JP2001222541A - Computer-readable recording medium storing a component configuration creation / editing apparatus, a component configuration creation / editing method, and a component configuration creation / editing program - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To enable accurate and quick creation of component configuration information of components such as electronic circuit boards based on the latest component information. A resource DB stores component configuration information of a component composed of a plurality of types of components, a component DB stores component information of a plurality of types of components, and a certified component DB2 by a resource component table creation / editing unit. To resource DB1
Search the component information corresponding to each component of the component configuration information stored in the component information list, create a component information list of each component of the component configuration information, and create or edit new component configuration information based on the component information list Then, the data is stored in the storage unit 6.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a component configuration creating / editing apparatus for creating or editing component configuration information of components such as various circuit boards such as electronic circuits and electric circuits, and various devices such as manufacturing machines and machine tools. The present invention relates to a component configuration creating / editing method for creating or editing the component configuration information, and a computer-readable recording medium storing a component configuration creation / editing processing program for causing a computer to implement the function of creating or editing the component configuration information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, as a conventional means for designing an electronic circuit, a method of producing a new electronic circuit board having a new function using an existing electronic circuit board is employed. When designing a new electronic circuit with such a method,
A new electronic circuit board is designed by modifying the existing electronic circuit board, and a parts configuration table for listing various parts such as resistors, capacitors, and ICs provided on the existing electronic circuit board is provided. In addition, it is necessary to add component information of a new component necessary for realizing a desired function.

Conventionally, therefore, a designer searches for a part having desired functions, shapes, prices, and the like by referring to a catalog or a database provided by the manufacturer of the part for each part, and the part information is obtained. Was added to the bill of materials.

[0004]

However, when searching for the required component information by referring to a catalog or database provided by the manufacturer as in the conventional method, the catalog format and the database operation method are not determined by the component manufacturer. There is a problem that the reference work becomes a heavy work load and it takes much time to create a parts configuration table of a new electronic circuit board.

If the catalog at hand is an old version, the specifications, shape, price, etc., of the parts selected from the catalogs may be changed at present, or the production may be discontinued. The components provided on the electronic circuit board may be already discontinued.

In such a case, the parts configuration table is created based on the parts information of the old contents, so that the parts configuration table must be re-created or, in some cases, other parts must be replaced. Therefore, there is a problem that it is necessary to change even the initial design, and it takes a lot of time to create a correct parts configuration table.

In particular, if it is determined that parts in the parts table cannot be procured after shifting to the manufacturing process, the work up to now becomes useless, and the circuit must be redesigned and the steps up to that point must be repeated. Therefore, the process from the development to the production of a new product is delayed, and the new product cannot be brought to the market in a timely manner, resulting in a huge loss.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problem, and is intended to enable accurate and quick creation of component configuration information of components such as electronic circuit boards based on the latest component information. The purpose is to do.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a component configuration information storage unit for storing component configuration information of a component composed of a plurality of types of components, and a component configuration information storage unit for storing a plurality of types of component information. A component information storage unit to be stored, and a component information list corresponding to each component of the component configuration information stored in the component configuration information storage unit is searched from the unit to create a component information list of each component of the component configuration information. Provided is a component configuration creating / editing apparatus including a component information list creating unit and a component configuration information creating / editing unit that creates or edits new component configuration information based on the component information list created by the unit.

Further, the part information includes identification information of the part, function information, manufacturer information, shape information indicating the size and shape, future information indicating a future schedule, price information, and approval such as availability of use. It is preferable to include the certification information.

[0011] Also, component configuration information of a component composed of a plurality of types of components is stored, and identification information, function information, and the like of the component are stored.
Stores part information such as manufacturer information, shape information indicating size and shape, future information indicating future plans, price information, and certification information indicating approval such as use permission. There is also provided a component configuration creating / editing method for searching for corresponding component information, creating a component information list for each component of the component configuration information, and creating or editing new component configuration information based on the component information list.

Further, a component configuration information storage function for storing component configuration information of a component composed of a plurality of types of components, identification information of the component, function information, manufacturer information, shape information indicating size and shape, future schedule A part information storage function for storing part information such as future information indicating price, price information, and approval information indicating approval of use permission, etc., and searching for part information corresponding to each part of the part configuration information, A component configuration that allows a computer to implement a component information list creation function for creating a component information list for each component of component configuration information and a component configuration information creation / editing function for creating or editing new component configuration information based on the component information list. A computer-readable recording medium on which the creation / editing processing program is recorded is also provided.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a component configuration creating / editing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

This part configuration creating / editing apparatus includes a CPU, an R
This is an information processing device such as a personal computer incorporating a microcomputer including an OM and a RAM. When designing an electronic circuit board, a new information is created based on the component configuration information and the component information of the electronic circuit board registered in advance. This is for creating or editing component configuration information of an electronic circuit board.

The created component configuration information is
Creating circuit diagrams using symbolic figures up to the subsequent production of electronic circuit boards, verifying operation whether it operates correctly and verifying whether desired functions can be obtained, and conforming to the conditions set during design It can be used in processes such as suitability prediction for predicting whether or not, and creation of detailed design drawings, parts tables, and circuit diagrams used in manufacturing.

As shown in FIG. 1, this component configuration creating / editing apparatus includes a resource database (DB) 1, an authorized component database (DB) 2, a resource component table creating / editing unit 3,
It comprises an input unit 4, a display unit 5, and a storage unit 6.

The resource DB 1 is a storage device such as a hard disk or an optical disk, and is a database (part configuration information storage) in which a plurality of types of component configuration information of electronic circuit boards manufactured in the past and existing electronic circuit boards are registered. Means), and search information which is a keyword for searching for the electronic circuit board is added to the component configuration information of each electronic circuit board. The component configuration information of each electronic circuit board is stored in a format based on a predetermined system that can be searched and read based on the search information.

The search information includes function information, name information, use information, manufacturer information, and user information of the electronic circuit board. Further, the component configuration information includes various information such as a name, a manufacturer, a product number, a model number, a used number, and a unit price of each component such as a resistor, a capacitor, and an IC provided on the electronic circuit board.

Then, based on the search information, it is possible to find an electronic circuit board corresponding to a required function or use from the resource DB1. Further, based on the component configuration information of the electronic circuit board retrieved from the resource DB1, it is possible to retrieve the component information of the component used at the time of manufacturing the electronic circuit substrate from the certified component DB2.

The certified component DB2 is also a storage device such as a hard disk or an optical disk, and is a database (component information storage means) storing component information relating to a plurality of types of components constituting the component configuration information. The information is stored in a format based on a predetermined system that can be searched and read based on each piece of the component configuration information.
Each component information is also stored in a format in which component information of components having the same function can be referred to based on the items therein, for example, the function information.

The component information includes component identification information, function information, manufacturer information, shape information, future information, price information, certification information, and the like.

(1) Component identification information This is a serial number such as a product number, a part number, or a model number for specifying the type of a component determined by a manufacturer (manufacturer) or a user.

(2) Function information For example, “connector_substrate”, “transistor_built-in resistor_chip”, “logic_LS”, “resistance array_chip”, “capacitor_ceramic_chip”, “memory_D”
There is a name indicating the function of the component such as “RAM”.

Based on this name, it is possible to search for component information of another component having an equivalent function of the certified component DB2. That is, other component information having the same function as the component used at the time of manufacture can be easily searched based on the function information. In addition, the display unit 5 is displayed on the basis of
Can be sorted and displayed according to the type classification in the parts configuration table displayed in (1).

(3) Manufacturer Information The name of the manufacturer that manufactured the part, and the name of the production base such as the name of the establishment or place where the part was manufactured. (4) Shape information Information such as the size of a component, the shape of a real product, a symbol on a circuit diagram, and a footprint on an electronic circuit board.

(5) Future information Revision or discontinuation of parts, discontinuation of production, change of model number, part number, name, etc., change of characteristics, change of material, change of production place, continuation and stop of production, change of shape, Information such as changes in dimensions, changes in display methods, changes in processing methods, changes in packaging, etc., information on changes such as changes in changes, changes in parts prices, fluctuations in parts prices, future supply stability, easy availability, etc. is there. (6) Price information Information such as the current unit price of parts and the unit price during mass production.

(8) Authorization information (also referred to as “status information”) Information indicating whether or not the part can be used, and information indicating whether or not the part can be used with restrictions. And information that is given in advance based on the performance and is used as a judgment material when selecting parts.

For example, "recommendation" indicates that selection is actively recommended, "certification" indicates that selection is simply recommended, "temporary recognition" indicates that certification is being performed, and that no selection is recommended. "Deprecated", "Restricted" indicating that there are restrictions such as not easily available, etc., but selectable; "Prohibited", indicating that it cannot be used; "Discontinued", indicating that production has been discontinued or terminated; This is information such as “rejected” indicating that the registration to was rejected.

The resource parts table creation / editing section 3 is a control section for controlling the entire apparatus, and performs processing for retrieving the component configuration information of the electronic circuit board stored in the resource DB 1;
The retrieved component configuration information is read out, and each component information corresponding to the component configuration information (including the latest content component information having the same function as the component information at the time of manufacturing the board) is retrieved from the certified component DB2. A process for reading and creating a component information list based on the component information is performed.

Further, a process of displaying a component configuration table for creating and editing component configuration information on the display unit 5 based on the component information list and a process for displaying the component configuration table based on the operation information input from the input unit 4 are performed. A process of creating and editing component configuration information by performing processes such as replacement, deletion, and addition of component information of the same, and storing the created or edited component configuration information in the storage unit 6
For example, a process of writing and registering the information in the server is performed.

The input unit 4 is an input device such as a keyboard, a mouse, and the like. The user searches the resource DB 1 for desired component configuration information of the electronic circuit board based on a search screen displayed on the display unit 5. Operation information for creating and editing a new component configuration table based on the component configuration table displayed on the display unit 5 is input.

The display unit 5 is a display device such as a CRT or an LCD, and displays a work screen at the time of the search, a work screen at the time of creating and editing the component configuration information, a component configuration table, and the like. The storage unit 6 is a storage device such as a hard disk or an optical disk, and stores the created or edited component configuration information.

As described above, in this embodiment, the resource DB 1 functions as a component configuration information storage unit that stores component configuration information of a component composed of a plurality of types of components. In addition, the above-mentioned authorized part DB2 certifies identification information, function information, manufacturer information, shape information indicating size and shape, future information indicating future schedule, price information, and availability of plural types of parts. It functions as a component information storage unit that stores component information including the certification information shown.

Further, the resource parts table creation / editing section 3
A component information list that retrieves component information corresponding to each component of the component configuration information stored in the component configuration information storage unit from the component information storage unit and creates a component information list for each component of the component configuration information The function of a creating unit and a component configuration information creating / editing unit that creates or edits new component configuration information based on the component information list created by the component information list creating unit.

Next, the data format of the resource DB will be described. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a format example of search information of an electronic circuit board stored in the resource DB illustrated in FIG. Note that in FIG.
Although it is shown separately, it is preferable to store it in one record when storing it in the resource DB1.

The search information includes a plurality of types of function levels, control objects, functional devices, maker names, maker model numbers, maker part numbers, unit prices, numbers, PCBs as shown in FIGS. Name, user part number, unit name, and other items.

(1) Plural types of function levels Function level information in which the functions of the electronic circuit board are classified into a plurality of types. The figure shows a case where three levels are set. For example, the main function description information such as “reading” is set as the function level 1 and the name information indicating the function such as “image sensor” is set as the function level 2. As function level 3, there is detailed function explanation information such as "background removal".

(2) Control target The target to which the function of the electronic circuit board is applied.
Information such as “sensor” and “electric”. (3) Functional device name For example, "CCD linear image sensor", "Custom I"
Information indicating a specific part name such as "C".

(4) Manufacturer Name This is the name of the manufacturer of the electronic circuit board. (5) Manufacturer model number This is the model number given by the manufacturer of the electronic circuit board. (6) Manufacturer part number This is the part number assigned by the manufacturer of the electronic circuit board.

(7) Unit Price Price information set by the manufacturer of the electronic circuit board or price information in the market. (8) Number This is the number used in a unit (described later) using the electronic circuit board. (9) PCB (Electronic Circuit Board) Name This is the name of the electronic circuit board.

(10) User part number A part number arbitrarily assigned by the user to the electronic circuit board. (11) Unit The name of an apparatus using an electronic circuit board, such as a "scanner" or "printer". The search information may include, in addition, application information indicating an application.

Although not shown, this search information is added to the component configuration information of each electronic circuit board. A required electronic circuit board is searched by AND or OR search of each item of the search information, and corresponding component information can be searched and read from the certified component DB2 based on the component configuration information of the electronic circuit board. Also, based on each item in the read component information, component information of another component having an equivalent function can be searched and read.

Next, a description will be given of the component configuration creating / editing process in the component configuration creating / editing apparatus. FIG.
6 is a flowchart showing a component configuration creation / editing process of the component configuration creation / editing apparatus shown in FIG.

The resource component table creation / editing section 3 performs step (indicated by “S” in the figure) 1 in the component configuration creation / edit processing.
To display the component configuration information search screen on the display unit, and step 2
Go to and enter the keyword (search information) from the input section
Is searched from the resource DB, the search information of the corresponding electronic circuit board is displayed in a list, and the component configuration information of the electronic circuit board selected by the input unit is read out from the list.

Proceeding to step 3, search for component information corresponding to the read component configuration information from the authorized component DB,
Based on each piece of information (for example, function information) in the found part information, the corresponding part information of another part is also searched and read out, and the process proceeds to step 4 based on each part information read out from the certified part DB. A component information list of the electronic circuit board searched is created.

Proceeding to step 5, a component configuration table composed of component information of components at the time of manufacture based on the component information list is displayed on the component configuration information creation / edit screen of the display unit, and the component information of other components for each component is displayed. Make it available for reference.

Proceeding to step 6, based on the operation information from the input unit, the component information of the specified component in the component configuration table is replaced with the component information of another component having the same function, or the designated component configuration table is used. A process of creating and editing component configuration information for deleting component information of a component or adding component information of another component to a component configuration table is performed. Proceeding to step 7, the new component configuration information created or edited by the component configuration table is stored in the storage unit, and this process ends.

Next, an example of a work screen and an operation in the component configuration information creation / edit processing will be described. FIG.
It is a figure showing an example of the search work screen in the above-mentioned component composition creation edit processing.

On this search operation screen, a keyword of a desired item is selected for each item of the search key input field 10 such as a product type, a PCB name, a production base, a PCB part number, a product name (part number), and a model number status (model number). Then, a part of the search information of the corresponding electronic circuit board searched from the resource DB 1 is displayed in a list in the search result display column 11. Then, further detailed search information of the electronic circuit board selected from the list is displayed in the search result display column 12.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a component configuration information creation / edit screen in the component configuration creation / edit processing. When a desired resource is selected from the electronic circuit boards searched on the search operation screen and a resource take-in instruction is input, a response is made from the certified component DB2 based on the component configuration information of the selected electronic circuit board. The component information is searched, and the component information of each component is displayed in the component information list column 13 as shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a component configuration information creation / editing work screen in the component configuration creation / edit processing. In the part information list field 13, when replacing a part with another part, selecting a part to be replaced in the list and performing an operation of referring to another part having the same function as the part, the part to be replaced is displayed. In the vicinity of the row of the part, the part information of other parts having the same function is displayed in a list. When a desired component is selected from the list, the component information of the selected component is input instead of the component to be replaced.

When a new part is added, as shown in FIG. 6, for example, an operation of adding the part information (arrow 14) of the part searched based on the current price (unit price) of the necessary part. Then, the component information is added to the component information list column 13. Furthermore, the part in the part information list column 13 can be deleted.

In this manner, the component configuration information of the electronic circuit board having a new function is created and edited based on the component configuration information of the electronic circuit board manufactured in the past, and the data is stored in the storage unit 6. To the next step of the electronic circuit board manufacturing process.

It should be noted that the above-mentioned component configuration creating / editing apparatus only shows functional units according to the present invention, and it is preferable to provide other functional units such as design, drawing, and verification related to circuit design. By doing so, in the same apparatus, each operation such as design, drawing, verification, etc. relating to the circuit design can be performed based on the component configuration information of the newly created electronic circuit board.

Further, in the above component configuration creating apparatus, the resource DB1 and the authorized component DB2 are connected via a communication network such as a public line network or an optical communication network, and a number of other components connected on the communication network. If the configuration DB is configured to be able to refer to the resource DB and the certified part DB, the resource DB and the certified part DB can be shared by a large number of users. The operation of selecting the optimal component configuration using the information can be efficiently performed.

In the above-described embodiment, a dedicated device configuration for performing the above-described component configuration information creation / edit processing has been described. The creation / edit processing program is stored, and the component configuration information creation / edit processing program is installed via a recording medium into an information processing device such as a general personal computer, and a control unit (CPU, ROM and R
By operating with a functional unit realized by a microcomputer including an AM or the like, the above-described component configuration information creation / edit processing can be executed.

That is, the above-mentioned recording medium such as a floppy disk or an optical disk has a component configuration information storage function for storing component configuration information of components composed of a plurality of types of components, and identification information, function information, manufacturer information, A component information storage function for storing component information such as shape information indicating size and shape, future information indicating a future schedule, price information, and certification information indicating certification such as use permission; A component information list creation function for searching for component information corresponding to a component and creating a component information list for each component of the component configuration information, and a component configuration for creating or editing new component configuration information based on the component information list This corresponds to a computer-readable recording medium that records a component configuration creation / editing processing program that causes a computer to implement the information creation / editing function.

Further, the control unit of the information processing apparatus such as the personal computer stores the component configuration information of the component composed of a plurality of types of components based on the component configuration creation / editing processing program, and identifies the component identification information. , Function information,
Stores part information such as manufacturer information, shape information indicating size and shape, future information indicating future plans, price information, and certification information indicating approval such as use permission. The corresponding component information is searched to create a component information list of each component of the component configuration information, and new component configuration information is created or edited based on the component information list.

According to this embodiment, when creating and editing the component configuration information of a new electronic circuit board from the component configuration information of an existing electronic circuit board, catalogs and databases provided by the manufacturer as in the conventional method are used. Since there is no need to refer to each component, the work load of the reference operation can be reduced.

The component information to be referred to is always the latest content, and status information (certification information) useful for selection determination can be referred to each component, so that the component configuration information of a new electronic circuit board can be created in a short time. Can be performed efficiently.

That is, after the creation of the component configuration information, the component configuration information must be recreated again without changing the specification, shape, price, etc. of the component in the component configuration information, or without stopping the production. This eliminates the need to make changes to the initial design due to having to replace or replace other parts, and not to waste manufacturing costs.

Therefore, the correct part configuration information can be quickly transferred to the subsequent manufacturing process, so that the process from the development of a new product to the manufacturing can be smoothly advanced, and the new product can be put on the market in a timely manner. can do.

In the above-described embodiment, a case has been described in which the component configuration information is created and edited based on the component information of the electronic circuit board. However, the component configuration information of various devices such as machines is stored in the resource DB. The component information of various machine parts is stored in the certified part DB, and the component information of the corresponding machine part is stored in the certified part DB based on the part configuration information retrieved from the resource DB by the resource part table creation / editing unit. If a component information list is created by searching, the present invention can be similarly applied to devices such as various machine tools and control devices.

[0064]

As described above, according to the component configuration creating / editing apparatus, the component configuration creating / editing method, and the computer-readable recording medium storing the component configuration creating / editing program according to the present invention, an electronic circuit board or the like is provided. Can be easily and accurately created in a short time based on the latest component information.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a component configuration creating / editing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a format example of electronic circuit board search information stored in a resource DB shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a component configuration creating / editing process of the component configuration creating / editing apparatus shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a search operation screen in the component configuration creation / edit processing illustrated in FIG. 3;

5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a component configuration creation / editing operation screen when a resource is taken in the component configuration creation / edit processing illustrated in FIG. 3;

6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a component configuration creation / editing operation screen during an editing operation in the component configuration creation / edit processing illustrated in FIG. 3;

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: Resource database (DB) 2: Authorized parts database (DB) 3: Resource parts table creation and editing unit 4: Input unit 5: Display unit 6: Storage unit

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Claims (4)

[Claims] A component configuration information storage unit configured to store component configuration information of a component including a plurality of types of components; a component information storage unit configured to store component information of a plurality of types of components; A component information list creating unit that searches for component information corresponding to each component of the component configuration information stored in the storage unit and creates a component information list of each component of the component configuration information; and component information created by the unit. A component configuration creating / editing device comprising: component configuration information creating / editing means for creating or editing new component configuration information based on a list. 2. The part information indicates identification information of parts, function information, manufacturer information, shape information indicating size and shape, future information indicating a future schedule, price information, and authorization such as availability of use. The component configuration creating / editing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising certification information. 3. Component configuration information of a component composed of a plurality of types of components is stored, and identification information, function information, manufacturer information, shape information indicating size and shape, future information indicating a future schedule, and price of the component are stored. Information and part information such as authorization information indicating authorization such as permission of use, and the like, and searching for part information corresponding to each part of the part configuration information, and obtaining a part information list of each part of the part configuration information. A component configuration creation / editing method comprising: creating and editing or creating new component configuration information based on the component information list. 4. A component configuration information storage function for storing component configuration information of a component composed of a plurality of types of components, identification information of the component, function information, manufacturer information, shape information indicating size and shape, future schedule And a part information storage function for storing part information such as future information indicating price information and certification information indicating certification of use permission and the like, and searching for part information corresponding to each part of the part configuration information. A component that allows a computer to realize a component information list creation function for creating a component information list for each component in component configuration information and a component configuration information creation / editing function for creating or editing new component configuration information based on the component information list. A computer-readable recording medium recording a configuration creation / editing processing program.