Control device for controlling machine by extension software
AssigneeFanuc Corporation
InventorsRiki Ishii, Takahiro Tanaka
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Abstract
A control device including a pre-processing program storage unit that stores pre-processing programs to be executed before change processing for extension software for controlling an extension function of a machine; a pre-processing program execution unit that executes the pre-processing programs stored in the pre-processing program storage unit; and a change processing unit that executes change processing for the extension software after execution of the pre-processing programs by the pre-processing program execution unit. The extension software is configured to include pre-processing programs corresponding to the extension software.
Claims12
A controller comprising:
- an advance processing program storage unit configured to store an advance processing program executed before change processing on extended software for controlling an extension function of a machine;
- an advance processing program execution unit configured to execute the advance processing program stored in the advance processing program storage unit;
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- a change processing unit configured to execute the change processing on the extended software after execution of the advance processing program by the advance processing program execution unit, wherein
- the extended software is configured to include the advance processing program related to the extended software.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.