Program development support device, program development support system, program development support method, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium

A program development support method, comprising:

• a sequence control editing step in which a sequence control program is edited by a processor;
• an human machine interface (HMI) control editing step in which an HMI control program is edited by the processor;
• and
• an integration simulation management step in which a synchronization of a simulation of the sequence control program executed by a sequence control simulator and a simulation of the HMI control program executed by an HMI control simulator is managed by the processor,
• wherein in the integration simulation management process, common variables are exchanged between the sequence control program and the HMI control program between the sequence control simulator that executes the simulation of the sequence control program and the HMI control simulator that executes the simulation of the HMI control program,
• wherein the common variables are exchanged by the processor by transmitting an address request, a variable request, and a variable setting from one of the sequence control program and the HMI control program to another one of the sequence control program and the HMI control program based on a specification of the another one of the sequence control program and the HMI control program, and by receiving an address transmission and a variable transmission from the another one of the sequence control program and the HMI control program to the one of the sequence control program and the HMI control program based on a specification of the one of the sequence control program and the HMI control program,
• wherein, according to the exchanged common variables and a breakpoint set to the one of the sequence control program and the HMI control program, execution of the simulation of the sequence control program is stopped by the sequence control simulator and execution of the simulation of the HMI control program is stopped by the HMI control simulator.

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium, storing a program development support program that makes an information processing device comprising a processor to execute:

• a sequence control editing process for editing a sequence control program;
• an human machine interface (HMI) control editing process for editing an HMI control program;
• an integration simulation management process for managing synchronization of a simulation of the sequence control program executed by a sequence control simulator and a simulation of the HMI control program executed by an HMI control simulator;
• and
• a variable exchanging process for exchanging common variables between the sequence control program and the HMI control program between the sequence control simulator that executes the simulation of the sequence control program and the HMI control simulator that executes the simulation of the HMI control program,
• wherein the common variables are exchanged by the processor by transmitting an address request, a variable request, and a variable setting from one of the sequence control program and the HMI control program to another one of the sequence control program and the HMI control program based on a specification of the another one of the sequence control program and the HMI control program, and by receiving an address transmission and a variable transmission from the another one of the sequence control program and the HMI control program to the one of the sequence control program and the HMI control program based on a specification of the one of the sequence control program and the HMI control program,
• wherein, according to the exchanged common variables and a breakpoint set to the one of the sequence control program and the HMI control program, execution of the simulation of the sequence control program is stopped by the sequence control simulator and execution of the simulation of the HMI control program is stopped by the HMI control simulator.