JP2555412B2 - Display method of process monitoring controller - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a display method of a process monitoring control device for displaying operation / monitoring information on a display device such as a CRT, which is selected from a screen showing a process system. The present invention relates to a process monitoring control device that displays in a screen a combination of operation information and detailed monitoring information for a selected portion.

[Conventional technology]

A concrete picture (process screen) of the operating device is displayed on the screen of a conventional display device such as a CRT, an arbitrary operating device on the display screen is selected, and an operation screen for process control corresponding to that part ( In the process monitoring control device that displays the control operation information screen) and the detailed monitoring information display screen (monitoring information screen) in a composite manner in the concrete picture, the composite display described above is used for process control in a concrete picture. In order to display the operation screen and the detailed monitoring information display screen in an overlapping manner, the specific display information of the picture in the overlapped portion has been erased. In order for the operator of the plant to obtain the information of the concrete picture once erased again, whether the concrete picture is displayed again on the same display device or whether the concrete picture is displayed at another display position. Or, it was necessary to delete the process control operation screen and the detailed monitoring information display screen that are being displayed in combination.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]

In the above-mentioned conventional technique, when the process control operation screen or the detailed monitoring information display screen is combinedly displayed in the concrete picture of the process, the concrete picture is displayed in the portion displayed by the composite display. In order for the operator to obtain the display information of the above again, it is necessary to once erase the above process control operation screen or the detailed monitoring information display screen and redisplay the concrete picture of the original process. There is a problem in the monitorability and operability of the plant because the continuity of additionally displaying the display information while the same screen including the process control operation screen and the detailed monitoring information display is displayed is lost.

In addition, when operating the operating equipment of a plant, it is customary to operate the operating equipment while observing not only the relevant operating equipment but also other related operating equipment, indicators and recorders. In a centralized operation system such as that for displaying information on the CRT screen etc. by switching the information corresponding to the conventional hardware-based operating device, indicator, recorder, etc., it is only necessary to display the operating device to be operated. There was a problem that it was insufficient to operate while monitoring the overall movement.

The object of the present invention is to provide excellent continuity of monitoring and operation in the process operation and acquisition of monitoring information, and to easily provide relevant information necessary for operation to operate while accurately grasping the movement of the plant. Another object of the present invention is to provide a method of displaying the operation information and the monitoring information of the process monitoring and control device that makes it possible.

[Means for solving the problem]

The above-mentioned problem is a display means for inputting process data of a plant and outputting an operation signal to a control operation end based on control operation information to display process data collected from a control device for controlling the plant as monitoring information. In a display method of a process monitoring control device comprising operation information input means for inputting control operation information from the outside and sending it to the control device, in the display screen of the display means, a process screen illustrating a process system of the plant is illustrated. A monitor information screen or a control operation information screen corresponding to the monitor control operation end selected by displaying and performing a desired monitor control operation end selection operation on the process screen is displayed together on the same screen as the process screen. When the monitor information screen or the control operation information screen is displayed, the process is displayed in the remaining display screen area. A first display method of displaying a reduced size of the surface, and when the monitoring information screen or the control operation information screen and the reduced process screen are displayed in combination, the monitoring information screen or A second display method in which a related information screen related to the control operation information screen is displayed in an adjacent display screen area, and the reduced process screen is further reduced in the remaining display screen area to perform a composite display on the same screen. Further, when the screen corresponding to the sequential operation is compositely displayed by performing the supervisory control operation end selecting operation or the related information calling operation during the composite display by the first display method or the second display method, the process A display method in which when the screen reduction exceeds a predetermined value, the predetermined value is reduced and the corresponding screen display is scrolled Also be achieved by any.

[Action]

In the display method of the process monitoring control device, a monitor information screen or a control operation information screen corresponding to the monitor control operating end selected by performing a desired monitor control operating end selecting operation on the process screen displayed on the display means. Is displayed and the process screen is reduced to a composite display in the remaining display area on the same screen, and a related information screen is displayed by adjoining the monitoring information screen or the control operation information screen by performing a related information calling operation. The process screen may be displayed in an area and the remaining display area may be reduced to provide a composite display. When the reduction of the process screen exceeds a predetermined value, the predetermined value is reduced and each information screen is scrolled. It is even better to display it.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of a system using a process monitoring / controlling apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The process monitoring / control device 10 is a CRT (display means) for displaying process control operation information or monitoring information.
1 and operation information input means 9 including a keyboard 2 and a touch panel 7 as an operation unit for inputting operation instructions from an operator such as operation or monitoring for process control and request for operation information. And a man-machine controller 3 for outputting control commands to the process and collecting information from the process. The man-machine controller 3 is connected to a plurality of process control controllers 5 via a network 4 and is a process control controller. The (control device) 5 is actually controlling the process 6.

Here, in the process monitoring / control apparatus 10, the CRT 1 is configured so that the operation end of the process 6 and the input signal can be arbitrarily selected and displayed, and the operation end is actually input by the touch panel 7 or the keyboard 2. It is designed so that it can be operated. For example, when the operation display section 111 of the valve 61, which is the operation end of the process 6, is displayed on the CRT 1, information necessary for operating the valve 61 is displayed on the operation display section 111.
2. Information necessary for operating the valve 61 is displayed, such as the control command value 1000 from the controller and the manual operation command value 1001 for the valve. If, for example, the button opening increase operation button 28 of the valve 61 on the keyboard 2 is operated while this screen is displayed, an operation command of the valve 61 is transmitted from the man-machine controller 3 to the valve 61 via the network 4 and the controller 5. The valve 61 operates, the valve opening increases, and
Information such as operation command value 1001 for 61, actual valve opening 1002, etc.
Display on CRT1.

 FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of the system shown in FIG.

This operation is a keyboard 2 for receiving an operation from an operator, a touch panel 7, and an input receiving section 20 from them.
00, an operation input analysis unit 2001 and an operation unit 2003 for analyzing operation input contents, a storage unit 3000 used in operation processing, and a transmission output processing unit 2005 for transmitting a process operation command to the network 4 based on the operation result. The transmission input processing unit 2006 for inputting the transmission data from the network 4 and the display control unit 2004 for displaying the screen and the information on the CRT1 based on the calculation result are stored the data of the CRT display screen used by the display control unit 2004. Transmission for receiving operation commands from the screen machine 3003 and the man-machine controller 3 of the process database 3001 that stores the process data input for display and the man-machine controller 3 sent via the network 4. Input processing 2007, operation unit 2008 for operating the process based on the command, and operating the operating end 61 of the process 6 based on the operation result Sensor 62
Process input / output unit 20 for inputting data of process 6
10 and a control controller 5 having a transmission output processing unit 2009 for transmitting the input process data and calculation results on the network 4.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a procedure of an embodiment of a display method for selecting and displaying a process control operation screen from a concrete picture (process screen) 100 showing the position of the operation device of the process displayed on the CRT 1. Is. Concrete pictures displayed on CRT1 10
On the 0, the operating device display 12 is selected and the touch operation 70 is performed. The touch panel 7 receives this operation, and a process control operation screen (control operation information screen) 111 is displayed at a predetermined position (the right end of the screen in this example) of the CRT 1. At this time, the concrete picture displayed before selection so that it will fit in the unused part on the process control operation screen on the CRT 10
A concrete picture 101 in which 0 is reduced is displayed. In this state, when another operation device display 11 is selected and the touch operation 71 is received by the touch panel 7, similarly, the process control operation screen 112 of the corresponding device is added to the left side of the previously displayed process control operation screen 111. A concrete picture 101 is further reduced and displayed 102 while being displayed.

FIG. 4 shows a selection display process of the process control operation screen. The request to display the concrete picture 100 of the process on the CRT1 is input from the keyboard 2 and the operation input analysis unit
It is analyzed in 32 and CRT screen display processing 35 creates a screen and creates a CRT.
The display is displayed on the CRT 1 by the display control unit 36. In the concrete picture 100 of the process displayed on the CRT 1, the touch operation 70 for displaying the process control operation screen of the operation device 12 is input from the touch panel 7 and the touch input analysis unit 31 analyzes the operation content. Then, the process control operation / detailed monitoring information display processing 33 creates the display information 111 of the process control operation screen of the corresponding device, and the CRT display control unit 36 displays it on the CRT 1.

At this time, the base screen reduction ratio calculation unit 34 calculates the reduction ratio of the concrete picture display area which is the base screen on the CRT 1 by adding this display information, and this information is used as the CRT screen display processing 3
Then, the CRT screen display processing 35 instructs the CRT display control unit 36 to automatically reduce and display the concrete picture 100 being displayed on the CRT 1 by this, and the CRT 1 of the process of the same reduction ratio. A concrete picture and the process control operation screen of the corresponding device are displayed.

Touch operation to select additional operation device 11
Similarly, 71 is also input from the touch panel 7. in this case,
Since the specific screen 101 has already been reduced from the base screen, the reduction ratio that is the result of the base screen reduction ratio calculation unit 34 is input to the touch input analysis unit 31, and the operation content of the touch operation 71 is analyzed. By the process control operation and detailed monitoring information display processing 33, the display information 112 of the process control operation screen of the corresponding device is created, and the CRT display control unit 36
Display on CRT1. At this time, the method of further reducing the specific picture from the base screen and displaying it is as described above.

FIG. 5 is an operation related information of the first process control operation screen selected and displayed in the concrete picture of the process as an application example of this additional display function and automatic reduction of the concrete picture of the process as the base. It is a figure which shows the procedure of one Example of the display method which performs an analog trend graph display (trend screen) as a (related information screen). The keyboard 2 when the concrete picture 100 of the process and the process control operation screen 111 selected and displayed on the same screen are displayed on the CRT 1.
Press the "Relevant Trend" screen call button 22 above and operate 24
By arranging the process control operation screen 111 displayed on the CRT 1 on the left side of the screen, the screen 113 for displaying the process state quantity related to the same operation is displayed as an analog trend graph. It can be reduced and displayed.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example in which a process control operation unit screen 111 and a related control system diagram (control system diagram) 114 are displayed.

 FIG. 7 shows the processing of the above application example.

Using the method described in Fig. 4, a concrete picture of the process
While the 100 and the process control operation screen 111 are being displayed on the CRT 1 in combination, the operation analysis unit 37 analyzes the operation content of the pressing operation 24 of the "related trend" screen call button 22 on the keyboard 2, and the related trend search processing 39 To start. In this process, the operation end N of the process control operation screen 111 currently displayed on the CRT1 is displayed.
Based on o.40, search the related trend registration table 41 that is registered in advance with the operation end No. and the No. indicating the related trend screen for each operation end No. Send-related trend screen display processing
In 38, based on this screen No., the related trend screen information table 42, which is a table that combines the screen No. and the display information of that screen, is searched, and the process control operation screen being displayed on the CRT 1 from this display content. A trend graph screen 113 related to the operation of 111 is created and displayed on the CRT 1 by the CRT display control unit 36. At this time, the method of automatically reducing and displaying a concrete picture of the process being displayed on the CRT 1 is the same as that described in FIG.

In addition, in this example, the related trend registration table 41 has an operation end.
Ten screen numbers are registered for each number, and the trend screens displayed on the CRT1 can be displayed in sequence up to 10 depending on the number of times the "related trend" button 22 is pressed 24 times.

Further, on the keyboard 2, like the “related trend” button, a “related operation” button 21 for additionally displaying the related operation end and a “related system diagram” button 23 for additionally displaying the related control system diagram are provided. These operations are similar to those described with reference to FIG. 5 and the processing thereof with reference to FIG. 7.

FIG. 8 is an operation related to the operation end being displayed when the detailed control information screen related to the process control operation screen and the related detailed monitoring information screen are simultaneously displayed in the concrete picture of the process as described in FIG. 7. The case where a display request is made for the end process control operation screen is shown.

A concrete picture of the process is displayed by reducing the display area on the CRT1 by displaying the process control operation screen or the related detailed monitoring information display screen, but it is difficult to see if it is reduced indefinitely. In the example, the total number of process control operation screens or related detailed monitoring information screens that can be displayed at the same time as a concrete picture of a process is set to two or less.

Concrete picture 100 of process and operation screen for process control 1
When the detailed monitoring information screen 113 related to 11 is displayed on the CRT 1, when the related operation screen call key 25 on the keyboard 2 is operated, the operation analysis unit 37 of the man-machine controller 3 analyzes the operation content, and the related information search unit 39 is started, the related information is searched by the same method as in FIG. 7 and the related information display processing 38
7 and creates an operation screen for related process control by the same method as in FIG. 7, and the CRT display control unit 36 controls the related process control in the area on the CRT1 displayed on the related detailed monitoring information screen 113. The operation screen 115 is displayed. When the operator operates the scroll keys 26 and 27 on the keyboard 2 in this state, the operation analysis unit 37 of the man-machine controller 3 receives the data and activates the scroll processing unit 43, and the operator operates the CRT display control unit 36. Correspondingly, on the CRT1, the newly displayed related process control operation screen is moved, and the related detailed monitoring information screen that was previously displayed in the empty area is scrolled according to the empty area. And display it. Of course, the related process control operation screen will be erased by scrolling, and even if the related detailed monitoring information screen is displayed on the CRT1, it is possible to scroll in the same way and display the related process control operation screen again. It is possible.

〔The invention's effect〕

According to the present invention, the process control operation screen or the detailed monitoring information display screen can be displayed in combination with the specific picture without erasing the specific picture information of the process. The display information can be densified,
In addition to improving the monitoring and operability of plant operation, when operating equipment with a plant, operation screens for process control and detailed monitoring information display screens that are already displaying the information necessary for this operation and concrete pictures of processes Since the information can be additionally displayed without deleting the information, the monitorability and operability are improved, and the safety of the plant operation can be improved, which is an excellent effect.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a system using a process monitoring control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the system shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a monitoring control operation end selection operation. The figure which shows the procedure of one Example of the display method, 4th
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the processing of the procedure of FIG. 3, FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the procedure of an embodiment of a display method by a related information calling operation, and FIG. 6 is a process control operation unit screen and related control system diagram. Is displayed, FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the processing of the related information calling operation, and FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the scroll display processing of the information screen. 1 ... CRT, 2 ... keyboard, 5 ... control controller, 7 ... touch panel, 9 ... operation information input means, 10 ... process monitoring control device, 100 ... process screen, 111 ... process control operation screen.

Front page continuation (72) Inventor Yataro Suzuki 5-2-1 Omika-cho, Hitachi-shi, Ibaraki Hitachi Omika factory (72) Inventor Katsuto Shimizu 5-2-1 Omika-cho, Hitachi-shi, Ibaraki Hitachi, Ltd. Omika Factory (72) Inventor Hisanori Miyagaki 52-1 Omika-cho, Hitachi City, Ibaraki Prefecture Hitachi Ltd. Omika Factory (72) Inventor Kamei Akira 5-2-1 Omika-cho, Hitachi City, Ibaraki Prefecture No. 1 Inside the Omika Plant of Hitachi, Ltd. (72) Inventor Seiichi Futagawabara 5-2-1 Omika-cho, Hitachi City, Ibaraki Prefecture Inside the Omika Plant of Hitachi, Ltd. (56) Reference JP-A-61-282997 (JP, A) JP-A-58-125112 (JP, A) JP-A-61-267787 (JP, A) JP-A-61-267788 (JP, A)

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A control device for inputting process data of a plant and outputting an operation signal to a control operation end based on the control operation information to control the plant, and monitoring information of process data collected from the control device. In the display method of the process monitoring control device, the display process of the plant comprises: a display unit for displaying as a display, and an operation information input unit for externally inputting the control operation information and sending it to the control device. When the operation target is selected by displaying the process screen in which the system is illustrated and specifying the control operation end displayed on the process screen on the screen, the monitoring information regarding the selected control operation end is displayed. At least one of a monitoring information screen and a control operation information screen that displays information about control operations, together with the process screen, the display screen When combined display, the display method of process monitoring and control unit and displaying the monitor information screen and the process window by reducing the said control operation information screen the remaining display screen area displaying the. 2. When a related information screen calling operation is input while at least one of the monitoring information screen and the control operation information screen is displayed on the display screen together with the process screen, it is predetermined. The related information screen that is present is displayed in a display screen area adjacent to the monitoring information screen or the control operation information screen, and the process screen is further reduced and displayed in the remaining display screen area. Display method for process monitoring and control equipment. 3. When the reduction of the process screen exceeds a predetermined value, the reduction of the process screen is limited to the predetermined value, and the information screen other than the process screen is scroll-displayed. The method for displaying a process monitoring controller according to claim 1 or 2. 4. The related information screen, a trend screen related to the control operation end displayed on the monitoring information screen or the control operation information screen, a control system diagram, and other related to the control operation end. 3. The process monitoring control apparatus display method according to claim 2, wherein the display is at least one of a control operation end monitoring information screen and a control operation information screen.