Control device, support device, and communication system
AssigneeOMRON Corporation
InventorsYutaka TAHARA, Johnston HALL
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Abstract
An objective of the present invention is to facilitate settings to be performed for a relay device. A control device, configured to be able to communicate with other devices via a relay device, is provided with: a storage unit that stores a user program including at least one of instructions for performing communication settings that are settings related to communication with the other devices; and a communication setting unit that performs the communication settings. The communication setting unit performs transmission and reception of commands together with the relay device on the basis of fulfillment of conditions of executing the instruction and performs the communication settings indicated by the instruction.
Claims8
A control device capable of communication with other devices via a relay device, the control device comprising:
- a storage unit configured to store a user program including at least one instruction for performing communication settings regarding communication via the relay device;
- and
- a communication setting unit configured to perform transmission or reception of a command to or from the relay device based on fulfillment of an execution condition for the instruction and perform the communication settings indicated by the instruction.
A support device for supporting development of a user program for a control device capable of communication with other devices via a relay device, the support device comprising:
- a storage unit configured to store at least one instruction for performing communication settings regarding communication via the relay device;
- and
- a control unit configured to combine the at least one instruction stored in the storage unit and generate the user program,
- wherein the control unit creates the user program in a format enabling the control device to transmit or receive a command to or from the relay device at a time of execution of the instruction.
A communication system comprising:
- a relay device;
- and
- a control device capable of communicating with other devices via the relay device,
- wherein the control device includes
- a storage unit configured to store a user program including at least one instruction for performing communication settings regarding communication via the relay device;
- and
- a communication setting unit configured to perform transmission or reception of a command to or from the relay device based on fulfillment of an execution condition for the instruction and perform the communication settings indicated by the instruction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.