JP5782339B2 - Parameter setting device and parameter setting method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a parameter setting device and a parameter setting method.

At the site where the production process is managed, various devices (for example, sensors and valves) having a communication function are installed in the plant. Then, various production processes are managed by connecting the device to a network called a field bus and capturing a signal transmitted from the device into the system. Fieldbus is a communication network that enables two-way communication using digital signals, and its communication specifications are standardized (standardized) as Foundation Fieldbus by the Fieldbus Foundation ^TM. Yes.

  Devices used in the fieldbus are multi-vendors, and each vendor uniquely sets parameters to be set in the devices and values of the parameters. Therefore, when the device is used in the field system, it is necessary to change the setting of each device in accordance with the specification of the system. In such a change, since the same setting is repeatedly performed for each device, the number of man-hours required for the work increases and the possibility of causing a setting error increases. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Publication No. 2004-228561 discloses a technique for setting the same setting information for a plurality of devices.

JP 2010-181930 A

  By the way, even when the device is used in the same system, it is necessary to change the setting according to the usage mode such as the location and the role. Therefore, as in the technique described in Patent Document 1, it is not possible to perform appropriate settings corresponding to the usage mode of a device simply by uniformly setting the same setting information for a plurality of devices. .

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems caused by the prior art, and provides a parameter setting apparatus and a parameter setting method capable of easily performing appropriate setting corresponding to the usage mode of the device. With the goal.

  The parameter setting apparatus according to the present invention extracts the device information that matches a search condition specified by a user from a storage unit that stores device information including various types of information related to the device. Candidate display section for displaying a list as candidates for parameter setting at once, setting screen display section for displaying the parameter setting screen when receiving an instruction to transition to the parameter setting screen, and setting on the parameter setting screen A writing unit that writes the value of the parameter that has been set to the parameter of the device corresponding to the candidate selected and designated by the user among the candidates.

  Further, the parameter setting method according to the present invention extracts the device information that matches the search condition specified by the user from a storage unit that stores device information including various types of information about the device, and extracts the device information , A candidate display step for displaying a list as candidates for parameter setting collectively, a setting screen display step for displaying the parameter setting screen when an instruction to transition to the parameter setting screen is received, and the parameter setting screen And writing the parameter value set in step 1 to the parameter of the device corresponding to the candidate selected and designated by the user among the candidates.

  By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to display device information that matches the search conditions specified by the user as candidates for parameter setting in a lump. It is possible to collectively set the parameters of one or a plurality of corresponding devices to the values set on the parameter setting screen.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the parameter setting apparatus which can perform simply the appropriate setting corresponding to the usage condition of a device can be provided.

It is a figure which illustrates the structure of the device management system containing the parameter setting apparatus in embodiment. It is a figure which illustrates the search screen in embodiment. It is a figure which illustrates the parameter setting screen in an embodiment.

  Embodiments according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. However, the embodiment described below is merely an example, and does not exclude application of various modifications and techniques not explicitly described below. That is, the present invention can be implemented with various modifications without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a device management system including a parameter setting device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the device management system 100 includes a parameter setting device 1, a controller 2, and devices 3A to 3P. The controller 2 and the devices 3A to 3P are connected to the field bus F, and can communicate with each other. The fieldbus F is a network that uses the above-described foundation fieldbus protocol as a communication specification. Note that the devices 3A to 3P are referred to as devices 3 when there is no need to distinguish them in the following description.

  The device 3 is various devices installed in the plant, and has a function of performing bidirectional communication via the field bus F. Examples of the device 3 include various oscillators such as flow rate, pressure, and temperature, valve positioners that change and detect various valve openings such as flow rate control valves and pressure control valves, and various actuators that operate pumps and fans. And a diagnostic module for diagnosing a communication state and a device.

  The controller 2 has a function of controlling the execution state of the production process when executing the production process. Specifically, for example, the controller 2 controls the valve positioner based on measured values such as flow rate and pressure acquired from a sensor, thereby adjusting the opening degree of a valve provided in the pipe.

  The parameter setting device 1 is a device that sets parameters of the device 3. The parameter setting device 1 physically includes, for example, a CPU (not shown), a storage device such as a memory (storage unit, not shown), and an input / output interface (not shown). The storage device stores device information and the like described later.

  Functionally, the parameter setting device 1 includes a candidate display unit 11, a setting screen display unit 12, and a parameter writing unit 13, for example, as shown in FIG.

  The candidate display unit 11 extracts device information that matches the search condition specified by the user from the device information DB 14, and sets the parameters of the extracted device information collectively (hereinafter, “collective setting candidate”). List). The device information includes various information about the device. For example, the device ID that uniquely identifies the device, the block ID that uniquely identifies the block that defines the function executed by the device, the device type, various parameters, and the like. Including. A block means a function block (Function Block) in a fieldbus term, and defines a function to be executed by each device 3. Functions to be defined include, for example, functions for acquiring flow rate values, voltage values, temperature values, etc., functions for performing differentiation, integration, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, etc., valve opening / closing, boiler adjustment, furnace adjustment, etc. Applicable functions.

  The parameters include system management parameters, network management parameters, and the like. The system management parameters include system management information-based parameters that hold time adjustment between devices, block scheduling, and the like. The network management parameters include network management information-based parameters that hold the communication stack configuration and the like.

  The search condition is specified by setting a search item and a search value for the search item. As the search item, for example, a device ID, a block ID, a type, a parameter name, and the like are applicable.

  With reference to FIG. 2, a search screen used when displaying a list of batch setting candidates will be described. The search screen shown in FIG. 2 includes an area Sc for specifying a search condition (hereinafter referred to as “search condition area Sc”), an area Sr for displaying a search result (hereinafter referred to as “search result area Sr”), It is divided into.

  In the search condition area Sc, an effective column, a search item column, and a search value column used for specifying the batch setting candidate are displayed. A check mark can be input in the valid column, each data item included in the device information is displayed in the search item column, and a value to be searched can be arbitrarily input in the search value column. it can.

  When a check mark is entered in the valid column, the search item column and the search value column on the same line as the valid column are validated and incorporated in the search condition. When the user inputs a check mark in the valid column and clicks the search button Sb, the candidate display unit 11 extracts device information that matches the search condition from the device information DB 14, and stores the extracted device information in the search result area Sr. To list.

  Here, if any parameter is specified as the search item of the search condition and the search value corresponding to that parameter is specified for the search, the device information in which the specified search value is set in the specified parameter is the device information. Extracted from the DB 14 and displayed in the search result area Sr. By using this function, it is possible to call and rewrite the parameters of the group of devices 3 for which specific parameter values have already been set. Therefore, even if the user accidentally changes the parameter setting of the device 3, it is possible to call up the device group in which the setting has been changed in a batch and change it to the correct parameter value in a batch. Become. It goes without saying that all parameters held by the device can be set and changed.

  When the user selects and designates device information to be collectively set from the device information listed in the search result area Sr of FIG. 2 and clicks the parameter setting screen button Pb, transition to the parameter setting screen is performed. Instructions are issued. In FIG. 2, device information with device IDs “001” to “003” is selected and specified. On the transition destination parameter setting screen, parameters of device information with device IDs “001” to “003” are displayed. Will change.

  The setting screen display unit 12 illustrated in FIG. 1 displays a parameter setting screen on the display when an instruction to transition to the parameter setting screen is received.

  The parameter setting screen will be described with reference to FIG. The parameter setting screen is a screen for setting parameters of the device 3. On the parameter setting screen, for example, a parameter name field that displays the name of the parameter, a current value field that displays the value currently set for the parameter, and a value that is to be set when changing the currently set value And a setting value field for inputting. When the write button Wb is clicked, the parameter is updated based on the value input in the set value column.

  The parameter writing unit 13 illustrated in FIG. 1 updates the parameters included in the device information of the device information DB 14 based on the parameter values input in the setting value column of the parameter setting screen. Specifically, the parameter writing unit 13 writes the parameter value input in the setting value field of the parameter setting screen into the parameter included in the device information selected and specified in the search result area Sr in FIG. Update DB14.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, operation | movement of the parameter setting apparatus 1 in embodiment is demonstrated.

  First, the user inputs a search condition in each column of the search condition area Sc in FIG. 2, and clicks the search button Sb. Subsequently, the candidate display unit 11 extracts from the device information DB 14 device information that matches the search condition corresponding to the valid column in which the check mark is input. Subsequently, the candidate display unit 11 displays the extracted device information in a list in the search result area Sr.

  In FIG. 2, among the search conditions in the search condition area Sc, a check mark is input in the valid column corresponding to the search item “parameter 1”, and “abc” is input in the search value column on the same line. . As a result, the candidate display unit 11 extracts device information whose “parameter 1” is “abc”, and displays the extracted device information in the search result area Sr.

  Subsequently, the user selects and designates device information that is a target of batch parameter setting from the device information displayed as a list by the candidate display unit 11. In FIG. 2, among the device information displayed in the search result area Sr, device information having device IDs “001” to “003” is selected and specified.

  Subsequently, when the user clicks the parameter setting screen button Pb, the setting screen display unit 12 displays the parameter setting screen of FIG. 3 on the screen. Here, a parameter setting screen for setting parameters included in the device information having device IDs “001” to “003” is displayed on the display.

  Subsequently, when the user inputs the changed value in the setting value field of the parameter setting screen and clicks the write button Wb, the parameter writing unit 13 sets the value input in the setting value field of the parameter setting screen. Then, the device information DB 14 is updated by writing in the parameters of the device information to be collectively set. As a result, in this operation example, the parameters of the device information whose device IDs are “001” to “003” are collectively updated.

  As described above, according to the parameter setting device 1 of the embodiment, device information that matches the search condition specified by the user can be displayed as a candidate for parameter setting in a lump. The parameters of each device 3 corresponding to the candidate designated by the user from among them can be collectively set to the values set on the parameter setting screen.

  In addition, even if the user accidentally changes the parameter setting of the device 3, it is possible to search and reset the parameter, so that the parameter value can be easily changed. it can.

  Therefore, according to the parameter setting device 1 in the embodiment, it is possible to easily perform an appropriate setting corresponding to the usage mode of the device.

  In the above-described embodiment, the device information stored in the device information DB 14 is updated using values set on the parameter setting screen. However, the device information update method is not limited to this. For example, the device information stored in the storage unit of each device 3 may be updated using values set on the parameter setting screen. In this case, when the device management system 100 is operating, the parameter setting device 1 updates the device information stored in each device 3 online, and when the device management system 100 is not operating, the parameter setting device 1 The device information stored in the device information DB 14 may be updated offline.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Parameter setting apparatus, 2 ... Controller, 3A-3P ... Device, 11 ... Candidate display part, 12 ... Setting screen display part, 13 ... Parameter writing part.

Claims (2)

From a storage unit that stores device information including various types of information related to the device , the search item includes at least a block ID for specifying a functional block that defines a function to be executed by the device, and a search condition specified by the user A candidate display unit that extracts the matching device information and displays the extracted device information as a list of candidates for parameter setting in a batch;
A setting screen display unit for displaying the parameter setting screen when an instruction to transition to the parameter setting screen is received;
In the parameter setting screen, a writing unit that writes a value of a parameter input by a user to a parameter of a device corresponding to the candidate selected and specified by the user among the candidates,
A parameter setting device comprising: From a storage unit that stores device information including various types of information related to the device , the search item includes at least a block ID for specifying a functional block that defines a function to be executed by the device, and a search condition specified by the user A candidate display step of extracting the matching device information and displaying the extracted device information in a list as candidates for parameter setting collectively;
A setting screen display step for displaying the parameter setting screen when a transition instruction to the parameter setting screen is received;
In the parameter setting screen, a writing step of writing a value of a parameter input by a user into a parameter of a device corresponding to the candidate selected and designated by the user among the candidates;
The parameter setting method characterized by including.