JPH06301407A - Data editing system of pc - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make a display corresponding to the mode of data and make editing operation easier by the data editing system of the PC (programmable controller) for editing data that the PC handles. CONSTITUTION:The head address of a series of data to be displayed is entered into a head address command field 51. A display unit such as a byte(BYTE), word(WORD), or double-word(D.W0RD) display is inputted to a display unit command field 52. The number of data which are outputted is inputted to a data quantity command field 53. A form of notation such as binary(BINARY), BCD(Binary Coded Decimal), hexadecimal(HEX), ASCII code(ASCII), or Chinese character (CHINESE) is inputted to a display data form command field 54. After command operation, data are displayed as commanded.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

The present invention relates to a PC (programmable
The present invention relates to a PC data editing method for editing data handled by a controller), and particularly to a PC data editing method for displaying target data on a screen.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when it is desired to display target data on a screen for editing data handled by a PC, an operator designates a start address of the data to be displayed, a display code format, and a display unit, and the designation is performed. In this format, data is displayed by a predetermined number of addresses from the top address. Here, the display code format is a binary number or B
It means a display format such as a CD (Binary Coded Decimal), and the display unit means a byte unit or a word unit.

By issuing such a command, the data can be edited on the screen.

[0004]

By the way, the series of data may include data of different display units. In such a case, if all the data are displayed in the same display unit as in the conventional case, there is a problem that it is difficult to confirm the data content and the editing work becomes difficult.

Also, regarding the display code format, there are display code formats that are easy to handle depending on the type of data, and if they are all displayed in the same display code format as in the prior art, editing work will be similarly difficult. Become.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a data editing system for a PC in which editing work is simplified.

[0007]

According to the present invention, in order to solve the above problems, a PC (programmable controller) is used.
In a data editing method of a PC for editing data to be treated in 1., data storage means for storing the data, data display command means for inputting a display mode of a plurality of data on a screen, and the commanded data Is displayed from the data storage means and is displayed on the screen as instructed, and a data editing system for a PC is provided.

[0008]

[Operation] Data is stored by the data storage means,
When the data display instructing means inputs an instruction to display a plurality of data on the screen, the display means reads out the instructed data from the data storing means and displays it on the screen as instructed.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the hardware of the whole numerical controller (CNC) for implementing the present invention. The processor 11 is a central processor for controlling the entire numerical control unit (CNC) 10, and the R via a bus 19.
Read the system program stored in OM13,
According to this system program, the numerical controller (CN
C) Perform control of the whole 10.

The shared RAM 12 is a CNC 10 and a PMC 20.
RAM for exchanging data with each other, and exchanging data with each other via this shared RAM 12. At the same time, it stores the data required for access from both sides.

The RAM 14 stores temporary calculation data, display data and the like. The CMOS 15 is configured as a non-volatile memory and stores a tool correction amount, a pitch error correction amount, a machining program, parameters and the like. CMOS1
The data 5 is backed up by a battery (not shown) and is a non-volatile memory even when the power of the numerical control device (CNC) 10 is turned off. The CMOS 15 also stores parameters and the like required on the PMC 20 side.

The graphic control circuit 16 converts digital data such as the current position of each axis, alarms, parameters and image data into an image signal and outputs it. This image signal is sent to the display device 31 of the CRT / MDI unit 30,
It is displayed on the display device 31. The display device 31 has a PMC.
The parameters on the 20 side, the ladder diagram, and debug data to be described later can also be displayed. The data at this time is sent from the PMC 20 via the shared RAM 12.

The interface 17 receives data from the keyboard 32 in the CRT / MDI unit 30 and transfers it to the processor 11. Also, data to the PMC 20 side can be input from the keyboard 32, and the data is sent to the PMC 20 side via the shared RAM 12.

The interface 18 is an interface for an external device, and is connected to an external device 40 such as a paper tape reader, a paper tape puncher, a paper tape reader / puncher, and a printer. The processing program is read from the paper tape reader, and the processing program edited in the numerical controller 10 can be output to the paper tape puncher.

Processor 11, shared RAM 12, ROM
Elements such as 13 are connected by a bus 19. In the figure, an axis control circuit for controlling a servo motor, a servo amplifier, a spindle control circuit, a spindle amplifier, a manual pulse generator interface, etc. are omitted.

A PMC (programmable machine controller) 20 is a PC (programmable controller)
And is built in the numerical controller (CNC) 10. The PMC 20 includes a processor 21 for PMC, and the processor 21 uses the bus 26 to share the shared RAM 1
2 and the shared RAM 12 is the bus 19 of the CNC 10.
Is bound to.

A ROM 22 is coupled to the bus 26. The ROM 22 stores a management program and sequence program for controlling the PMC 20. The sequence program is generally written in a ladder language, but may be written in a high-level language such as Pascal. The sequence program can be displayed on the display device 31.

Input / output signals are stored in the RAM 23, and the contents are rewritten as the sequence program is executed. The CMOS 24 is configured as a non-volatile memory, and stores data such as condition data of a function instruction, which data is desired to be retained even after the power is turned off.

The I / O control circuit 25 is connected to the bus 26 and converts the output signal stored in the RAM 23 into a serial signal and sends it to the I / O unit 27. Also, a serial input signal from the I / O unit 27 is converted into a parallel signal and sent to the bus 26. The signal is stored in the RAM 23 by the processor 21. The input / output signals stored in the RAM 23 and the data stored in the CMOS 24 are C
It can be displayed on the display device 31 of the RT / MDI unit 30.

The processor 21 sends the shared RA from the CNC 10.
A command signal such as an M function command or a T function command is received via M12, temporarily stored in the RAM 23, and the command is stored in the ROM.
22 according to the sequence program stored in the I / O unit 2 via the I / O control circuit 25.
Output to 7. The output signal controls hydraulic equipment, pneumatic equipment, and electromagnetic equipment on the machine side.

Further, the processor 21 is the I / O unit 2
Upon receiving an input signal such as a limit switch signal on the machine side and a signal of an operation switch on the machine operation panel from 7, the input signal is temporarily stored in the RAM 23. Input signals that do not need to be processed by the PMC 20 are sent to the processor 11 via the shared RAM 12. Other signals are processed by the sequence program, some signals are output to the CNC side, and other signals are output signals via the I / O control circuit 25.
Output from the O unit 27 to the machine side.

On the other hand, the sequence program can include instructions for controlling the movement of each axis. When these instructions are read by the processor 21, they are sent to the processor 11 via the shared RAM 12 to control the servo motor. Similarly, the spindle motor and the like can also be controlled by a command from the PMC side.

Next, a specific procedure of the PMC data editing method of this embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 shows a display device 31.
It is a figure which shows the data display command screen displayed on FIG. The data display command screen 50 mainly includes a head address command field 51, a display unit command field 52, a data number command field 53, and a display data format command field 54. The start address of the series of data to be displayed is input to the start address command field 51. In the display unit command column 52,
A display unit such as a byte (BYTE), a word (WORD), or a double word (D.WORD) is input.

In the data number command field 53, the number of data to be output is entered. In the display data format command field 54, 2
Binary, BCD (Binary Coded Decima)
l), hexadecimal (HEX), ASCII code (ASCI)
The display format such as I) or Chinese characters (CHINESE) is input. These commands are performed by moving the cursor 50a to a desired position and inputting numbers or characters using the keyboard 32.

When the command work is completed in this way, data is displayed according to the command. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a data display screen. The data display screen 60 includes a data number column 61, an address display column 62, and a data display column 6
It is composed of three, and these are displayed in two columns. In the address display field 62, the address of the data displayed in the data display field 63 is displayed. However, if the display data is in word units or double word units, the start address is displayed. Therefore, the displayed numbers are not necessarily continuous. In the data display column 63, each data is displayed in the display unit and the display data format as instructed on the data display command screen 50.

The operator confirms the data thus displayed on the screen, and when he / she wants to input or convert the data, he / she moves the cursor 60a and inputs a numeral or a character by the keyboard 32. As a result, the contents of the RAM 23 or the CMOS 24 are newly rewritten.

As described above, in this embodiment, the display unit and the display data format can be instructed for each data, so that the screen display according to the property of each data can be performed. Therefore, even when a series of data is displayed from the head address, the data can be displayed in a state corresponding to each data, and the data editing work becomes easier.

[0028]

As described above, in the present invention, since the display mode of a plurality of data is input and instructed on the screen, the data can be displayed in a state corresponding to each data, and the data editing work can be performed more easily. It will be easy.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a data display command screen.

FIG. 2 is a numerical controller for implementing the present invention (CN
C) A block diagram of the entire hardware.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a data display screen.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Numerical Control Unit (CNC) 11 Processor 13 ROM 14 RAM 15 CMOS 16 Graphic Control Circuit 20 PMC (Programmable Machine Controller) 21 Processor 22 ROM 23 RAM 24 CMOS 30 CRT / MDI Unit 31 Display Device 32 Keyboard 50 Data Display Command Screen 60 Data display screen

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A PC (programmable controller)
In a data editing method of a PC for editing data to be handled in 1., data storage means for storing the data, data display command means for inputting a display form of a plurality of data on a screen, and the commanded data And a display unit that reads out from the data storage unit and displays it on the screen as instructed. 2. The display form is a display unit of each data,
And a display code format.
Data editing method for the described PC. 3. The data display command means is configured to specify a start address of a series of data, a plurality of data in order from the start address, and input the display mode of each data. Claim 1 characterized by the above-mentioned.
Data editing method for the described PC. 4. The data editing system for a PC according to claim 1, further comprising a rewriting unit that edits the data displayed by the display unit according to an operation of the operator and rewrites the contents of the data storage unit.