Network system, information processing device, and information processing method

An information processing device capable of communicating with each of a plurality of control devices,

• wherein each of the plurality of control devices includes a communication control unit that executes communication using EtherNet/IP and a state value management unit that is connected to the communication control unit and manages a state value,
• wherein, of the plurality of communication control units, each of a pair of communication control units set to communicate with each other by opening a connection is configured to execute data processing of at least one of reading of a state value stored in the state value management unit connected to the communication control unit and writing of a state value on the state value management unit based on first setting information set for the communication control unit and is configured to execute exchange of frame data including the state value with a communication control unit of a communication partner based on second setting information set for the communication control unit and connection information for opening the connection, and
• wherein the information processing device comprises:
• a generation unit configured to individually generate the first setting information and the second setting information for each of the pair of communication control units;
• a transmission unit configured to transmit the generated first setting information and second setting information to each of the pair of communication control units;
• and
• a display control unit configured to display, when at least one communication control unit in the pair of communication control units has failed the data processing, the first setting information of the one communication control unit and the second setting information of the one communication control unit in a comparable manner on the display, and configured to display, when the pair of communication control units have failed the exchange of the frame data, the second setting information of one communication control unit in the pair of communication control units and the connection information in a comparable manner on the display.

An information processing method in an information processing device capable of communicating with each of a plurality of control devices,

• wherein each of the plurality of control devices includes a communication control unit that executes communication using EtherNet/IP and a state value management unit that is connected to the communication control unit and manages a state value,
• wherein, of the plurality of communication control units, each of a pair of communication control units set to communicate with each other by opening a connection is configured to execute data processing of at least one of reading of a state value stored in the state value management unit connected to the communication control unit and writing of a state value on the state value management unit based on first setting information set for the communication control unit and is configured to execute exchange of frame data including the state value with a communication control unit of a communication partner based on second setting information set for the communication control unit and connection information for opening the connection, and
• wherein the information processing method comprises:
• a step of individually generating the first setting information and the second setting information for each of the pair of communication control units;
• a step of transmitting the generated first setting information and second setting information to each of the pair of communication control units;
• a step of displaying, when at least one communication control unit in the pair of communication control units has failed the data processing, the first setting information of the one communication control unit and the second setting information of the one communication control unit in a comparable manner on the display;
• and
• a step of displaying, when the pair of communication control units have failed the exchange of the frame data, the second setting information of one communication control unit in the pair of communication control units and the connection information in a comparable manner on the display.