Control system, support device, and support program

A support device that supports a setting of a communication environment between a control device that executes a control program controlling a control target while managing a plurality of pieces of process data referred to or updated in the control program and an information processing device that executes one or a plurality of applications using one or a plurality of pieces of process data designated in the plurality of pieces of process data,

• the control device being configured to transmit one or a plurality of types of data sets storing at least a part of the plurality of pieces of process data according to a predetermined communication setting,
• the information processing device being configured to execute the one or the plurality of applications using the one or the plurality of types of data sets transmitted from the control device,
• the support device comprising:
• a grouping unit configured to allocate each of the one or the plurality of pieces of process data designated to be used in the one or the plurality of applications to one or a plurality of groups;
• and
• a generation unit configured to generate the communication setting for the control device such that the one or the plurality of pieces of process data assigned to the group are stored in one data set and transmitted for each of the one or the plurality of groups grouped by the grouping unit according to an allocation result of the grouping unit.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a support program that supports a setting of a communication environment between a control device that executes a control program controlling a control target while managing a plurality of pieces of process data referred to or updated in the control program and an information processing device that executes one or a plurality of applications using one or a plurality of pieces of process data designated in the plurality of pieces of process data,

• the control device being configured to transmit one or a plurality of types of data sets storing at least a part of the plurality of pieces of process data according to a predetermined communication setting,
• the information processing device being configured to execute the one or the plurality of applications using the one or the plurality of types of data sets transmitted from the control device,
• the support program causing a computer to execute:
• allocating each of the one or the plurality of pieces of process data designated to be used in the one or the plurality of applications to one or a plurality of groups;
• and
• generating the communication setting for the control device such that the one or the plurality of pieces of process data assigned to the group are stored in one data set and transmitted for each of the one or the plurality of groups grouped in the grouping according to an allocation result in the grouping.