Control program generation device, control program generation program, and control program generation method

A computer-readable recording medium on which a control program generation program is recorded, the control program generation program that causes a computer to function as:

• a control module memory that stores a plurality of control modules that control an operation of hardware;
• a pattern information memory that stores a plurality of pattern information that indicates an architecture pattern, which is a program structure that is common with architectures of control programs that are composed of one or more of the plurality of control modules;
• a pattern selection information acquirer that acquires pattern selection information for selecting the stored pattern information;
• a constraint information acquirer that acquires constraint information that indicates a time constraint that is imposed on an execution time of a control program including the architecture pattern that is indicated by the pattern information selected according to the pattern selection information, the constraint information further indicating a constraint on a total execution time of a plurality of control modules of the control program;
• an execution time estimator that estimates an execution time for each of the plurality of control modules on which the constraint, which is indicated by the constraint information for the total execution time, is imposed;
• a surplus time calculator that calculates a surplus time with respect to the constraint based on the constraint on the total execution time that is indicated by the constraint information, and the execution time that is estimated by the execution time estimator;
• a display controller that causes the architecture pattern indicated by the selected pattern information, the program structure of the control program including the architecture pattern, the estimated execution times of the control modules of the control program, the time constraint indicated by the acquired constraint information, and the surplus time calculated by the surplus time calculator to be correlated and displayed on a display;
• a description information acquirer that acquires description information that describes changes to the program structure of the control program;
• a program structure editor that edits the program structure of the control program based on the acquired description information;
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• a program generator that generates a control program for controlling hardware by connecting control modules that are stored in the control module memory based on the edited program structure.

A control program generation method, comprising:

• a pattern selection information acquisition step of acquiring pattern selection information for selecting pattern information that indicates an architecture pattern, which is a program structure that is common with architectures of a plurality of control programs that are composed of one or more control module for controlling an operation of hardware, from a plurality of pattern information that is stored in a pattern information memory;
• a constraint information acquisition step of acquiring constraint information that indicates a time constraint that is imposed on an execution time of a control program including the architecture pattern that is indicated by the pattern information selected according to the pattern selection information, the constraint information further indicating a constraint on a total execution time of a plurality of control modules of the control program;
• an execution time estimation step of estimating an execution time for each of the plurality of control modules on which the constraint, which is indicated by the constraint information for the total execution time, is imposed;
• a surplus time calculation step of calculating a surplus time with respect to the constraint based on the constraint on the total execution time that is indicated by the constraint information, and the execution time that is estimated by the execution time estimator;
• a display control step of causing the architecture pattern indicated by the selected pattern information, the program structure of the control program including the architecture pattern, the estimated execution times of the control modules of the control program, the time constraint indicated by the acquired constraint information, and the surplus time that is calculated by the surplus time calculator to be correlated and displayed on a display;
• a description information acquisition step of acquiring description information that describes changes to the program structure of the control program;
• a program structure editing step of editing the program structure of the control program based on the acquired description information;
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• a program generation step of generating a control program for controlling hardware by connecting control modules based on the edited program structure.