JPH0280186A - Method for controlling laser beam machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make software common and to smoothly carry out control and operation by adding a reading means of a hardware recognition code and input conditions of optional equipments to a laser beam machine and stationing control modules with respect to every optional equipment in a memory. CONSTITUTION:The reading means to read the hardware recognition code to show a kind as to which one of the plural optional equipments is to be used and the input conditions given by an operator is added to the laser beam machine. Further, the optional control module for controlling with respect to each of every optional equipment and the basic function control module to control commonly every optional equipment are stationed in the memory. An application program to read the hardware recognition code and the input condition data via the reading means at the time of executing and decide automatically combination of the plural optionally equipments, and select and operate the optional control module required according to a state of the combination is stationed as the program stationed in the memory.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a method for controlling the hardware of a laser processing machine, and in particular, a method for controlling the hardware of a laser processing machine. The present invention relates to a method for controlling a laser processing machine that has a plurality of built-in oscillation devices.

[Conventional technology]

When controlling a laser processing device that incorporates multiple optional devices that can be selected and combined by using a program that resides in memory after inputting conditions by the operator, conventionally there is a control module that matches the optional functions of the hardware.
The idea was to create a single executable program by combining each target module.

Figure 3 shows an example of its configuration, where 21 is a processing machine;
22 is a CPU, and 23 is a memory. And 24,
25 and 26 are the above execution programs. Optional equipment is not shown.1. /'1゜ [Problems to be Solved by the Invention] A drawback of the conventional control method described above is that an execution program must be created for each combination of optional equipment. For this reason, after the components have been determined, the execution program is also determined by the hardware, making it difficult to debug the software in advance of the hardware, and the hardware cannot reuse the software.
Only limited 1:1 correspondence was possible. Namely.

The drawback was that there were an extremely large number of types of software.

Therefore, the present invention aims to provide a laser processing machine control method that requires fewer types of software.

[Failure to solve the problem]

According to the present invention, there is provided a control method for a laser processing machine in which an operator gives input conditions to a laser processing machine incorporating a plurality of optional devices that can be selectively combined using a program resident in a memory. , a reading means is added to the laser processing machine for reading a code recognition code indicating which of the plurality of optional equipment is to be used and input conditions given by the operator; Furthermore, a decision control module for controlling each of all the optional devices and a basic function control module for commonly controlling all the optional devices are resident in the memory, and as a program resident in the memory, when executed, The hardware recognition code and the input condition data are read through the reading means, thereby automatically determining the combination of the plurality of optional devices, and selecting a necessary optional control module in the combination state. It is characterized by using an application program to make it function. A method for controlling a laser processing machine is obtained.

〔Example〕

Next, the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of an apparatus for implementing the control method of the present invention. This device is a processing machine that uses laser light.
, a CPU 2, and a memory 3.

The processing machine 1 includes a plurality of optional devices (not shown) and a common measuring device 11. ? It has a built-in notationer 12 and a table drive motor 13, and allows an operator to input conditions. Signal a is sent from the I10 hardware connection connector 14 to the CPU 2, which indicates the input conditions for the controller and the hardware recognition code for which optional equipment to use.
and further sent to memory 3.

The memory 3 is a basic function module 4 that is not affected by optional equipment that controls the laser processing machine 1.

first to Nth option modules 5 to 7 that individually control each option device, and a hardware recognition code representing the type of the option device to be used and a hardware recognition code given by the fourth rater through the I10 hard connection connector 14 during execution. Read input condition data.

As a result, an application program that automatically determines the combination of a plurality of optional devices and selects and functions the necessary control module in this combination is resident.

In the above configuration, for example, the combination of optional equipment as shown in FIG. For example, basic function module 15. The processing machine can be controlled by changing or selecting the part that controls pause time and the part that controls the DC motor.
Even if the control method changes, in the conventional method, it is necessary to create a program suitable for the combination, but in the present invention, all modules are made to reside in the memory 3. , it is possible to control the processing machine 1 in the combination shown in FIG. 2B with the same application program 16 as in the combination shown in FIG. 2A.

As explained above, in the present invention, if only the memory 3 is focused, it will be larger than in the past, but considering that in the conventional case, many programs are required.

Overall, it is smaller than the conventional one. This is especially advantageous when there are many types of optional equipment.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, the present invention stores control modules for the functions of all optional equipment in memory, automatically recognizes the combination of hardware options, and then selects the necessary modules. can be made to work.

In addition, since it is not affected by the hardware configuration, it is possible to easily debug many types of hardware using one software, and it is also possible to share software, manage and operate is carried out smoothly.

Furthermore, when adjusting hardware, there is no need to select software, making adjustments smoother.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a device for carrying out the control method of the present invention, FIGS. 2A and 2B are diagrams showing a combination of optional equipment, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a conventional memory. Explanation of symbols = 1 is the processing machine, 2 is the CPU, 3 is the memory, 11 is the measuring instrument, 12 is the positioner, 13 is the table drive motor, 14 is the I10 hard connection connector, 15 is the basic function control module, 16 is the first Option control module, 171'i second off' control module,
Reference numeral 18 indicates an N-th option controller, and reference numeral 19 indicates an application program.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A method for controlling a laser processing machine in which an operator provides input conditions and controls a laser processing machine incorporating a plurality of optional devices that can be selectively combined using a program resident in a memory. , a reading means is added for reading a hard recognition code indicating which of the plurality of optional devices is to be used and input conditions given by the operator, and each of all the optional devices is further stored in the memory. An optional control module for controlling the optional equipment and a basic function control module for commonly controlling all the optional equipment are resident, and as a program resident in the memory, the hardware recognition code and The present invention is characterized by using an application program that reads the input condition data, automatically determines the combination of the plurality of optional devices based on the input condition data, and selects and functions a necessary optional control module in the combination state. , a control method for a laser processing machine.