JP7645826B2 - Information processing device and information processing method - Google Patents

Description

The present disclosure relates to an information processing device and information processing method that display on a screen data set in a device communicably connected to the device itself.

Conventionally, there is known an engineering device that creates setting data for multiple devices that monitor or control the equipment (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The engineering device creates setting data for each device, and downloads (receives) the created setting data to each device, thereby constructing a facility monitoring system. Each device operates based on the setting data downloaded from the engineering device, and monitors or controls other devices other than the device itself, or one or more pieces of equipment installed in the facility. Generally, this setting data includes many setting items.

For example, a facility monitoring system includes a primary device, a secondary device connected to the primary device, and equipment connected to the secondary device. The primary device monitors or controls the secondary device by operating based on configuration data downloaded from the engineering device. The secondary device monitors or controls the equipment by operating based on configuration data downloaded from the engineering device.

When constructing a facility monitoring system, the engineering device operates in engineering mode and, for example, displays a setting screen on the display device. The setting screen is a screen for creating and checking setting data, and has items (cells) that indicate the setting data. Then, an administrator or the like performs engineering work by creating setting data using the setting screen. Then, the engineering device collects the setting data obtained through the engineering work of the administrator or the like and stores it in a single storage unit (database) as engineering data.

The engineering device may also operate in connect mode. When operating in connect mode, the engineering device directly connects to a device and writes, for example, configuration data to the connected device. When operating in connect mode, the engineering device may also obtain, from the connected device, configuration data that has already been set in the device (hereinafter also referred to as "configured data"). In this way, the engineering device obtains the configured data from the connected device and displays the obtained configured data on a display device. This allows an administrator, etc., to check the details of the configured data.

By the way, one of the configuration items included in the configured data is an I/O object. Also, mechanisms related to this I/O object include commands and mechanisms outside the service.

A command is an instruction issued to set or change the setting value of an I/O object. For example, a command is issued from a primary device to a secondary device to set or change the setting value of a specific I/O object. The secondary device that receives this command sets or changes the setting value of the corresponding I/O object according to the contents of the command. Then, by setting or changing this setting value, the equipment under the secondary device is controlled (for example, started or stopped).

Additionally, "out of service" refers to an I/O object's state being one that is not related to the control of equipment connected under the device. In other words, an I/O object that is out of service (hereinafter also referred to as an "out of service object") is in a state in which its connection to the equipment it controls is logically cut off. Therefore, even if the setting value of an out of service object is set or changed by a command, it does not affect the operating state of the equipment under the device.

This type of mechanism is used, for example, when an I/O object involved in controlling a device that is to be connected under a secondary device is taken out of service before the device is connected, and the setting values are checked only within the secondary device. Note that the setting values of out-of-service objects can be set or changed by commands, just like the setting values of normal I/O objects (not taken out of service). The setting values of out-of-service objects can also be checked from a monitoring device (described below) that monitors the operation of the device.

Commands are also assigned a priority. Priority is expressed, for example, in units of grade. Generally, multiple commands may be issued for the same I/O object, in which case the setting value is set or changed by the command with the higher priority.

In the following, to simplify the explanation, when a setting value of an I/O object is set or changed by a command, it is said that the "command is valid." In other words, when multiple commands are issued to the same I/O object, the command with the higher priority will be valid. For example, if a higher-level command is cancelled by an administrator, the next higher-level command after the cancelled command will be valid.

The priority of commands is set in advance by an administrator, etc. For example, commands with a high degree of urgency, such as commands for controlling in the event of a fire or power outage, are given a relatively high priority so that they take precedence over other commands. On the other hand, commands that correspond to general operations for general control (hereinafter also referred to as "general operation commands") are given the lowest priority.

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However, the priority system of commands is not necessarily standardized, and may differ depending on the site. For example, at site A, commands with a priority system of 1 to 16 levels may be used, while at site B, commands with a priority system of 1 to 8 levels may be used. The more levels there are, the more strictly the priorities can be set. Note that when the priority system is 1 to 16 levels, level 1 has the highest priority, and level 16 has the lowest priority. Also, when the priority system is 1 to 8 levels, level 1 has the highest priority, and level 8 has the lowest priority.

In this case, for example, at site A, the priority of the general operation command described above may be set to the lowest level of 16. On the other hand, at site B, the priority of the general operation command described above may be set to the lowest level of 8. In other words, depending on the site, the priority of the same general operation command may be 16 or 8.

In this case, for example, from the perspective of a device used at site A, a general operation command with a priority level set to level 8 may be issued to this device from a device used at site B. In this case, the device at site A that receives this general operation command will process the received general operation command with a higher priority level (level 8) than the priority level of general operation commands assumed at site A (level 16). As a result, the received general operation command may become effective in this device, causing it to operate differently from the operation originally intended. Also, there may not be just one device receiving a general operation command with a priority level set to level 8 in this way, and there may be multiple devices at site A.

In order to confirm the cause of this unexpected behavior, the administrator etc. uses the connect mode of the engineering equipment to display on a display device information indicating the I/O objects set for each device used at site A (hereinafter also referred to as "object information"), and based on this information, confirms the commands that are valid for each I/O object and their priority.

In addition, at this time, the administrator, etc. may want to specify the priority level of the command to be checked (e.g., level 8) in order to check whether there are any I/O objects for which a general operation command with a priority level set to level 8 is active, and extract and check only the object information for which the command with the specified priority level is active.

However, conventional engineering devices cannot accept the designation of the priority of the command that an administrator or the like wants to check, and cannot extract, in a lump sum, from multiple devices, only the object information for which the command of the designated priority is valid. Therefore, the administrator or the like must sequentially connect the engineering device to each device being used at, for example, site A, display the configured data obtained from each device on a specified screen, and check the object information contained in the configured data one by one.

For example, an administrator or the like may display on a display device a screen for displaying setting data for a device used at site A (hereinafter also referred to as a "setting data display screen") as shown in FIG. 10. The administrator or the like may then search for information indicating an I/O object from this screen, and from this information may confirm the commands that are valid for the I/O object and the priority of those commands. In the example of FIG. 10, the commands that are valid for the I/O object are displayed in the current commander column 1001, and the priority of those commands is displayed in the current command priority column 1002.

As such, in the past, it was extremely time-consuming to check which I/O objects had commands with specific priorities enabled, and improvements were needed.

The present disclosure has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and aims to provide an information processing device that can reduce the workload required to check I/O objects for which commands with specific priorities are enabled.

The information processing device according to the present disclosure is characterized in that it includes: a priority designation receiving unit that receives an arbitrary priority designation from a user for a command that can set or change a setting value of an I/O object included in setting data set in a device communicatively connected to the device, the command being prioritized; an extraction unit that, when the priority designation is accepted by the priority designation receiving unit, extracts object information indicating an I/O object whose setting value has been set or changed by a command with the designated priority from the setting data set in a plurality of devices communicatively connected to the device; and a display control unit that displays a list of the object information extracted by the extraction unit.

According to the present disclosure, as configured above, it is possible to reduce the workload required to check I/O objects for which commands with specific priorities are enabled, compared to the conventional case.

1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a facility monitoring system according to a first embodiment. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an engineering device according to a first embodiment. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the engineering device according to the first embodiment; FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a display example of a setting data display screen in the first embodiment. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a display example of a command status confirmation screen in the first embodiment. 11A to 11C are diagrams showing examples of display of object information in the first embodiment. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an engineering device according to a second embodiment. 13 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the engineering device according to the second embodiment; FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of modification of object information in the second embodiment. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a display example of a conventional setting data display screen.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
Embodiment 1.
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a facility monitoring system 1 according to the first embodiment.
1, the facility monitoring system 1 includes a monitoring device 10, an engineering device 20, a switching hub 25, an integrated controller 30, a primary device 40, and a secondary device 50. The monitoring device 10, the engineering device 20, the integrated controller 30, the primary device 40, and the secondary device 50 are communicatively connected via the switching hub 25 and a network NW.

In FIG. 1, the facility monitoring system 1 includes one monitoring device 10, one engineering device 20, one switching hub 25, one integrated controller 30, one primary device 40, and three secondary devices 50, but the number of each device is not limited to this. Also, the secondary device 50 is connected to a device to be controlled or monitored, but this device is not shown in FIG. 1.

The monitoring device 10 monitors the operation of the equipment connected to the secondary device 50 via the primary device 40 and the secondary device 50. Specifically, the monitoring device 10 transmits a request to the primary device 40 and the secondary device 50 to acquire data necessary for monitoring the operation of the equipment at a predetermined interval or in response to an instruction from an administrator or the like. The monitoring device 10 then constructs a monitoring screen based on the data acquired from the primary device 40 and the secondary device 50, and displays the constructed screen on the display device 60 described below.

The monitoring device 10 may also send a request to acquire the above data to the integrated controller 30, and configure the above monitoring screen based on the data acquired from the integrated controller 30, the primary device 40, and the secondary device 50.

The engineering device 20 performs engineering processing including the creation of the above-mentioned setting data, and constructs the facility monitoring system 1. The setting data is, for example, setting data for the integrated controller 30, which allows the integrated controller 30 to monitor the state of the primary device 40, setting data for the primary device 40, which allows the primary device 40 to monitor or control the secondary device 50 under it, and setting data for the secondary device 50, which allows the secondary device 50 to monitor or control the equipment under it. In addition, the engineering device 20 stores data that combines the setting data for the integrated controller 30, the setting data for the primary device 40, and the setting data for the secondary device 50 as engineering data in the storage unit 205, which will be described later.

The engineering device 20 also has a function (information processing device function) of collectively extracting information from multiple devices indicating I/O objects for which commands with a priority level specified by an administrator or the like are enabled, and displaying the results in a list. With this function, when a designation by an administrator or the like is accepted, the engineering device 20 displays on the display device 60 a list of information indicating I/O objects for which commands with the designated priority level are enabled. The information processing device function of the engineering device 20 will be described later.

The integrated controller 30 downloads from the engineering device 20 the configuration data corresponding to its own device among the engineering data held by the engineering device 20, and operates based on the downloaded configuration data to monitor the state of the primary device 40. The integrated controller 30 and the primary device 40 are connected to the engineering device 20 via a switching hub 25, and are installed at the same hierarchical level of the network NW.

The primary device 40 downloads from the engineering device 20 the configuration data corresponding to itself among the engineering data held by the engineering device 20, and operates based on the downloaded configuration data to monitor or control the secondary device 50 under its control.

The secondary device 50 downloads from the engineering device 20 the configuration data corresponding to itself among the engineering data held by the engineering device 20, and operates based on the downloaded configuration data to monitor or control the equipment under its control. The equipment is installed within the facility and is composed of, for example, a sensor, a thermometer, a motor, a damper, or a power meter.

Next, an example of the configuration of the engineering device 20 will be described with reference to FIG. 2. Below, only a configuration (information processing device configuration) of the engineering device 20 that collectively extracts information from multiple devices indicating I/O objects for which commands with priorities specified by an administrator or the like are enabled, and displays the results in a list will be described.

As shown in FIG. 2, the engineering device includes a priority specification receiving unit 201, an extraction unit 202, a display control unit 203, a display instruction receiving unit 204, and a storage unit 205.

The holding unit 205 holds one or more setting data. The setting data is data for setting devices (the integrated controller 30, the primary device 40, and the secondary device 50) that are communicatively connected to the engineering device 20. The setting data includes multiple setting items. When the holding unit 205 holds multiple pieces of setting data, the holding unit 205 holds the data in which the setting data are combined into one as engineering data.

The priority designation receiving unit 201 receives an arbitrary priority designation from an administrator or the like for commands that can change the setting values of I/O objects contained in the setting data set in a device (e.g., secondary device 50) that is communicatively connected to the host device and that have a predetermined priority assigned to them.

When the priority designation is accepted by the order designation accepting unit 201, the extracting unit 202 extracts object information indicating an I/O object whose setting value has been set or changed by a command to which the designated priority has been assigned from the setting data set in multiple devices (e.g., multiple secondary devices 50) connected to the own device so as to be able to communicate with it.

The multiple devices store information indicating the priority of the command that set or changed the setting value of the I/O object in the configured data. Therefore, the extraction unit 202 may extract object information that further includes information indicating the priority of the command as object information from the configuration data (configured data) set in the multiple devices.

The multiple devices also hold information indicating the other device (issuing device) that issued a command to the device itself in the configured data. Therefore, the extraction unit 202 may extract object information from the configuration data (configured data) set in the multiple devices, the object information further including information indicating the issuing device of the command to which the specified priority has been assigned.

The display control unit 203 displays the object information extracted by the extraction unit 202 in a list on the display device 60.

In addition, the extraction unit 202 may count the number of pieces of object information extracted as described above, and the display control unit 203 may display the number of pieces of object information counted by the extraction unit 202 on the display device 60.

The display instruction receiving unit 204 receives an instruction from an administrator or the like to display a list of non-service objects that indicate I/O objects that are logically disconnected from the equipment that is the target of control by the device, among the I/O objects included in the configuration data set for a device that is communicatively connected to the device itself.

When an instruction is received by the display instruction receiving unit 204, the extraction unit 202 may extract non-service object information indicating non-service objects whose connection with the equipment that is the object of control by the device is logically disconnected from the setting data (configured data) set in multiple devices that are communicatively connected to the device itself.

The display control unit 203 may display a list of the non-service object information extracted by the extraction unit 202 on the display device 60.

In addition, the extraction unit 202 may count the number of pieces of non-service object information extracted as described above, and the display control unit 203 may display the number of pieces of non-service object information counted by the extraction unit 202 on the display device 60.

The engineering device 20 is realized by a processing circuit such as a system LSI (Large Scale Integration) or a CPU (Central Processing Unit) that executes a program stored in a memory or the like.

The storage unit 205 is composed of a hard disk drive (HDD), a digital versatile disk (DVD), memory, etc.

Also, in the above, an example has been described in which the engineering device 20 includes the display instruction receiving unit 204. However, the display instruction receiving unit 204 is not a required component, and may be omitted. Also, in the above, a case has been described in which the holding unit 205 is provided inside the engineering device 20. However, this is not limiting, and the holding unit 205 may be provided outside the engineering device 20.

Next, an example of the operation of the engineering device 20 according to embodiment 1 shown in Figures 1 and 2 will be described with reference to Figure 3.

For ease of understanding, it is assumed here that the storage unit 205 stores one or more setting data. It is also assumed that the setting data stored in the storage unit 205 includes multiple setting items, and that the multiple setting items include information about the device to which the setting data is to be set (device information), and information indicating an I/O object (object information).

The above setting data stored in the storage unit 205 is assumed to have been downloaded by the devices (the integrated controller 30, the primary device 40, and the secondary device 50) and set in the devices. Note that, here, the setting data set in the devices is specifically referred to as "set data."

The object information included in the configured data includes the command that is valid for the I/O object indicated by the object information, information indicating the priority of the command, and information indicating the device that issued the command. Note that a "command that is valid for an I/O object" refers to a command that sets or changes the setting value of an I/O object to the current setting value.

As shown in FIG. 3, first, the display control unit 203 displays a screen for checking the status of a command (hereinafter also referred to as a "command status check screen") on the display device 60 in response to an instruction from an administrator or the like (step ST301).

Specifically, first, the administrator or the like causes the display device 60 to display a screen for displaying the setting data (setting data display screen). For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the setting data display screen includes a tree pane 401, a content pane 402, and an operation pane 403.

The tree pane 401 is an area that displays information (device information) related to the above-mentioned multiple devices in a tree format. Nodes are displayed under each piece of device information. The nodes represent the categories into which the configuration data set for each device is categorized.

The content pane 402 is an area in which the configuration data corresponding to the device or node selected by the administrator, etc. is displayed. In the initial state, nothing is displayed in the content pane 402.

The operation pane 403 is an area that displays icons and the like for performing operations on the setting data displayed in the content pane 402.

Then, the administrator selects a menu from the menu bar displayed at the top of this setting data display screen to call up the command status confirmation screen described above.

When a menu for calling up a command status confirmation screen is selected by an administrator or the like, the display control unit 203 displays the command status confirmation screen on the display device 60 in response to this selection.

An example of a command status confirmation screen is shown in FIG. 5. The command status confirmation screen 501 shown in FIG. 5 is a screen for confirming the status of a command. Here, the command status confirmation screen 501 is displayed in the content pane 402.

As shown in FIG. 5, the command status confirmation screen 501 mainly includes a confirmation item specification area 5011 and an object information display area 5012.

The confirmation item designation area 5011 is an area for an administrator or the like to designate confirmation items. Here, a confirmation item refers to a condition of object information to be extracted by the extraction unit 202. For example, in the example of FIG. 5, the confirmation item designation area 5011 displays a column Os displaying "Out of service" (hereinafter also referred to as the "Out of service column") and a column Cc displaying "Current command" (hereinafter also referred to as the "Current command column"). The current command column Cc is further divided into a column De displaying "Device" (hereinafter also referred to as the "Device column") and a column Pr displaying "Priority" (hereinafter also referred to as the "Priority column").

Of these, the device column De is further divided into 10 rows. Each of the 10 rows displays information indicating the device that issued the command (1 SVC, 2 DDC, and 3 Engineering Tool, etc.). The information displayed in the 10 rows is created in advance, for example, by an administrator, and is stored in the storage unit 205. When the display control unit 203 displays the command status confirmation screen on the display device 60, it displays the device column De by referring to the information stored in the storage unit 205.

In addition, in FIG. 5, "1 SVC" indicates the integrated controller 30, "2 DDC" indicates the primary device 40 and the secondary device 50, and "3 Engineering Tool" indicates the engineering device (e.g., the own machine).

The priority column Pr is further divided into nine rows. Each of these nine rows displays information indicating the priority of the command (1 Undefined, 2 Fire control, 8 Forced operation, and 16 General control/normal operation, etc.).

The information displayed in the nine rows is created in advance, for example, by an administrator, and is stored in the storage unit 205. When the display control unit 203 displays the command status confirmation screen on the display device 60, it refers to the information stored in the storage unit 205 and displays the priority column Pr.

The example in Figure 5 shows a case where the command system handled by the device has 16 levels. If the command system handled by the device has 8 levels, the priority column Pr may be divided according to the 8 levels.

For example, when an administrator or the like selects "1 SVC" on the first line, the extraction unit 202 extracts information (object information) indicating the I/O object for which the command issued by the integrated controller 30 at the time of this selection is valid from the setting data set in multiple devices (e.g. multiple secondary devices 50) connected to the device so as to be able to communicate with it.

For example, when an administrator or the like selects "3 Engineering Tool" on the third line, the extraction unit 202 extracts information (object information) indicating the I/O object for which the command issued from the engineering device at the time of this selection is valid from the setting data set in multiple devices (e.g. multiple secondary devices 50) connected to the device so as to be able to communicate with the device itself.

Next, the priority designation receiving unit 201 receives an arbitrary priority designation from an administrator or the like for commands that can change the setting values of I/O objects set in devices (particularly the secondary device 50) that are communicatively connected to the own device (step ST302).

For example, when an administrator or the like specifies a priority level of 8, the administrator or the like selects "8 Forced Operation" displayed on the seventh line of the priority column Pr. At this time, the priority specification receiving unit 201 receives a specification of 8 as a priority level specification from the administrator or the like.

For example, when an administrator or the like specifies a priority level of 16, the administrator or the like selects "16 General control/normal operation" displayed on the ninth line of the priority column Pr. At this time, the priority specification receiving unit 201 receives a specification of 16 as a priority level specification from the administrator or the like.

Next, when the priority designation is accepted by the order designation accepting unit 201, the extraction unit 202 extracts object information indicating an I/O object whose setting value has been set or changed by a command to which the designated priority has been assigned from the setting data set in multiple devices connected to the device so as to be able to communicate with it (step ST303).

For example, when the priority designation receiving unit 201 receives a designation of 8th level from an administrator or the like as a priority designation, the extraction unit 202 extracts object information whose setting value has been set or changed by a command with a priority level of 8 (i.e., a command with a priority level of 8 is active) from the setting data set in multiple devices connected to the device so that it can communicate with the device itself when the designation of 8th level is received by the priority designation receiving unit 201. Note that the object information extracted here includes information indicating the priority level (8th level) of the command.

In addition, for example, when the priority designation receiving unit 201 receives a designation of 16 levels as a priority designation from an administrator or the like, the extraction unit 202 extracts object information whose setting value has been set or changed by a command with a priority level of 16 (i.e., a command with a priority level of 16 is valid) from the setting data set in multiple devices connected to the device so as to be able to communicate with the device itself when the designation of 16 levels is received by the priority designation receiving unit 201. Note that the object information extracted here includes information indicating the priority level (16 levels) of the command.

Next, the display control unit 203 displays a list of the object information acquired from each device by the extraction unit 202 on the display device 60 (step ST304).

An example of the display of object information is shown in FIG. 6. The object information is displayed in the object information display area 5012.

In the example of FIG. 6, a total of 14 pieces of object information are displayed. As can be seen from the display contents of the current command priority column (reference numeral 601) shown in FIG. 6, all of these 14 pieces of object information are object information for which the priority level of the enabled command is 8th. This is because the extraction unit 202 has extracted the object information for which a command with a priority level of 8 is enabled.

Of the object information shown in Figure 6, the object information displayed on the first line is object information extracted from a device whose UD code is "100001".

This object information also indicates that the parameter value (setting value) of an I/O object with No. "14", type "BV", group ID "1", instance ID "1" and name "Cooling/Heating Switch" was set or changed by a command with a priority level of 8. It can also be seen that the device that issued this command with a priority level of 8 is an engineering device (shown as "3 Engineering Tool" in FIG. 6), as shown in the device column (reference number 602) in FIG. 6.

Of the object information shown in FIG. 6, the object information displayed on lines 2 to 9 is object information extracted from a device whose UD code is "100002."

For example, the object information displayed on the second line indicates that the parameter value (setting value) of an I/O object with No. "14", type "BV", group ID "1", instance ID "1" and name "Cooling/Heating Switch" was set or changed by a command with a priority level of 8. It can also be seen that the device that issued this command with a priority level of 8 is an engineering device, as shown in the device column 602 in FIG. 6.

For example, the object information displayed on the 8th line indicates that the parameter value (setting value) of an I/O object with No. "59", type "BV", group ID "1", instance ID "1001" and name "Power Recovery Control" was set or changed by a command with a priority level of 8. It can also be seen that the device that issued this command with a priority level of 8 is a device made by another company, as shown in the device column 602 in FIG. 6.

In this way, the engineering device 20 according to the first embodiment accepts an arbitrary priority designation from an administrator or the like, and when the designation is accepted, extracts information indicating I/O objects for which commands with the designated priority are valid from multiple devices at once, and displays the results in a list.

This allows administrators, etc., to easily check I/O objects for which commands with specific priorities are enabled, making it possible to reduce the burden of this checking work compared to conventional methods. In addition, because the information indicating the I/O object includes information indicating the device from which the command was issued and information indicating the priority of the command, administrators, etc. can easily understand from which device each command with a specific priority level was issued.

This also allows administrators to determine whether a command has been issued from a device made by another company or used at another site, which is useful for discovering differences in the command system between other companies or sites.

In addition, the engineering device 20 can also extract object information by specifying the device that issues the command. For example, the administrator or the like specifies the device that issues the command by selecting "1 SVC" from the device column De described above as the device that issues the command. At this time, the device specification receiving unit (not shown) receives the specification of the integrated controller 30 (SVC) from the administrator or the like as the device that issues the command.

Then, when the device designation receiving unit receives the designation of the issuing device, the extraction unit 202 extracts information indicating the I/O object whose setting value has been set or changed by the command issued from the integrated controller 30 designated as the issuing device from the setting data set in multiple devices connected to the device so as to be able to communicate with the device itself.

Then, the display control unit 203 displays a list of the object information extracted from each device by the extraction unit 202 on the display device 60.

In this way, the engineering device 20 can accept the specification of the device that issued the command, extract object information for which the command issued from the accepted device is valid from multiple devices at once, and display the results. This allows administrators and the like to easily check the I/O objects for which the command issued from a specific device is valid, improving convenience.

The engineering device 20 can also extract information about objects that are out of service. "Out of service" means that the state of an I/O object is not related to the control of equipment connected under the device.

In other words, an I/O object that is out of service (an out-of-service object) is in a state where its connection to the equipment it controls is logically cut off. Therefore, even if the setting value of an out-of-service object is set or changed by a command, it does not affect the operating state of the equipment under the device.

For example, the administrator or the like selects "out of service" displayed in the out of service field Os described above to instruct the display of a list of out of service objects. At this time, the display instruction receiving unit 204 receives an instruction from the administrator or the like to display a list of out of service objects.

Then, when the display instruction receiving unit 204 receives the instruction, the extraction unit 202 extracts out-of-service object information indicating out-of-service objects that are logically disconnected from the equipment that is the object of control by the device from the setting data set in multiple devices that are communicatively connected to the device itself.

Then, the display control unit 203 displays a list of the non-service object information extracted from each device by the extraction unit 202 on the display device 60.

In this way, the engineering device 20 can receive an instruction to display a list of out-of-service objects, and in response to this instruction, extract out-of-service object information from multiple devices all at once and display the results. This allows administrators and others to easily check which I/O objects are out of service, improving convenience.

When extracting object information and non-service object information as described above, the extraction unit 202 may count the number of each piece of extracted information, and the display control unit 203 may display the number of each piece of information counted by the extraction unit 202 in the confirmation item designation area 5011.

For example, the display control unit 203 displays the number of non-service object information items counted by the extraction unit 202, "5", in the column (symbol Co) labeled "Number" to the right of the column Os labeled "Non-service". Similarly, the display control unit 203 displays the number of corresponding object information items counted by the extraction unit 202 to the right of each row displayed in the device column De and priority column Pr.

This allows administrators and others to easily grasp the number of extracted object information and non-service object information items, improving convenience.

In the above explanation, it has been described that the engineering device 20 has a function of accepting the specification of the device that issued the command and extracting object information, a function of extracting non-service object information, and a function of displaying the number of each piece of information counted by the extraction unit 202, but none of these functions are essential and may be omitted. In other words, the engineering device 20 only needs to have a function of accepting at least the specification of a priority and extracting object information for which the command of the accepted priority is valid.

In the above explanation, an example was given in which the administrator or the like specifies the priority by selecting each row in the priority column Pr, but the method of specifying the priority is not limited to this, and for example, the administrator or the like may specify the priority by manually inputting the priority directly into the confirmation item specification area 5011.

In the above, the engineering device 20 has the function of an information processing device. However, this is not limited to the above, and the monitoring device 10 may have the function of an information processing device. Furthermore, the information processing device may be configured as a device separate from the engineering device 20 and the monitoring device 10.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, the engineering device 20 (information processing device) includes a priority designation receiving unit 201 that receives an arbitrary priority designation from an administrator or the like for a command that can set or change the setting value of an I/O object included in the setting data set in a device connected to the device in a manner that allows communication with the device, an extraction unit 202 that extracts object information indicating an I/O object whose setting value has been set or changed by a command with the designated priority designation from the setting data set in a plurality of devices connected to the device in a manner that allows communication with the device, and a display control unit 203 that displays a list of the object information extracted by the extraction unit 202. As a result, in the information processing device according to the first embodiment, it is possible to easily check I/O objects for which a command with a specific priority designation is enabled, and the load on the administrator or the like for the checking work can be reduced more than ever before.

When the priority designation is accepted by the order designation accepting unit 201, the extraction unit 202 extracts object information including information indicating the designated priority from the setting data set in the multiple devices, and the display control unit 203 displays a list of the object information including information indicating the priority extracted by the extraction unit 202. This allows the administrator, etc. to easily grasp the priority of the extracted commands and easily check whether the commands of the designated priority have been extracted.

When the priority designation is accepted by the order designation accepting unit 201, the extraction unit 202 extracts object information including information indicating the device that issued the command with the designated priority from the setting data set in the multiple devices, and the display control unit 203 displays a list of the object information including the information indicating the priority of the command and the information indicating the device that issued the command, extracted by the extraction unit 202. This allows the administrator, etc., to easily know which device issued the command.

The extraction unit 202 also counts the number of pieces of object information extracted, and the display control unit 203 displays the number of pieces of object information counted by the extraction unit 202. This allows the administrator or the like to easily grasp the number of pieces of object information extracted, improving convenience.

The engineering device 20 (information processing device) also includes a display instruction receiving unit that receives an instruction from a user to display a list of out-of-service objects that indicate I/O objects that are logically disconnected from devices that are controlled by the device, among the I/O objects included in the setting data set in the device, and when the display instruction receiving unit receives an instruction, the extraction unit 202 extracts out-of-service object information that indicates out-of-service objects that are logically disconnected from devices that are controlled by the device, from the setting data set in multiple devices that are communicatively connected to the device itself, and the display control unit 203 displays a list of the out-of-service object information extracted by the extraction unit 202. This allows the administrator, etc. to easily check the I/O objects that are out of service, improving convenience.

The extraction unit 202 also counts the number of pieces of non-service object information extracted, and the display control unit 203 displays the number of pieces of non-service object information counted by the extraction unit 202. This allows the administrator or the like to easily grasp the number of pieces of non-service object information extracted, improving convenience.

Embodiment 2.
In the engineering device 20 according to the first embodiment, an example is shown in which an arbitrary priority order is specified by an administrator or the like, and when the specification is received, information indicating I/O objects for which commands with the specified priority order are valid is extracted from a plurality of devices at once, and the results are displayed in a list. In the second embodiment, an example is described in which the information indicating the I/O objects that is the displayed extraction result is changeable.

In the following, as in embodiment 1, a case will be described in which the engineering device 20b has the functions of an information processing device, but the same applies to other cases (when the monitoring device 10 has the functions of an information processing device, and when the information processing device is configured separately from the monitoring device 10 and the engineering device 20b).

Figure 7 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of an engineering device 20b according to embodiment 2. In the engineering device 20b according to embodiment 2 shown in Figure 7, a change instruction receiving unit 206 and a change reflecting unit 207 are added to the engineering device 20 according to embodiment 1 shown in Figure 2. The other configuration of the engineering device 20b is similar to that of the engineering device 20 according to embodiment 1, and the same reference numerals are used to denote only the different parts.

The change instruction receiving unit 206 receives, from an administrator or the like, an instruction to change the object information displayed in a list by the display control unit 203. For example, when an administrator or the like changes the object information displayed in a list in the object information display area 5012 by the display control unit 203, the change instruction receiving unit 206 receives an instruction to change the object information.

The display control unit 203 displays the object information after the change made by the administrator, etc. in the object information display area 5012.

The change reflecting unit 207, in response to a change instruction received by the change instruction receiving unit 206, identifies the device from which the object information for which the change instruction was made was extracted based on the object information for which the change instruction was made, and reflects the changed object information in the setting data set in the identified device from which the object information was extracted.

When the display control unit 203 displays a list of non-service object information, the change instruction receiving unit 206 may receive an instruction to change the non-service object information from an administrator or the like. In this case, the display control unit 203 may display the non-service object information after the change by the administrator or the like in the object information display area 5012.

In this case, the change reflecting unit 207 may, in response to the change instruction received by the change instruction receiving unit 206, identify the device from which the out-of-service object information for which the change instruction was made was extracted based on the out-of-service object information for which the change instruction was made, and reflect the changed out-of-service object information in the setting data set in the identified device from which the change was made.

Next, an example of the operation of the engineering device 20b according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 8. Note that steps ST801 to ST804 in the flowchart shown in FIG. 8 are the same as steps ST301 to ST304 in the flowchart shown in FIG. 3, and therefore will not be described again.

In step ST805, the change instruction receiving unit 206 receives, from the administrator or the like, an instruction to change the object information displayed in a list by the display control unit 203 (step ST805).

For example, when the object information displayed as a list by the display control unit 203 is in the state shown in FIG. 6, the administrator or the like selects "8 Forced Operation" displayed in the current command priority column 601 of the object information in the first row, and presses a release button (not shown) with "8 Forced Operation" selected. At this time, the change instruction receiving unit 206 receives a change instruction (command release instruction) for the object information in the first row.

Next, in response to the change instruction received by the change instruction receiving unit 206, the change reflecting unit 207 identifies the device from which the object information for which the change instruction was made was extracted based on the object information for which the change instruction was made, and reflects the changed object information in the setting data set in the identified device from which the object information was extracted (step ST806).

For example, based on the object information for which a change instruction has been made and which has been accepted by the change instruction accepting unit 206, the change reflecting unit 207 identifies that the device from which the object information for which a change instruction has been made was extracted is a device with a UD code of "100001".

Then, the change reflecting unit 207 reflects the changed object information, i.e., the cancellation of the currently active command with priority level "8 Forced Operation", in the setting data set for the device with the identified UD code "100001".

As a result, on a device with a UD code of "100001", the 8th level command that was active for the I/O object that was changed is released, and the command with the next highest priority is promoted to become active.

For example, when the display control unit 203 displays a list of non-service object information, the administrator or the like selects one of the non-service object information and presses a release button (not shown) with the non-service object information selected. At this time, the change instruction receiving unit 206 may receive a change instruction for the non-service object information (an instruction to return from non-service).

In this case, for example, the change reflecting unit 207 identifies the device from which the non-service object information for which a change instruction has been made was extracted, based on the non-service object information for which a change instruction has been made and which has been received by the change instruction receiving unit 206.

Then, the change reflecting unit 207 reflects the changed out-of-service object information, i.e., the cancellation of the out-of-service state of the I/O object and the restoration of the logical connection with the equipment that is the target of control by the device, in the setting data set in the identified extraction source device. As a result, the state of the I/O object in the extraction source device returns from out-of-service to the normal state.

In the above description, an example has been described in which the change instruction receiving unit 206 receives a change instruction when the administrator or the like presses a release button (not shown). However, the change instruction receiving unit 206 is not limited to this, and may receive a change instruction for object information when, for example, the administrator or the like manually changes the priority displayed in the current command priority column 601 to another priority. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, when the administrator or the like changes "8 Forced Operation" displayed in the current command priority column 601 of the object information in the first row to "16 General control/normal operation", the change instruction receiving unit 206 may receive a change instruction for the object information.

In the above explanation, an example has been described in which the administrator or the like has changed the priority displayed in the current command priority column 601. However, the administrator or the like is not limited to this, and may change the display contents of other columns (e.g., the device column 602, etc.) of the object information and non-service object information displayed in a list by the display control unit 203. Even in this case, the change reflection unit 207 simply reflects the changed object information and non-service object information in the setting data set in the device from which the information was extracted.

As described above, according to the second embodiment, the engineering device 20b (information processing device) includes a change instruction receiving unit 206 that receives, from an administrator or the like, a change instruction for the object information displayed in a list by the display control unit 203, and a change reflecting unit 207 that, in response to the change instruction received by the change instruction receiving unit 206, identifies the device from which the object information for which the change instruction was made was extracted based on the object information for which the change instruction was made, and reflects the changed object information in the setting data set in the identified device from which the object information was extracted. As a result, in the information processing device according to the second embodiment, in addition to the effects of the first embodiment, it is possible to easily change the object information. For example, when an administrator or the like finds that a command with a clearly incorrect priority is included in the object information displayed in a list and wants to cancel the command, the administrator or the like can quickly cancel the command from the list display, improving convenience.

Within the scope of this disclosure, it is possible to freely combine the embodiments, modify any of the components of each embodiment, or omit any of the components of each embodiment.

1 Facility monitoring system 10 Monitoring device 20, 20b, 20c, 20d Engineering device 25 Switching hub 30 Integrated controller 40 Primary device 50 Secondary device 60 Display device 201 Order designation reception unit 202 Extraction unit 203 Display control unit 204 Display instruction reception unit 205 Storage unit 206 Change instruction reception unit 207 Change reflection unit 401 Tree pane 402 Content pane 403 Operation pane 501 Command status confirmation screen 601 Current command priority field 602 Device field 1001 Current commander field 1002 Current command priority field 5011 Confirmation item designation area 5012 Object information display area Cc Current command field Co Number field De Device field NW Network Os Out-of-service field Pr Priority field

Claims (8)

a priority designation receiving unit that receives, from a user, a designation of an arbitrary priority for a command that can set or change a setting value of an I/O object included in setting data that is set in a device communicably connected to the device itself and that has a priority;
an extracting unit that, when the priority designation receiving unit accepts a designation of a priority, extracts object information indicating an I/O object whose setting value has been set or changed by a command to which the designated priority is assigned from setting data set in a plurality of devices communicably connected to the device itself;
a display control unit that displays a list of the object information extracted by the extraction unit;
An information processing device comprising: The extraction unit is
extracting, when the priority designation acceptance unit accepts a designation of a priority, the object information including information indicating the designated priority from setting data set in the plurality of devices;
The display control unit is
2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: displaying a list of object information including information indicating a priority order extracted by said extraction unit. The extraction unit is
extracting, when the priority designation acceptance unit accepts a designation of a priority, the object information including information indicating a device that has issued a command to which the designated priority has been assigned from the setting data set in the plurality of devices;
The display control unit is
3 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising: displaying a list of object information including information indicating a device that has issued a command, the object information being extracted by the extraction unit. 4 . The extraction unit counts the number of pieces of extracted object information,
The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the display control unit displays the number of pieces of object information counted by the extraction unit. a modification instruction receiving unit that receives a modification instruction for modifying the object information displayed as a list by the display control unit;
a change reflecting unit that, in response to the change instruction received by the change instruction receiving unit, identifies a device that is a source of extraction of the object information for which the change instruction has been made, based on the object information for which the change instruction has been made, and reflects the changed object information in setting data set in the identified device from which the object information has been made;
5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a display instruction receiving unit that receives an instruction from a user to display a list of out-of-service objects indicating I/O objects that are logically disconnected from a device that is a control target of the device, among the I/O objects included in the setting data that is set in the device;
The extraction unit is
When the display instruction receiving unit receives the instruction, out-of-service object information indicating an out-of-service object that is logically disconnected from a device that is a control target of the device is extracted from setting data set in a plurality of devices communicably connected to the device;
The display control unit is
The information processing device according to claim 1 , further comprising: displaying a list of the non-service object information extracted by the extraction unit. The extraction unit counts the number of pieces of the extracted non-service object information,
The information processing device according to claim 6 , wherein the display control unit displays the number of pieces of the non-service object information counted by the extraction unit. An information processing method by an information processing device,
a step in which a priority designation receiving unit receives from a user a designation of an arbitrary priority order for a command capable of setting or changing a setting value of an I/O object included in setting data set in a device communicably connected to the device, the command being assigned a priority order;
an extracting unit extracting, when the priority designation receiving unit accepts a designation of a priority, object information indicating an I/O object whose setting value has been set or changed by a command to which the designated priority is assigned from setting data set in a plurality of devices communicably connected to the device itself;
a display control unit displaying a list of the object information extracted by the extraction unit;
An information processing method comprising the steps of:

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