Virtual numeric control device adaptable to any real numeric control device

A numerical control apparatus comprising:

• a real numerical control device;
• a virtual numerical control device including means for converting input commands prepared in any language forms and with any performance into a set of basic instructions from a predefined instruction set in a form and with a specification used by said real numerical control device, and at least one of means (a) to (c):
• (a) virtual display command means for delivering a display command to a virtual display unit which includes a display command interpreting function, a display command executing function, and interface means for connection with a real display unit, and display command converter means for converting the display command into a display command for the real display unit;
• (b) virtual operation command means for delivering an operation command to a virtual operation unit which includes an operation command interpreting function, an operation command executing function, and interface means for connection with a real operation unit, and operation command converter means for obtaining an operation command from the real operation unit and converting the operation command into the operation command for the virtual operation unit;
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• (c) means for using a virtual communication unit which includes a communication command interpreting function, a communication command executing function, and interface means for connection with a real communication unit, and communication data switching means for data exchange between the virtual communication unit and the real communication unit;
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• data switching means included in the virtual and real numerical control devices for data exchange between the virtual numerical control device and the real numerical control device.

A numerical control apparatus comprising:

• a real numerical control device including a real display unit, a real operation unit, a real communication unit, and a data switching unit;
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• a virtual numerical control device including means for converting input commands prepared in any language forms and with any performance into a set of basic instructions from a predefined instruction set in a form and with a specification used by said real numerical control device,
• a data switching unit communicating with the data switching unit in said real numerical control apparatus, and at least one of:
• a virtual display unit, interfaced with the real display unit, via the data switching units in said real and virtual numerical devices, to interpret, execute and thus, convert an input display command into a proper display command for the real display unit;
• a virtual operation unit, interfaced with the real operation unit, via the data switching units in said real and virtual numerical devices, to convert an input operation command received from the real operation unit, into a virtual operation command, to execute the virtual operation command and to supply results thereof to the real operation unit;
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• a virtual communication unit, interfaced with the real communication unit via the data switching units in said real and virtual numerical devices, to interpret and execute a communication command, and to supply results thereof to the real communication unit.

A numerical control apparatus comprising:

• a real numerical control device;
• a virtual numerical control device including a unit to convert input commands prepared in any language forms and with any performance into a set of basic instructions from a predefined instruction set;
• an execution unit to execute the converted set of basic instructions in a form and with a specification used by said real numerical control device to obtain a result;
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• an interface unit to connect the virtual numerical control device with the real numerical control device, the virtual numerical control device actuating the real numerical control device via the interface unit in accordance with the result generated by the execution unit.

A numerical control apparatus comprising:

• a real numerical control device;
• a virtual numerical control device having a predefined input command system;
• and including
• an execution unit to execute the input commands prepared in any language forms and with any performance specifications according to the predefined input command system and obtain a result;
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• an interface unit to connect the virtual numerical control device with the real numerical control device, the virtual numerical control device actuating the real numerical control device via the interface unit in accordance with the result generated in a form and with a specification used by said real numerical control device.

A numerical control apparatus comprising:

• a real numerical control device;
• a virtual numerical control device having a proper input command system and including a unit for converting input commands prepared in any language forms and with any performance specifications into a set of basic instructions from a predefined instruction set based on the proper input command system;
• an execution unit to execute the input commands based on the proper input command system in accordance with the set of instructions in a form and with a specification used by said real numerical control device, to obtain a result;
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• an interface unit to connect the virtual numerical control device with the real numerical control device, the virtual numerical control device actuating the real numerical control device via the interface unit in accordance with the result generated in a form and with a specification used by said real numerical control device.