Device operating information providing device and device operating information providing method

A device operating information providing device comprising:

• an instruction value acquiring portion that acquires an instruction control value that is a control value that is outputted to a device that receives and sends signals pertaining to a process;
• an execution value acquiring portion that acquires an execution control value that indicates a value after the control performed by the device on that which is controlled, in accordance with the instruction control value;
• an instruction value evaluating portion that evaluates whether or not the instruction control value acquired by the instruction value acquiring portion has changed to a different value;
• a control information storing portion that produces and stores, each time there is an evaluation by the instruction value evaluating portion that the instruction control value has changed to a different value, control information that includes the instruction control value after the change, the most recent execution control value acquired by the execution value acquiring portion at the time of the change, and the timing of the change;
• an operating status evaluating portion that evaluates a device operating status using a change status of the instruction control value and a change status of the execution control value within a specific time interval, which can be specified by control information that is stored by the control information storing portion;
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• an operating information transmitting portion that produces, and transmits to a higher-level device side, operating information for the device, using the operating status evaluated by the operating status evaluating portion.