JP2001092524A - Macro-screen operation device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a macro-screen operation device capable of mitigating operator's operation by reducing the number of screen development procedures. SOLUTION: This macro-screen operation device is provided with a comparing means 5 for comparing screen operation history 2 or operation recording history 3 stored in a history storage means 4 with operation contents stored in a current operation storage means 1, a guidance reporting means 6 for allowing the registration of the operation contents as an initial value when the comparing means 5 judges coincidence, a macro-screen operation relating means 8 for checking and correcting or changing the contents of the initial value allowed to be registered by the means 6, and a macro-screen operation storing means 10 for registering the names of means in display screens, operation contents and screen development order related with each other by the means 8 and storing these registered contents.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for controlling and monitoring the operation of a plant using a digital controller (hereinafter referred to as DCS), and more particularly to an improvement of a macro screen operating means.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG.
Shown in Conventional plant operation monitoring by DCS is usually performed by using a process flow screen 37 and a point screen 36.
Is performed by the display of. That is, to display these screens, the system display area 32 of the CRT device 31 is displayed.
Is expanded to a menu window screen 33, and the group screen 3 is displayed via a process flow menu screen 37 or a group overview screen 34.
It was going to expand to 5.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional DCS-based screen operation, the procedure must be repeated many times before the intended screen is displayed, and the operation is complicated. It took a long time to reach a perfect screen. The procedure can be reduced to some extent by using the page forward / return means, which is the standard means of DCS, and by registering frequently used screens in the memory, but it is possible to completely eliminate the extra procedures. I could not do it. Therefore, there has been a problem that a request screen must be displayed every time a normal screen expansion operation is performed despite the screen being used frequently. The present invention solves such a problem of screen development in the conventional DCS,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a macro screen operation device in DCS that can automatically and sequentially display a desired operation screen.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A macro screen operating device according to the present invention uses a screen display history and an operation history for operating a plant in order to perform regular screen development and operation content search in plant operation. Means for saving in a screen / operation storage device in series and comparing with the contents currently being operated, and means for issuing and displaying guidance for permitting registration as an initial value of the macro screen operation means when the comparisons match, display After the operator confirms the contents of the initial registration value and makes corrections and changes, the associating means associates the display screen with the operation contents and the screen development order, registers the means name, and saves the macro screen operation means in the storage device. And reduces the number of screen development procedures by the operator.

Further, the macro screen operation device of the present invention has means for setting a time for screen development after operation is completed in order to secure monitoring time for screen development, and an automatic / manual switch for manual development by an operator. Means for enabling
It is characterized by comprising maintenance means for adding an operation.

That is, the macro screen operating device of the present invention stores the screen display history and the contents operated on the screen during the operation of the plant in a time series for a certain period of time, and performs the same operation again. In such a case, a guidance is issued, and the screen display order and the operation contents during the screen display are displayed as initial registration values.

[0007] Then, the screen order and the operation content displayed as the initial registration values are associated by the macro means association means, and the operation names are registered. When the operator performs the same operation at a later date, by activating the macro screen operation means, the target screens can be automatically displayed sequentially and operated without performing the screen development procedure.

As described above, in the macro screen operation means system of the present invention, referring to the past screen display history information and operation history information, not only the initial registration value but also the contents operated / monitored on the registered screen are important. By pre-registering and defining points as help means, the operation support means enables not only skilled operators but also operators without plant operation knowledge to monitor the operation.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an embodiment of a macro screen operation device according to the present invention will be described.

FIG. 1 shows a configuration diagram of the macro screen operation means. The contents of the operation performed by expanding the screen in the operation of the plant are stored in the history storage unit 4 as the screen operation history 2 and the operation record history 3.

The contents of the current screen development 1a and the screen operation 1b are stored in the current operation recording means 1, and the contents of the current screen development 1a and the screen operation 1b are stored in the history storage means 4. And the comparison means 5 always compares the history.

When a match is detected by the comparing means 5, the guidance notifying means 6 connected to the comparing means 5 notifies that there is a matching operation.

When the operator refers to the guidance issuing means 6 and determines that it is necessary to register as a macro screen operating means, the operator outputs a signal for permitting the initial registration permitting means 7 connected to the guidance means 6.

In accordance with the signal for permitting registration of the initial value output from the initial registration permitting means 7, the contents of the operation on the screen are associated with the macro screen by the macro means associating means 8 connected to the initial registration permitting means 7. , Is displayed on the initial value display means 9 as an initial value.

As an example of the association in the macro means association means 8, as shown in FIG. 1, when the screen 1 is selected and displayed, the operations A, B and C are automatically selected and operated, and the screen 2 is activated. When is selected, the operations D and E are automatically selected and operated. Similarly, when screen 3 is selectively displayed, operations F, G, and H are automatically selected and activated, and when screen 4 is selected, operations I and H are automatically selected and activated. I do.

After the initial values are confirmed or corrected by the operator, the initial values are stored in the macro screen operating means storing means 10. Also, the initial value display means 9 can register the important monitoring items and operation contents in the screen as help means.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the macro screen operation means as a screen development flowchart.

The screen development order and operation contents stored in the macro screen operation storage means 10 are activated by a macro screen operation means activation switch. The start switch in this case is
A soft key or a screen request switch on a keyboard.

The turning on of the start switch is detected by the judgment circuit of step 21 and the screen 1 registered in step 22 is displayed. If it is determined in step 23 that the operation performed on the surface 1 has been completed, the operation proceeds to each operation according to the selection state of the automatic / manual switch shown in step 24.

If the automatic switch is on, step 26
Expands the screen. Alternatively, after a certain time has elapsed, the screen is automatically developed on the next screen via step 25 and the screen 2 is displayed. Thereafter, as shown in step 27, the same processing is repeated according to the number of registered screens, and the process ends.

[0021]

According to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the operator's operation by reducing the conventional screen development procedure by using the regular screen development and its operation contents as one means. Also, by defining the screen deployment and operation details, it can contribute to the safe operation of the plant.
There is an effect that stable driving / accident prevention is achieved, and the operational safety of the macro screen operation device can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a macro screen operation device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation of the macro screen operation device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a conventional screen operation device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Current operation storage means 2 Screen operation history 3 Operation record history 4 History storage means 5 Comparison means 6 Guidance issuing means 7 Initial value registration permission means 8 Macro screen operation association means 9 Initial value display means 10 Macro screen operation storage means

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing from the front page (72) Katsuji Makiyama, Inventor F1-1am, Toshiba head office, 1-1-1, Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo 5B069 AA18 BA01 BB16 5H223 AA01 CC08 DD03 EE08 EE17

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A current operation storage means for storing a current operation content of operating a plant, and a history for storing a screen operation history or an operation record history used when the plant was previously operated in time series. Storage means, comparison means for comparing the screen operation history or operation record history stored in the history storage means with the operation content stored in the current operation storage means, and when the comparisons by the comparison means match, A guidance issuing means for permitting registration of the operation content as an initial value when determined, a macro screen operation associating means for confirming the content of the initial value permitted to be registered by the guidance issuing means and making corrections or changes;
A macro screen operation device comprising: a macro screen operation storage unit for registering and saving a unit name in a display screen, operation contents, and a screen development order associated by the macro screen operation association unit. 2. A time setting means for setting a time to develop a screen after the operation is completed, so as to secure a monitoring time.
2. The macro screen operating device according to claim 1, further comprising: a switching unit having an automatic / manual switch to enable manual deployment by an operator; and a maintenance unit for adding an operation.