controller 124 controls data exchange with an external device (eg, support device) via a USB connection.
- an external device eg, support device
- the input unit 126 is composed of a touch panel, mouse, keyboard, etc., and receives user operations.
- the display unit 128 includes a display, various indicators, and the like, and outputs processing results from the processor 102 and the like.
- a touch panel display in which the input unit 126 and the display unit 128 are integrated may be adopted.
- FIG. 3 shows a configuration example in which necessary processing is provided by the processor 102 executing a program. (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) or FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array), etc.).
- processor 102 Application Specific Integrated Circuit
- FPGA Field-Programmable Gate Array
- FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration example of the PLC 200 of the control system 1 according to this embodiment.
- PLC 200 includes a processor 202 such as a CPU or MPU, a chipset 204, a main memory 206, a storage 210, a control system network controller 220, an information system network controller 222, and a USB controller 224. , and a memory card interface 226 .
- the processor 202 reads various programs stored in the storage 210, develops them in the main memory 206, and executes them, thereby realizing control calculations for controlling the control target.
- the chipset 204 controls data transmission between the processor 202 and each component.
- the storage 210 stores a system program 212 for implementing basic processing and a user program 213 for implementing control calculations.
- the information system network controller 222 controls data exchange with the HMI 100 and the like via the information system network 6 .
- the USB controller 224 controls data exchange with an external device (eg, support device) via a USB connection.
- an external device eg, support device
- the memory card interface 226 is configured such that a memory card 228 can be attached/detached, and data can be written to the memory card 228 and various data (user program, trace data, etc.) can be read from the memory card 228.
- FIG. 4 shows a configuration example in which necessary processing is provided by the processor 202 executing a program.
- the main part of the PLC 200 may be implemented using hardware conforming to a general-purpose architecture (for example, an industrial personal computer based on a general-purpose personal computer).
- a general-purpose architecture for example, an industrial personal computer based on a general-purpose personal computer.
- virtualization technology may be used to execute a plurality of OSs with different purposes in parallel, and necessary applications may be executed on each OS.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an example of exchanges between the HMI 100 and the PLC 200 in the control system 1 according to this embodiment.
- HMI 100 selectively displays one or more pages 130-1, 130-2, .
- Each of the pages 130 includes one or more operation objects 132-1, 132-2, 132-3, . . . (hereinafter collectively referred to as “operation objects 132”).
- the operation object 132 includes any object that accepts user operations. Typically, the operation object 132 instructs the PLC 200 to perform predetermined processing according to user's operation.
- the operation object 132 includes, for example, a button that indicates on or off according to user operation, a lever or slider that changes or updates an arbitrary value according to user operation.
- the user program 213 executed by the PLC 200 includes, for example, process execution instructions 230-1, 230-2, 230-3, ... (hereinafter collectively referred to as "process execution instructions 230").
- the process execution instructions 230-1, 230-2, 230-3 respectively include variables 232-1, 232-1, 232-1 (hereinafter collectively referred to as "variables 232") indicating execution conditions. is associated with.
- the operation object 132 included in the page 130 changes the value of the pre-associated variable of the PLC 200 according to the user's operation.
- the manipulation object 132-1 of the page 130-1 is associated with the variable 232-1
- the manipulation object 132-2 of the page 130-1 is associated with the variable 232-2
- the operation object 132-3 of the page 130-2 is associated with the variable 232-3.
- the HMI 100 selectively displays the page 130 including one or more operation objects 132, accepts user operations on the displayed page 130, and gives the associated instructions to the PLC 200.
- a process of changing or updating the value of the variable 232 held by the PLC 200 may be adopted.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining an example of a user's operation in the control system 1 according to this embodiment.
- FIG. 6 shows an example of a recovery sequence from occurrence of an abnormality to normal operation in a manufacturing facility that continuously processes workpieces.
- a warning message 136 is displayed on the display unit 128 of the HMI 100 in addition to the page 130A indicating the operating state.
- the user notices the occurrence of an abnormality from the warning message 136 .
- the manufacturing equipment is visually checked, and measures (in this example, removal of the workpiece) for resolving the abnormality are performed (state ST2).
- the user selects the warning message 136, performs an operation to confirm the content of the warning, and then performs an operation to remove the workpiece.
- Operations for removing a workpiece include, for example, opening a safety guard to access manufacturing equipment and closing the safety guard after removing a workpiece.
- operations such as return to origin (initialization) and resetting of the abnormal state are executed.
- pages 130A, 130B, and 130C are sequentially switched, and target operation objects included in each page 130 are operated.
- the operation is resumed by operating the target operation object on the page 130D of the HMI 100.
- the control system 1 provides a function of grouping arbitrary designated operation objects 132 into a single page 130 according to user's operation.
- the necessary operation objects 132 By collecting the necessary operation objects 132 on a single page 130, more efficient operation can be realized in the event of an abnormality of the target, and even a user with little knowledge and experience can easily operate the predetermined operation objects 132. sequence can be executed.
- the process of putting together the necessary operation objects 132 into a single page 130 provided by the control system 1 according to the present embodiment will also be referred to as "shortcut generation process".
- FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the page 140 relating to shortcut generation processing of the control system 1 according to the present embodiment.
- page 140 includes one or more shortcut objects 142 generated by shortcut generation processing.
- a shortcut object 142 corresponds to any manipulation object 132 included in any page 130 .
- the shortcut object 142 may be a copy of the corresponding operational object 132 or may be implemented to include instructions for accessing the corresponding operational object 132 .
- a new page 140 containing one or more shortcut objects 142 may be generated.
- the shortcut object 142 may be generated by being added to the existing page 130 .
- a page 140 that does not include operation objects other than one or more shortcut objects 142 may be displayed to the user.
- the possibility of the user performing unnecessary operations can be reduced, and the operations can be made more efficient.
- the page 130 including only the operation object 132 and the page 140 including only the shortcut object 142 are exemplified. good.
- the shortcut objects 142 displayed on the page 140 are sequentially switched according to the selection of the page switching object 141 .
- the contents of the displayed page 140 are switched according to the selection of one or more page selection objects 143 .
- page 140 labeled "Shortcut_1" is displayed.
- Page 140 includes additional start object 144 and additional end object 145 .
- addition start object 144 When the addition start object 144 is selected, recording of the shortcut object 142 (corresponding operation object 132) to be added to the selected page 140 is started. Also, when the addition end object 145 is selected, the recording of the shortcut object 142 (corresponding operation object 132) to be added to the selected page 140 ends.
- the page 140 includes an editing object 146 for changing, adding, deleting, etc. the shortcut object 142 .
- FIGS. 8 and 9 are diagrams for explaining a processing procedure example related to shortcut generation processing of the control system 1 according to the present embodiment.
- FIG. 9 shows an example in which the user arbitrarily inputs the label of the page 140, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the label may be automatically determined based on the date and time of the content of the abnormality that occurred.
- the user performs any operation corresponding to the shortcut object 142 to be generated.
- an operation object included in page 130-10 that displays main information is selected, transitions to page 130-11, and an operation object included in page 130-11 is selected, and page 130 is displayed.
- An example in which -12 is displayed is shown. The user selects the desired operation object on page 130-12.
- the page 130-11 is returned to, another operation object included in the page 130-11 is selected, and the page 130-13 is displayed.
- the user selects another desired operation object on page 130-13. As shown in FIG. 9, the user performs a series of operations.
- shortcut objects 142 are typically generated that respectively correspond to the operation objects included in the page 130-12 and the operation objects included in the page 130-13. That is, the operation performed from page 130-10 through page 130-11 until page 130-12 is displayed, and the operation performed from page 130-12 through page 130-11 until page 130-13 is displayed
- the operation is an operation for page transition, not an operation for giving an instruction to the PLC 200 . That is, there is no need to generate it as a shortcut object 142 . Therefore, the control system 1 according to the present embodiment extracts operations that match a predetermined rule among the operations performed by the user, and generates shortcut objects 142 corresponding to the extracted operations.
- FIGS. 8 and 9 show an example in which the user explicitly selects the addition start object 144 and the addition end object 145 to generate the shortcut object 142, the present invention is not limited to this.
- generation of the shortcut object 142 may be initiated.
- the occurrence of an abnormality or the output of an alarm may be used as the start trigger, and the return to normal operation may be used as the end trigger.
- the user will perform a series of operations such as confirmation of the contents of the abnormality, cancellation of the abnormality, return to origin (initialization), resetting of the abnormal state, and confirmation of normality. may be recorded to generate a corresponding shortcut object 142 .
- the series of operations as shown in FIG. 9 may be performed when an abnormality occurs and the abnormality is recovered. However, when an abnormality actually occurs, it is usually required to restore the abnormality at an early stage, so the following method may be used.
- a simulator for example, provided by a support device
- the user performs operations on the simulator
- the series of operations is recorded
- the corresponding shortcut object 142 is generated.
- the user may operate the HMI 100, record the series of operations, and generate the corresponding shortcut object 142.
- a series of operations for restoring the abnormality may be recorded and the corresponding shortcut object 142 may be generated.
- the shortcut object 142 corresponding to the unnecessary operation can be edited. It can be deleted after the fact.
- Information to be added includes, for example, information indicating the content of the abnormality that occurred, the name of the user who performed the operation when the abnormality occurred, the date and time of generation, information for identifying the work in which the abnormality occurred, temperature and humidity. environmental information such as
- FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing a functional configuration for realizing shortcut generation processing of the control system 1 according to the present embodiment.
- Each functional configuration shown in FIG. 10 is typically implemented by processor 102 of HMI 100 executing system program 112 (FIG. 3).
- HMI 100 includes an operation reception unit 150, a display control unit 152, a shortcut object generation unit 154, and a page storage unit 156.
- the operation reception unit 150 receives user operations given via the input unit 126 or the like. Operation accepting portion 150 outputs information for specifying operation object 132 selected by a user operation to shortcut object generating portion 154 . In this manner, the operation reception unit 150 acquires an operation history including details of operations performed on the operation object 132 .
- the operation reception unit 150 receives a predetermined specific user operation (selection of the addition start object 144) and starts acquiring the operation history. In addition, the operation reception unit 150 receives a predetermined specific user operation (selection of the addition end object 145) and ends acquisition of the operation history.
- the display control unit 152 causes the display unit 128 to display a page selected from one or more pages prepared in advance. More specifically, the display control unit 152 selects a page stored in the page storage unit 156 and causes the display unit 128 to display it according to the user's operation.
- the shortcut object generation unit 154 generates one or more shortcut objects 142 according to user operations.
- the shortcut object generation unit 154 stores the information of the page 140 including the generated one or more shortcut objects 142 in the page storage unit 156 .
- the shortcut object generation unit 154 extracts operations that match a predetermined generation rule 1544 from the acquired operation history, and based on the extracted operations, one or more operation objects 132 operated by the user ( One or a plurality of shortcut objects 142 (second operation objects) that instruct the same processing as the first operation object) are generated.
- shortcut object generation unit 154 includes filtering unit 1540 and conversion processing unit 1542 .
- the filtering unit 1540 refers to the generation rule 1544 and extracts only the information for generating the shortcut object 142 among the user operations. Typically, filtering section 1540 extracts an operation that outputs an instruction for controlling a controlled object from the operation contents included in the operation history.
- the filtering unit 1540 also determines whether or not the start condition and end condition (start trigger and end trigger) related to the generation of the shortcut object 142 are satisfied.
- the conversion processing unit 1542 generates the necessary shortcut objects 142 based on the information extracted by the filtering unit 1540. More specifically, the conversion processing unit 1542 may generate the shortcut object 142 by duplicating the corresponding operation object 132, or generate the shortcut object 142 by including the command for accessing the target operation object 132. 142 may be generated.
- the page storage unit 156 stores a page 140 containing one or more shortcut objects 142 generated by the shortcut object generation unit 154 with a designated label.
- the page 140 stored in the page storage unit 156 is selectively displayed together with the pre-generated page 130 according to user's operation.
- the generation rule 1544 mainly sets a rule for extracting the manipulation object 132 to be manipulated.
- an operation to set the PLC 200 variable (bit) to TRUE/FALSE (momentary button (driven to TRUE for only one shot)
- an operation to change the PLC 200 variable (bit) to TRUE or FALSE is extracted as a generation target for These operations correspond to operations for outputting instructions for controlling the controlled object.
- the filtering unit 1540 excludes user operations related to page transitions from the operation contents included in the operation history.
- one or more of the alarm viewer confirmation operation, troubleshooting information display operation, and manual display operation are not operations that give any instructions to the PLC 200, and are therefore excluded from the targets for which the shortcut object 142 is generated.
- the filtering unit 1540 excludes at least one of the alarm viewer confirmation operation, the troubleshooting information display operation, and the manual display operation from the operation contents included in the operation history.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining an example of filtering in shortcut generation processing of the control system 1 according to the present embodiment.
- the operation history 170 shown in FIG. 11 is a record of user operations in chronological order.
- the operation history 170 includes a user operation 171 indicating selection of the addition start object 144 (momentary button) and a user operation 174 indicating selection of the addition end object 145 (momentary button).
- a user operation 171 indicating selection of the addition start object 144
- a user operation 174 indicating selection of the addition end object 145 (momentary button).
- One or more user operations that occur between the selection of the addition start object 144 and the selection of the addition end object 145 are targets for generation of the shortcut object 142 .
- the user operations 172 and 173 indicating the selection of the operation objects 132 (both of which are momentary buttons) of "Button101" and “Button102” are extracted as shortcut objects 142 to be generated. Then, two shortcut objects 142 corresponding respectively to the operation objects 132 of "Button101" and "Button102" are generated.
- the user operation 175 indicating page display and the user operation 176 indicating page closing are excluded from the shortcut objects 142 to be generated.
- the HMI 100 extracts targets for generating the shortcut object 142 from the user operation history according to the generation rule 1544.
- the generation rule 1544 it is possible to generate an appropriate shortcut object 142 by excluding user operations, such as display and closing of pages included in the operation history, which are noise in the generation of the shortcut object 142.
- FIG. 12 is a flow chart showing a processing procedure relating to shortcut generation processing of the control system 1 according to the present embodiment. Each step shown in FIG. 12 is typically implemented by processor 102 of HMI 100 executing system program 112 (FIG. 3).
- the HMI 100 determines whether or not the condition for starting generation of the shortcut object 142 is satisfied (step S2).
- Conditions for starting generation of the shortcut object 142 include selection of the additional start object 144, occurrence of a predetermined event, and the like.
- step S2 If the conditions for starting generation of the shortcut object 142 are not met (NO in step S2), the process of step S2 is repeated.
- the HMI 100 determines the label of the page containing the shortcut object 142 (step S4). It should be noted that the page label may be determined by accepting the designation of the label by the user.
- the HMI 100 then records the content of the user's operation (step S6). That is, the HMI 100 executes a process of acquiring an operation history including details of operations on the operation object 132 .
- the HMI 100 determines whether or not the conditions for terminating generation of the shortcut object 142 are satisfied (step S8).
- Conditions for terminating generation of the shortcut object 142 include selection of the additional termination object 145, recovery from a predetermined abnormality, and the like.
- step S8 If the conditions for terminating generation of the shortcut object 142 are not satisfied (NO in step S8), the processing from step S6 onwards is repeated.
- HMI 100 filters the contents of the recorded user operation (step S10), and based on the contents of the user operation extracted by filtering, A shortcut object 142 is generated (step S12). The HMI 100 then stores the page containing the generated shortcut object 142 (step S14).
- the HMI 100 extracts operations that match the predetermined generation rule 1544 from the acquired operation history, and performs the same processing as one or more operation objects 132 operated by the user based on the extracted operations.
- a process is executed to generate one or more shortcut objects 142 to indicate.
- FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining an example of the shortcut object 142 generated by the control system 1 according to this embodiment.
- setting information 1320 associated with operation object 132 includes, for example, identification information 1321, variable designation 1322 for the button object, action designation 1323 set to the button object, and display of operation object 132.
- a variable specification 1324 for changing the mode and a label specification 1325 of the operation object 132 are included.
- setting information 1420 identical to the content of the setting information 1320 is generated.
- the setting information 1420 includes, for example, identification information 1421, variable designation 1422 for the button object, action designation 1423 set for the button object, variable designation 1424 for changing the display mode of the shortcut object 142, shortcut object 142 label designations 1425 .
- the shortcut object 142A which is a copy of the operation object 132, exists independently of the operation object 132, so even if some changes are made to one object, the other will not be affected.
- the setting information 1420 of the shortcut object 142B refers to the identification information 1321 included in the operation object 132 of the success destination. It contains a reference designator 1427 that shows. That is, the reference specification 1427 corresponds to an instruction for accessing the manipulation object 132 .
- both objects are substantially integrated, and changes to the object are reflected in both objects.
- the shortcut object 142 may be an object including a single button, a composite object including a plurality of buttons, or a composite object including buttons and components other than buttons. object.
- An operation display system (100) constituting at least part of a control system (1) for controlling a controlled object, a display unit (128); an input unit (126) that receives user operations; a control unit (152) for causing the display unit to display a page selected from one or more pages (130) prepared in advance, wherein the page is a first operation for instructing a predetermined process; contains an object (132); an acquisition unit (150) for acquiring an operation history (170) including details of operations performed on the first operation object; one or more objects for extracting operations that match a predetermined rule from the acquired operation history, and instructing the same processing as one or more first operation objects operated by the user based on the extracted operations; a generator (154) for generating a second operational object (142).
- each of said one or more second control objects (142B) includes instructions for accessing a corresponding first control object.
- An information processing method in a control system (1) for controlling a controlled object comprising: A step of displaying a page selected from one or more prepared pages (130) on a display unit (128), wherein the page is a first operation object (132) that instructs a predetermined process. ), including Steps (S6, S8) of acquiring an operation history (170) including details of operations performed on the first operation object; one or more objects for extracting operations that match a predetermined rule from the acquired operation history, and instructing the same processing as one or more first operation objects operated by the user based on the extracted operations; and Steps (S10, S12) of generating a second operation object (142).
- control system 1 it is possible to generate a page that enables efficient operation by consolidating a series of operation procedures. By generating such a page, useless operations can be eliminated and operation errors can be reduced.
- control system 4 control system network, 6 information system network, 10 field device group, 12 remote I/O device, 14 relay group, 16 servo driver, 18 servo motor, 100 HMI, 102, 202 processor, 104 optical drive, 105 recording medium, 106, 206 main memory, 108 bus, 110, 210 storage, 112, 212 system program, 113, 213 user program, 120 network controller, 124, 224 USB controller, 126 input section, 128 display section, 130, 140 pages, 132 operation objects, 136 warning messages, 141 page switching objects, 142, 142A, 142B shortcut objects, 143 page selection objects, 144 addition start objects, 145 addition end objects, 146 editing objects, 147 dialogs, 148 labels, 149 Start object, 150 Operation reception unit, 152 Display control unit, 154 Shortcut object generation unit, 156 Page storage unit, 170 Operation history, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176 User operation, 200 PLC, 204 Chipset, 220 Control system network controller 222
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まず、本発明が適用される場面の一例について説明する。
図2は、本実施の形態に係る制御システム1の全体構成例を示す模式図である。図2を参照して、制御システム1は、工場全体を制御するものであってもよいし、工場に設置された特定の製造設備や製造装置を制御するものであってもよい。このように、制御システム1は、任意の制御対象を制御するように構成される。
<C.ハードウェア構成>
次に、本実施の形態に係る制御システム1を構成する装置のハードウェア構成の一例について説明する。
図3は、本実施の形態に係る制御システム1のHMI100のハードウェア構成例を示すブロック図である。図3を参照して、HMI100は、CPU(Central Processing Unit)やMPU(Micro-Processing Unit)などのプロセッサ102と、光学ドライブ104と、主メモリ106と、ストレージ110と、ネットワークコントローラ120と、USB(Universal Serial Bus)コントローラ124と、入力部126と、表示部128とを含む。これらのコンポーネントは、バス108を介して接続される。
図4は、本実施の形態に係る制御システム1のPLC200のハードウェア構成例を示すブロック図である。図4を参照して、PLC200は、CPUやMPUなどのプロセッサ202と、チップセット204と、主メモリ206と、ストレージ210と、制御系ネットワークコントローラ220と、情報系ネットワークコントローラ222と、USBコントローラ224と、メモリカードインターフェイス226とを含む。
次に、本実施の形態に係る制御システム1のHMI100が実行する処理の一例について説明する。
図6は、本実施の形態に係る制御システム1におけるユーザ操作の一例を説明するための図である。図6には、ワークを連続的に処理する製造設備において、異常発生から正常稼動への復帰シーケンスの例を示す。
次に、本実施の形態に係る制御システム1が実行するショートカット生成処理の一例について説明する。
<F.ショートカットオブジェクト142>
次に、ショートカットオブジェクト142について説明する。
上述の実施の形態においては、主として、HMI100がショートカット生成処理を実行する例について説明したが、HMI100と他の処理主体が連係して、あるいは、HMI100に代わって他の処理主体がショートカット生成処理を実行するようにしてもよい。他の処理主体としては、例えば、PLC200、サポート装置および上位のサーバ装置などが想定される。また、処理の全部または一部をネットワーク上のクラウドコンピューティングを用いて実行してもよい。
上述したような本実施の形態は、以下のような技術思想を含む。
制御対象を制御するための制御システム(1)の少なくとも一部を構成する操作表示システム(100)であって、
表示部(128)と、
ユーザ操作を受け付ける入力部(126)と、
予め用意された1または複数のページ(130)のうち選択されたページを前記表示部に表示させる制御部(152)とを備え、前記ページは、予め定められた処理を指示する第1の操作オブジェクト(132)を含み、
第1の操作オブジェクトに対する操作の内容を含む操作履歴(170)を取得する取得部(150)と、
前記取得した操作履歴のうち予め定められた規則に合致した操作を抽出し、抽出した操作に基づいて、ユーザが操作した1または複数の第1の操作オブジェクトと同じ処理を指示する1または複数の第2の操作オブジェクト(142)を生成する生成部(154)とを備える、操作表示システム。
前記生成部は、前記操作履歴に含まれる操作の内容のうち、前記制御対象を制御するための指示が出力される操作を抽出する、構成1に記載の操作表示システム。
前記生成部は、前記操作履歴に含まれる操作の内容のうち、ページ遷移に係るユーザ操作を除外する、構成1または2に記載の操作表示システム。
前記生成部は、前記操作履歴に含まれる操作の内容のうち、アラームビューアの確認操作、トラブルシューティング情報の表示操作、マニュアルの表示操作のうち少なくとも1つを除外する、構成1~3のいずれか1項に記載の操作表示システム。
前記生成部は、前記1または複数の第2の操作オブジェクトを含む新たなページ(140)を生成する、構成1~4のいずれか1項に記載の操作表示システム。
前記表示部は、前記1または複数の第2の操作オブジェクト以外の操作オブジェクトを含まないページを表示する、構成1~5のいずれか1項に記載の操作表示システム。
前記1または複数の第2の操作オブジェクト(142A)の各々は、対応する第1の操作オブジェクトの複製である、構成1~6のいずれか1項に記載の操作表示システム。
前記1または複数の第2の操作オブジェクト(142B)の各々は、対応する第1の操作オブジェクトへアクセスするための命令を含む、構成1~6のいずれか1項に記載の操作表示システム。
前記取得部は、予め定められた特定のユーザ操作(144)を受けて、前記操作履歴の取得を開始する、構成1~7のいずれか1項に記載の操作表示システム。
制御対象を制御するための制御システム(1)における情報処理方法であって、
予め用意された1または複数のページ(130)のうち選択されたページを表示部(128)に表示させるステップを備え、前記ページは、予め定められた処理を指示する第1の操作オブジェクト(132)を含み、
第1の操作オブジェクトに対する操作の内容を含む操作履歴(170)を取得するステップ(S6,S8)と、
前記取得した操作履歴のうち予め定められた規則に合致した操作を抽出し、抽出した操作に基づいて、ユーザが操作した1または複数の第1の操作オブジェクトと同じ処理を指示する1または複数の第2の操作オブジェクト(142)を生成するステップ(S10,S12)とを備える、情報処理方法。
制御対象を制御するための制御システム(1)の少なくとも一部を構成するコンピュータ(100)で実行される情報処理プログラム(112)であって、前記情報処理プログラムは前記コンピュータに、
予め用意された1または複数のページ(130)のうち選択されたページを表示部(128)に表示させるステップを実行させ、前記ページは、予め定められた処理を指示する第1の操作オブジェクト(132)を含み、
第1の操作オブジェクトに対する操作の内容を含む操作履歴(170)を取得するステップ(S6,S8)と、
前記取得した操作履歴のうち予め定められた規則に合致した操作を抽出し、抽出した操作に基づいて、ユーザが操作した1または複数の第1の操作オブジェクトと同じ処理を指示する1または複数の第2の操作オブジェクト(142)を生成するステップ(S10,S12)とを実行させる、情報処理プログラム。
一般的に、生産現場における作業手順は再現性が高い。再現性の高い作業手順は、繰り返し実行されるので、適切な操作環境を用意することで効率化できる可能性が高い。
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- 制御対象を制御するための制御システムの少なくとも一部を構成する操作表示システムであって、
表示部と、
ユーザ操作を受け付ける入力部と、
予め用意された1または複数のページのうち選択されたページを前記表示部に表示させる制御部とを備え、前記ページは、予め定められた処理を指示する第1の操作オブジェクトを含み、
第1の操作オブジェクトに対する操作の内容を含む操作履歴を取得する取得部と、
前記取得した操作履歴のうち予め定められた規則に合致した操作を抽出し、抽出した操作に基づいて、ユーザが操作した1または複数の第1の操作オブジェクトと同じ処理を指示する1または複数の第2の操作オブジェクトを生成する生成部とを備える、操作表示システム。 - 前記生成部は、前記操作履歴に含まれる操作の内容のうち、前記制御対象を制御するための指示が出力される操作を抽出する、請求項1に記載の操作表示システム。
- 前記生成部は、前記操作履歴に含まれる操作の内容のうち、ページ遷移に係るユーザ操作を除外する、請求項1または2に記載の操作表示システム。
- 前記生成部は、前記操作履歴に含まれる操作の内容のうち、アラームビューアの確認操作、トラブルシューティング情報の表示操作、マニュアルの表示操作のうち少なくとも1つを除外する、請求項1~3のいずれか1項に記載の操作表示システム。
- 前記生成部は、前記1または複数の第2の操作オブジェクトを含む新たなページを生成する、請求項1~4のいずれか1項に記載の操作表示システム。
- 前記表示部は、前記1または複数の第2の操作オブジェクト以外の操作オブジェクトを含まないページを表示する、請求項1~5のいずれか1項に記載の操作表示システム。
- 前記1または複数の第2の操作オブジェクトの各々は、対応する第1の操作オブジェクトの複製である、請求項1~6のいずれか1項に記載の操作表示システム。
- 前記1または複数の第2の操作オブジェクトの各々は、対応する第1の操作オブジェクトへアクセスするための命令を含む、請求項1~6のいずれか1項に記載の操作表示システム。
- 前記取得部は、予め定められた特定のユーザ操作を受けて、前記操作履歴の取得を開始する、請求項1~7のいずれか1項に記載の操作表示システム。
- 制御対象を制御するための制御システムにおける情報処理方法であって、
予め用意された1または複数のページのうち選択されたページを表示部に表示させるステップを備え、前記ページは、予め定められた処理を指示する第1の操作オブジェクトを含み、
第1の操作オブジェクトに対する操作の内容を含む操作履歴を取得するステップと、
前記取得した操作履歴のうち予め定められた規則に合致した操作を抽出し、抽出した操作に基づいて、ユーザが操作した1または複数の第1の操作オブジェクトと同じ処理を指示する1または複数の第2の操作オブジェクトを生成するステップとを備える、情報処理方法。 - 制御対象を制御するための制御システムの少なくとも一部を構成するコンピュータで実行される情報処理プログラムであって、前記情報処理プログラムは前記コンピュータに、
予め用意された1または複数のページのうち選択されたページを表示部に表示させるステップを実行させ、前記ページは、予め定められた処理を指示する第1の操作オブジェクトを含み、
第1の操作オブジェクトに対する操作の内容を含む操作履歴を取得するステップと、
前記取得した操作履歴のうち予め定められた規則に合致した操作を抽出し、抽出した操作に基づいて、ユーザが操作した1または複数の第1の操作オブジェクトと同じ処理を指示する1または複数の第2の操作オブジェクトを生成するステップとを実行させる、情報処理プログラム。
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