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US 7,272,458 B2Granted
Control system setting device
AssigneeOMRON Corporation
InventorKazuaki Tomita
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InventorKazuaki Tomita
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A control system with a plurality of devices connected through a network may be started up by connecting a control system setting device including a computer accessible to profile data which describe characteristics of these devices and to program parts for programs executed by these devices. The profile data are prepared individually for the devices, and at least some of them include program part data that specify program parts for at least some of the devices. A memory device stores a control system setting program for creating programs executable by at least some of the devices. This control system setting program serves to input network data related to connection relationships of the devices on the network, to extract program part data from the profile data related to an object device for programming on the network based on the network data, to display on a display device those of program parts that are utilizable by the object device for programming based on the extracted program part data, to have a user to select program parts to be used, and to create the program by using these selected program parts.
A control system setting device to be connected to a control system for setting up said control system, said control system including a plurality of devices connected through a network, said control system setting device comprising:
A memory medium that stores a control system setting program retrievable by a computer, said control system setting program being adapted to be executed by a control system setting device for setting up a control system including a plurality of devices connected through a network, said control system setting device comprising said computer and a display device and being accessible to profile data which describe characteristics of said devices and to program parts for programs executed by said devices, said profile data being prepared individually device types of programmable controllers and programmable display devices, the profile data for each kind of programmable controller including program part data that specify function blocks usable for programming the programmable controller, and the profile data for each kind of programmable display device including program part data that specify HMI function component data usable for programming the programmable display device, said control system setting program comprising the steps of:
A tangible computer-readable medium recording a control system setting program for setting up a control system including a plurality of devices connected through a network, said control system setting program being adapted to be executed by a computer provided with a display device, said computer being accessible to profile data which describe characteristics of said devices and to program parts for programs executed by said devices, said profile data being prepared individually device types of programmable controllers and programmable display devices, the profile data for each kind of programmable controller including program part data that specify function blocks usable for programming the programmable controller, and the profile data for each kind of programmable display device including program part data that specify HMI function component data usable for programming the programmable display device, said control system setting program comprising the steps of:
A method of setting up a control system, said control system including a plurality of devices connected through a network, profile data which describe characteristics of said devices being prepared individually device types of programmable controllers and programmable display devices, the profile data for each kind of programmable controller including program part data that specify function blocks usable for programming the programmable controller, and the profile data for each kind of programmable display device including program part data that specify HMI function component data usable for programming the programmable display device;
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