JP2015011600A - Engineering device and associated control device specification method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To significantly reduce a workload for changing setting data of a control device.SOLUTION: An associated control device specification unit 16 confirms an operation object information type and operation content for an object to be operated depending on operation for setting data used in any of control devices 22, 23. According to the confirmation result, the control device influenced by the operation for the setting data is specified as an associated control device, and associated control device information indicating the associated control device is displayed on a screen.

Description

  The present invention relates to a facility management system support technology, and more particularly to an engineering technology for creating / editing and setting setting data of a control device for constructing a facility management system.

  Generally, when building a facility management system such as OA (Office Automation) or FA (Factory Automation) that manages facilities such as buildings and plants with computers, various control devices such as air conditioners, elevators, valves, and sensors are placed. Is set in advance, and the setting data used in these control devices is created and edited by an engineering apparatus, and incorporated into each control device via a communication network.

  Such a facility management system may be constructed based on standards such as LON (Local Operating Networking) and BACnet (Building Automation and Control Networking protocol) in consideration of compatibility between control devices. For this reason, the engineering apparatus is usually designed in advance so that setting data corresponding to such a standard can be created and edited.

  As a conventional technique related to such an engineering apparatus, a control device incorporated in a facility management system is displayed on a screen in a tree form, and when an arbitrary control device is selected from these control devices by an operator, the control device is controlled. A technology for setting new setting data for a control device by displaying on the screen a window for displaying setting data used by the device and editing the setting data displayed on this window by the operator. It has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  Further, as another conventional technique related to such an engineering apparatus, a plurality of control devices are displayed using an icon in an arbitrary display area of a plurality of divided display screens, and control of any one of these control devices is performed. When the device is selected by the operator, the setting data used by the selected control device is displayed in another display area. When another control device is selected by the operator, the control device of the previously selected control device is displayed. A technique for displaying setting data used in another control device in a display area separate from the display area has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

JP 2004-077072 A JP 2012-118573 A

  In such a facility management system, monitoring / instruction data to be input / output by the system increases or changes to use setting data of other control devices on different control devices according to changes in operation and facilities. In this case, for all control devices affected by the change, the setting data of each control device is changed and set again according to a predetermined procedure.

  However, according to the above-described conventional engineering apparatus, it is necessary for the operator to select a control device to be changed, and to change and reset the setting data of these control devices for each control device. Therefore, the operator must bear a complicated and enormous amount of work, and in the event of a work mistake or change omission, there is a problem that the facility management system is not properly started up or operated. It was.

  The present invention is to solve such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an engineering technique that can greatly reduce the work load required for changing the setting data of a control device.

  In order to achieve such an object, an engineering apparatus according to the present invention is an engineering apparatus that performs operations such as addition, change, and deletion with respect to setting data used in a control device of a facility management system. Depending on the operation for the setting data used by the device, the operation target information type that is the target of the operation and the content of the operation are confirmed, and the control device that is affected by the operation on the setting data is related according to the confirmation result A related control device specifying unit specified as a control device and a screen display unit for displaying related control device information indicating the specified related control device on a screen are provided.

  A related control device specifying method according to the present invention is a related control device specifying method used in an engineering apparatus that performs operations such as addition, change, and deletion for setting data used in a control device of a facility management system. The device identification unit confirms the operation target information type that is the target of the operation and the content of the operation according to the operation for the setting data used in an arbitrary control device, and operates the setting data according to the confirmation result. The related control device specifying step for specifying the control device affected by the above as a related control device, and the screen display unit includes a screen display step for displaying related control device information indicating the specified related control device on the screen.

  According to the present invention, in addition to the control device that is the operation target of the setting data, the operator can easily confirm the control device that is affected by the operation by screen display. Therefore, it is not necessary for the operator to select the control device to be changed, and the operator does not need to change and reset the setting data of these control devices for each control device, and the work load for changing the setting data of the control device is eliminated. It can be greatly reduced. For this reason, it is possible to avoid the occurrence of work mistakes and omissions of changes in the operation of the setting data, and the facility management system can be normally started up and operated.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the engineering apparatus concerning this Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the related control device specific process of the engineering apparatus concerning this Embodiment. It is an example of a display screen of related control device information. It is a flowchart which shows the related control device specific process for device information. It is a flowchart which shows the related control device specific process for point information.

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
First, an engineering apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an engineering apparatus according to the present embodiment.

  The engineering device 10 is composed of an information processing device such as a server device or a personal computer as a whole, and is used in a facility management system 1 that manages remote facilities such as buildings and plants, and is installed in the facility management system 1. It has a function of editing and setting data used in an arbitrary control device.

  In the facility management system 1, control devices are hierarchically connected via communication lines. For example, in the air conditioning-related, a plurality of facilities 21 such as air conditioners are installed on each floor, and an individual control device (for controlling these facilities 21 by performing data communication via the communication line L1 in the upper layer) Subordinate controller) 22 is installed. In the upper layer, an integrated control device (upper controller) 23 that performs integrated control of the individual control devices 22 by performing data communication via the communication line L2 is installed. In the upper layer, a management device 30 that integrates and manages the integrated control device 23 by performing data communication via the communication line L3 is installed.

  The engineering device 10 includes a communication I / F unit 11, an operation input unit 12, a screen display unit 13, a storage unit 14, a setting data operation unit 15, and related control device specifying units 16 and 17 as main functional units. It has been.

  The communication I / F unit 11 performs data communication with each integrated control device 23 via the communication line L3, so that setting data used for the integrated control device 23 and the individual control devices 22 under the integrated control device 23 and setting data are related. It has a function to exchange various instructions.

The operation input unit 12 includes an operation input device such as a keyboard, a mouse, and a touch panel, and has a function of detecting an operation of the operator and outputting it to each functional unit.
The screen display unit 13 includes a screen display device such as an LCD, and has a function of displaying data from each functional unit such as related control device information affected by an operation on the setting data.

  The storage unit 14 includes a storage device such as a hard disk or a semiconductor memory, and has a function of storing various data and programs used for processing in each functional unit in addition to setting data used in the integrated control device 23 and the individual control device 22. doing.

  The setting data operation unit 15 is acquired from the target integrated control device 23 or individual control device 22 via the communication I / F unit 11 in response to an operation instruction of setting data from the operator detected by the operation input unit 12. A function of performing operations such as addition, change, and deletion of the set data, and a function of resetting the set data after the operation to the target integrated control device 23 and individual control device 22 via the communication I / F unit 11 have.

  The related control device identification unit 16 confirms the operation target information type that is the target of the operation and the operation content according to the operation on the setting data in the setting data operation unit 15, and the function according to the confirmation result A function of specifying the integrated control device 23 or the individual control device 22 affected by an operation on the setting data as a related control device, and a function of displaying related control device information indicating the specified related control device on the screen display unit 13. Have.

[Operation of this embodiment]
Next, with reference to FIG. 2, a related control device specifying process in the related control device specifying unit 16 will be described as an operation of the engineering apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing related control device specifying processing of the engineering apparatus according to the present embodiment.
When the setting data operation unit 15 performs an operation such as addition / change / deletion on the setting data related to the control device of either the integrated control device 23 or the individual control device 22, the related control device specifying unit 16 2 related control device identification processing is executed.

  First, the related control device specifying unit 16 confirms the operation target information type of the setting data on which the operation has been performed from the setting data operation unit 15 (step 100). The operation target information type is a type of information in which operation such as addition / change / deletion is performed in the setting data. The setting data includes, as main information types, device information for defining the operation of the control device, point information for specifying the management point of the control device in the facility management system 1, and communication used for data communication of the control device. There is setting information.

Subsequently, the related control device specifying unit 16 confirms the operation content indicating the content of the operation performed on the setting data from the setting data operation unit 15 (step 101). The operation contents include addition, change, and deletion.
Thereafter, the related control device specifying unit 16 selects a related control device specifying process to be transferred based on the confirmed operation target information type (step 102).

If the operation target information type is “device information” (step 102: device information), the related control device specifying unit 16 proceeds to the device information related control device specifying process of FIG. 103).
On the other hand, when the operation target information type is “point information” (step 102: point information), the related control device specifying unit 16 shifts to a point information related control device specifying process of FIG. 5 described later (step 104). ).

  When the operation target information type is “communication setting information” (step 102: communication setting information), the related control device specifying unit 16 determines from the communication setting information that is the operation target, for example, the control device address. The transmitting side and receiving side control devices are identified as related control devices (step 105).

  In this way, after executing the related control device specifying process for each operation target information type, the related control device specifying unit 16 displays the related control device information related to the specified related control device on the screen display unit 13 ( Step 106), a series of related control device specifying processes are terminated.

  FIG. 3 is a display screen example of related control device information. Here, the network configuration related to the system including the related control device and the information list of information to be operated among the setting data of the related control device are displayed on the screen. Based on the related control device display screen, the operator can confirm the related control device on which the setting data is to be operated and also the information list, and can avoid the occurrence of setting data operation errors and omissions.

[Device control related control device identification processing]
Next, the related control device specifying process for device information in the related control device specifying unit 16 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the device information related control device specifying process.

First, the related control device specifying unit 16 confirms the operation content for the setting data (step 110).
Here, when the operation content is “change” (step 110: change), the related control device specifying unit 16 selects the target control device of the setting data as the related control device (step 111). Subsequently, the related control device specifying unit 16 determines whether it is necessary to add a higher-level control device of the target control device as a related control device based on the information that is the operation target (step 112). Is necessary (step 112: YES), the higher-level control device is added as a related control device (step 114), and the series of device information related control device specifying processing ends.

  At this time, whether or not the related control device needs to be added in step 112 is determined based on whether or not the changed content of the setting data affects the host control device. For example, when a control target (management point) is added, the added control target is not displayed on the monitoring system unless the file is changed up to the upper control device. This is because the monitoring screen is provided for the host control device, and the host control device also has a list of monitoring targets. However, in the case of changing the control logic of the lower device or the parameter to be controlled, the data is used only without the lower device. For this reason, not all parameter changes do not affect the host control device, but in most cases they do not affect the host device.

  On the other hand, when the operation content is “addition” (step 110: addition), the related control device specifying unit 16 selects the target control device of the setting data as the related control device (step 111), and then proceeds to step 114. After the transition and the higher control device is additionally selected as the related control device, the series of related control device specifying process for device information is ended.

On the other hand, when the operation content is “deletion” (step 110: deletion), the related control device specifying unit 16 confirms whether there is a lower control device of the target control device (step 115), and the lower control device is If it exists (step 115: YES), all lower control devices are additionally selected as related control devices (step 116).
If there is no lower control device (step 115: NO), the process proceeds to step 114, and after selecting the higher control device as the related control device, the series of device information related control device specifying processing is terminated.

[Related control device identification processing for point information]
Next, with reference to FIG. 5, the point information related control device specifying process in the related control device specifying unit 16 will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the point information related control device specifying process.

  First, the related control device specifying unit 16 selects the target control device of the setting data as the related control device (step 120), and confirms the operation content for the setting data (step 121). The determination in step 121 is the same as that in step 112 in FIG.

  Here, when the operation content is “change” (step 121: change), the related control device specifying unit 16 assigns the upper control device of the target control device to the related control device based on the information as the operation target. It is determined whether or not it is necessary to add (step 122), and if addition is necessary (step 122: YES), the upper control device is added as a related control device (step 123), and a series of point information related control is performed. The device identification process ends.

  On the other hand, when the operation content is “addition” (step 121: addition), the related control device specifying unit 16 proceeds to step 123, and additionally selects the upper control device as the related control device, and then a series of points. The related control device specifying process for information is terminated.

  On the other hand, when the operation content is “deletion” (step 121: deletion), the related control device specifying unit 16 determines whether there is an influence on the external control device based on the information as the operation target. (Step 124) If there is an influence (Step 124: YES), the control device affected is selected as the related control device (Step 125), and the series of point information related control device specifying process is terminated.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the facility 21 is physically connected to the host individual control device 22 via the communication line L1, but communicates from the host individual control device 22 via the communication line L2. This module is called an external control device. Therefore, for example, when a specific management point of the equipment 21 is used for control of the external control device, an operation on the setting data used in the individual control device 22 related to the equipment 21 affects the external control device. to decide.

[Effects of the present embodiment]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, the related control device specifying unit 16 operates according to the operation on the setting data used by the arbitrary control devices 22 and 23, and the operation target information type and the operation content of the operation target. The control device affected by the operation on the setting data is specified as the related control device according to the check result, and the related control device information indicating the related control device is displayed on the screen. .

  Thereby, the operator can easily confirm the control devices 22 and 23 that are affected by the operation in addition to the control devices 22 and 23 that are the operation targets of the setting data, on the screen display. Therefore, it is not necessary for the operator to select the control device to be changed, and the operator does not need to change and reset the setting data of these control devices for each control device, and the work load for changing the setting data of the control device is eliminated. It can be greatly reduced. For this reason, it is possible to avoid the occurrence of work mistakes and omissions of changes in the operation of the setting data, and the facility management system can be normally started up and operated.

[Extended embodiment]
The present invention has been described above with reference to the embodiments, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. Various changes that can be understood by those skilled in the art can be made to the configuration and details of the present invention within the scope of the present invention. In addition, each embodiment can be implemented in any combination within a consistent range.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Facility management system, 10 ... Engineering apparatus, 11 ... Communication I / F part, 12 ... Operation input part, 13 ... Screen display part, 14 ... Memory | storage part, 15 ... Setting data operation part, 16 ... Related control device specific part , 21 ... equipment, 22 ... individual control device, 23 ... integrated control device, 30 ... management device, L1, L2, L3 ... communication line.

Claims (2)

An engineering device that performs operations such as addition, change, and deletion of setting data used in the control device of the facility management system.
In accordance with an operation on setting data used in an arbitrary control device, an operation target information type that is an object of the operation and an operation content thereof are confirmed, and control that is influenced by an operation on the setting data according to the confirmation result An associated control device identifying unit that identifies the device as an associated control device;
An engineering apparatus comprising: a screen display unit that displays related control device information indicating the specified related control device. A related control device identification method used in an engineering apparatus that performs operations such as addition, change, and deletion of setting data used in a control device of a facility management system,
The related control device identifying unit confirms the operation target information type and the operation content to be the target of the operation according to the operation for the setting data used in any control device, and the setting data according to the confirmation result. An associated control device identifying step for identifying as a related control device a control device that is affected by an operation on
A screen display unit comprising: a screen display step for displaying related control device information indicating the specified related control device on a screen.

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