JPH0786800B2 - Plant control equipment - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a display technology in a process monitoring operation device including a man-machine interface using a display device such as a CRT or a liquid crystal panel.

[Prior art]

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 60-
The techniques described in Japanese Patent No. 54019 and Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 57-152011 are known.

In the above-mentioned known technology, by displaying a concrete figure of an operating device on the screen of a display device such as a CRT and selecting an arbitrary operation end in the display screen, a process control operation screen associated with the operation end is displayed. Alternatively, the detailed monitoring information display screen is compositely displayed in the specific figure being displayed. By the above-mentioned composite display, the process control operation screen and the detailed monitoring information display screen are superimposed and displayed on a concrete figure representing the operation end.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]

FIG. 3 is a general explanatory view of the function of operating while monitoring the process 6.

The CRT also functions as the touch panel 7. Reference numeral 2 is a keyboard for operation.

The man-machine controller 3 inputs and outputs to the CRT 1, the touch panel 7, and the keyboard 2, and is connected to a plurality of controllers via the network 4. The controller 5 inputs and outputs control to and from the process 6.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of the operation of the known example. FIG. 4 (A) shows a state in which graphics 11, 12, 13, 14 for displaying the equipment of the process are displayed on the CRT 1 which also has the function of the touch panel 7. When the touch operation 70 is added to the device display 11, the operation display unit 111 for operating the device corresponding to the device display 11 is displayed as shown in FIG. When a touch is applied to the plant device operation information display unit of the operation display unit 111, information regarding the operation of the corresponding plant device is output. However, the device display 12 is hidden by the operation display unit 111. It is inconvenient to display the above device display because it is necessary to return to the state of (A) once.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a plant control device that allows a device display figure hidden by an operation display unit to appear quickly and easily.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

An outline of the method of the present invention created to achieve the above object will be described with reference to FIG. 1 corresponding to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 1 (B ') is a view corresponding to FIG. 4 (B) in the known example. As shown in the figure, the operation display unit 111 is provided with a movement request reception unit 1111.

When the touch operation 71 is added to the movement request reception unit 1111 described above,
It detects that a man-machine controller (not shown) has received a movement request and prepares for it. Then, for example, when the touch operation 72 is added to the left end of the screen, the operation display 111 moves to the left end of the screen (where the touch operation 72 is added) and the device display 12 is displayed as shown in FIG. Appears.

An outline of the device of the present invention created to carry out the above method will be described with reference to FIG. 2 corresponding to one embodiment of the device of the present invention.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a display CRT having an operation display 111 as shown in FIG. 1 (B '). A display position instruction receiving unit 35 that receives a request from the operation display 111, and a display position change processing unit 36 that operates by receiving a request via the display position instruction receiving unit
To provide.

The command output of the display position changing process 36 is given to the process control operation detail monitoring information display processing unit 33, and controls the CRT 1 via the CRT display control unit 34 to perform the operation shown in FIG.

[Action]

According to the configuration described above, the display position change request reception unit 35
Is an operation screen for process control that is combined with the concrete figure being displayed on the display device such as the CRT of the process monitoring / operating device from the operator, or is displayed in the concrete figure on the detailed monitoring information display screen. Accept a position change request.

In addition, the display position instruction receiving unit receives a new display position for changing the display position of the process control operation screen or the detailed monitoring information display screen which is being compositely displayed in the concrete figure, which is requested by the operator. After that, the display position changing process is started to change the display position.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing an embodiment of the present invention and shows a procedure for moving the display position of the compositely displayed process control operation screen on the same screen.

This FIG. 1 (B ′) is a view corresponding to FIG. 4 (B) showing a known example, and the operation display 111 thereof is provided with a movement request receiving section 1111.

A touch operation 71 is performed on the movement request receiving unit 1111, and the touch panel 7 of the touch operation is input.

Next, a touch operation 72 for instructing a position to move the process control operation screen 111 is performed (FIG. 1 (c)), and this operation is accepted by the touch panel 7.

The process control operation screen 111 is displayed after being changed to the position where the touch operation 72 is instructed.

As a result, the device display 12 hidden in this figure (B ') appears.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a display device configured to perform the display changing method as described above.

A request for displaying a concrete device graphic on the CRT 1 is input from the keyboard 2.

The operation input analysis unit 31 analyzes the operation content, creates screen information by the CRT screen display process 32, and the CRT display control unit 34 causes the CRT 1 to display a specific device figure based on this.

A touch operation 70 for the device graphic 11 is input from the touch panel 7, and the operation input analysis unit 31 analyzes the operation content.

The process control operation / detailed monitoring information display processing unit 33 creates information to be composite-displayed in a predetermined area according to the selected device (device shown in the device figure 11 in this example), and performs CRT display control. The section 34 displays the process control operation screen or the detailed monitoring information display screen of the corresponding device on the CRT 1.

Further, the touch operation 71 for the display position movement request accepting portion 1111 of the process control operation screen 111 is input through the touch panel 7. The operation input analysis unit 31 analyzes the operation content in the touch operation, activates the display position change processing 36, and inputs the data through the display position instruction reception unit 35. The next touch operation 72 is changed in the process control operation screen. Accepted as a subsequent display position instruction, process control operation / detailed monitoring information display processing 33
To indicate the display position. The process control operation / detailed monitoring information display processing 33 creates information to be displayed by changing the composite display position of the process control operation screen from these, and based on this, the CRT display control unit 34 causes the CRT display control unit 34 to display the composite display position on the CRT 1. To change.

As described above, in the process monitoring / operating device that displays the process control operation screen and the detailed monitoring information display screen in the concrete graphic of the process,
The figure of a concrete device hidden from above T can be revealed again.

In this operation, it is not necessary to return the CRT display screen to the state of FIG. 4 (A) once, so the operation is easy and the operation display can be moved quickly.

The operation display can be moved to any touch position desired by the operator. For example, if the process amount corresponding to the plant device is displayed near the symbol indicating the plant device, the process amount can be monitored. Since it becomes possible to control the plant equipment while improving the monitorability of the plant.

〔The invention's effect〕

According to the present invention, in a process monitoring / manipulating device that displays a process control operation screen or a detailed monitoring information display screen in a concrete figure of a process in a composite manner, the process display / operation device is hidden from the display on the CRT screen by the composite display. It is not necessary to display the specific graphic again in order to reproduce the specific device graphic display information, and it is not necessary to temporarily delete the process control operation screen or the detailed monitoring information display screen in the composite display. The excellent practicality that the continuity of the operator's information request operation is maintained and the operability is improved, and the continuity of the monitoring information display is maintained to contribute to the improvement of the monitorability and the safety of the plant operation. Have a positive effect.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing one embodiment of the method of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a general structure of the process monitoring operation device, and FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a problem relating to a known example. 1 ... CRT, 2 ... keyboard, 3 ... man-machine controller, 4 ... network, 5 ... control controller, 6 ... process, 7 ... touch panel, 11,12 ...
Device display, 31 …… Operation input analysis section, 32 …… CRT screen display processing, 33 …… Process control operation section / detailed monitoring information display processing, 34 …… CRT display control section, 35 …… Display position instruction receiving section , 36 …… Display position change processing, 70, 71, 72 …… Touch operation, 111 …… Process control operation screen, 1111 …… Display position movement request acceptance unit.

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Atsushi Takita 52-1 Omika-cho, Hitachi-shi, Ibaraki Hitachi Omika Plant, Ltd. (72) Inventor Toru Kimura 5-2 Omika-cho, Hitachi-shi, Ibaraki No. 1 Incorporated company Hitachi Ltd. Omika Plant (72) Inventor Akira Sugano 5-21 Omika-cho, Hitachi City, Ibaraki Prefecture Incorporated Hitachi Ltd. Omika Plant (72) Inventor Masayuki Kikuchi Omika Hitachi City, Ibaraki Prefecture 5-2-1, Machi, Hitachi Ltd. Omika Plant (72) Inventor Masayuki Fukai 3-1-1, Saiwaicho, Hitachi City, Ibaraki Hitachi Ltd. Hitachi Plant (56) References 62-52630 (JP, A) Actually opened 61-94891 (JP, U)

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A display device for displaying, on a screen, a graphic representing a plant device and an operation display unit corresponding to the plant device, the operation display unit representing information related to the operation of the plant device, wherein the operation display unit is provided. The operation of the corresponding plant equipment displayed on the screen by externally touching the graphically displayed plant equipment graphic, and by externally touching the plant equipment operation information display section of the operation display section In the plant control device configured to output information, the operation display unit includes a movement request reception unit that receives a request for changing a display position of the operation display unit on the display screen, An operation table in which the plant equipment operation information is displayed by externally touching the request receiving unit and other parts of the display screen. Plant control system, characterized in that the display position of the screen parts is provided with a means allowed to change to the touched elsewhere. 2. A plant control device having a man-machine controller provided with a CRT having a touch panel mechanism and a keyboard, wherein the CRT is capable of displaying a graphic and an operation display unit of a plant device to be monitored and operated. The operation display unit includes a movement request reception unit that receives a request for moving the display position of the operation display, and the man-machine controller includes the output signal of the keyboard and the touch panel. In addition to the operation input analysis unit that receives the instruction signal from the display position change request receiving unit, the display position change request receiving unit that receives the request signal from the display position movement request receiving unit is provided, and the request is made via the display position change request receiving unit. A display position change processing unit that operates based on a signal is provided, and display information is displayed based on an output signal of the display position change processing unit. CR
A plant control device comprising a process control monitoring operation information display processing unit provided to a T display control unit.