JP2018181239A - Display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To permit easier determination on whether or not setting information registered for management of a device to be managed is correct.SOLUTION: A setting information acquisition part 101 acquires each of pieces of setting information of a plurality of field devices 151 connected to a network 131, a display control part 102 displays, at a display part 105, each of the pieces of setting information acquired by the setting information acquisition part 101, a selection reception part 103 receives an instruction for selecting the setting information displayed at the display part 105 by the display control part 102, and a registration part 104 registers, into a storage part 107, the setting information selected by the selection instruction received by the selection reception part 103.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a display device that displays information for managing devices connected via a network.

  In recent years, techniques for diagnosing the soundness of devices, instruments, and devices and equipment, and systems for supporting diagnosis have been proposed. Patent Document 1 discloses a device management system in which a device management apparatus and a field device to be managed are connected by a communication line, and diagnostic information of the field device is collected at regular intervals. In this technique, the collected diagnostic information is displayed on the screen of the device management apparatus.

  In such a control system, HART (Highway Addressable Remote Transducer (registered trademark)) communication is widely used as a network for connecting a device management apparatus and a field device. There is also a "NAMUR NE 107" recommendation that aims to make the self-diagnosis result a display that is easier for the user to understand.

  In the engineering work in the control system and the device management apparatus as described above, it is important to grasp the connection state of each field device and information (setting information) of the connected field device. In recent years, a technology has been used in which a device management apparatus automatically detects a connected field device and acquires setting information of the detected field device. In this technology, each setting information acquired from the detected field device is registered, and each field device is managed by the registered setting information.

JP, 2015-090595, A

  By the way, it is not always the case that all installed field devices are correctly connected. In such a case, as described above, if the setting information acquired from the connected field device is registered as it is, it is managed with the wrong setting information. However, since there are many field devices to be managed, in the prior art, there is a problem that it is not easy to determine whether the setting information acquired from the field device is correct or incorrect.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to make it possible to more easily determine whether the setting information registered to manage a device to be managed is correct or incorrect. .

  A display device according to the present invention includes a setting information acquisition unit that acquires setting information for managing a device set as a device to be managed via the device and a network to which the own device is connected; A display control unit for displaying the setting information acquired by the unit on the display unit; a selection receiving unit for receiving a selection instruction for selecting any of the setting information displayed on the display unit by the display control unit; And a registration unit configured to register the setting information selected by the selection instruction in the storage unit.

  The display device further includes an area reception unit configured to receive an instruction to specify an area on the network, and the setting information acquisition unit is configured to receive the area on the network specified by the instruction received by the area reception unit. The setting information of the connected device may be acquired.

  The display device may further include a device detection unit configured to detect a device connected to the network, and the setting information acquisition unit may acquire setting information of the device detected by the device detection unit. Good.

  In the display device, a comparison unit configured to compare different setting information by comparing the setting information displayed on the display unit by the display control unit with the setting information stored in advance in the storage unit; The display control unit may further include a display change unit configured to display a different state from the other portions in the setting information displayed on the display unit. Good.

  In the display device, a control information acquisition unit configured to acquire control information for controlling a device to be controlled registered in a control device that controls a device connected to the network, and control information acquisition The control information display unit configured to display the control information acquired by the unit on the display unit may be provided.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to obtain an excellent effect that it is possible to more easily determine whether the setting information for managing the device to be managed is correct or incorrect.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a display device 100 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the display device 100 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram showing a configuration of a display device according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram showing a configuration of a display device according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the display device in the present invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

First Embodiment
First, the display device 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The display device 100 includes a setting information acquisition unit 101, a display control unit 102, a selection receiving unit 103, a registration unit 104, a display unit 105, an input unit 106, and a storage unit 107. The display device 100 is a device for displaying various information in a well-known device management device.

  The setting information acquisition unit 101 acquires setting information from the field device 151 to be managed via the network 131. The setting information is information for managing the field device 151 by the above-described device management apparatus. The setting information includes, for example, connection position (address on the network), information on the manufacturer of the device, the model of the device, the revision of the device, the version of the communication protocol, a tag for identifying the device, a long tag for identifying the device , The type of input / output in the device (AI / AO), the upper limit value and the lower limit value of measurement, and the like. In addition, the field device 151 and its own device are connected to the network 131.

  The display control unit 102 displays the setting information acquired by the setting information acquisition unit 101 on the display unit 105. The display unit 105 displays a list of setting information of a plurality of field devices.

  The selection receiving unit 103 receives a selection instruction to select any of the setting information displayed on the display unit 105 by the display control unit 102. The selection instruction is accepted by the input operation of the input unit 106 by the administrator operating the display device. The registration unit 104 registers the setting information selected by the selection instruction received by the selection reception unit 103 in the storage unit 107.

  According to the first embodiment described above, among the setting information acquired by the setting information acquiring unit 101, the one for which the selection instruction has been received by the selection receiving unit 103 is registered in the storage unit 107. For example, confirmation by the administrator The set information will be registered. Generally, the administrator knows the configuration of the field device subject to device management, and the setting information selected by the administrator is registered, so that the registered setting information can easily be correct. It can be judged.

Second Embodiment
Next, display device 100 in accordance with the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The display device 100 includes a setting information acquisition unit 101, a display control unit 102, a selection receiving unit 103, a registration unit 104, a display unit 105, an input unit 106, and a storage unit 107. These configurations are similar to those of the first embodiment described above.

  The second embodiment further includes an area reception unit 108 and a device detection unit 109. The area reception unit 108 receives an instruction to specify an area on the network 131. The setting information acquisition unit 101 acquires setting information of the field device 151 connected to the area on the network 131 specified by the instruction received by the area reception unit 108.

  Further, the device detection unit 109 detects a field device 151 connected to the network 131. The setting information acquisition unit 101 acquires setting information of the field device 151 detected by the device detection unit 109.

  For example, the plurality of field devices 151 a and 151 b are connected to the network 131 via the I / O module 152. Also, although not shown, a plurality of I / O modules are connected to the network 131, and a plurality of field devices are connected to each I / O module.

  The network 131 is configured of, for example, a network system based on Highway Addressable Remote Transducer (HART) communication. In this system, an I / O module 152 directly connected to the network 131 is identified by an IP address. The field devices 151a and 151b connected to the I / O module 152 are identified by channels. For example, the field device 151a is identified and connected to the I / O module 152 identified by the specific IP address on the first channel. The device detection unit 109 detects such connection information. Further, the device detection unit 109 notifies the field device whose communication function has not been started of the request for starting communication, and starts the communication function in the field device.

  In the configuration described above, area accepting unit 108 accepts an instruction to select one of the I / O modules. By selecting the I / O module, the area on the network 131 of the connected field device is specified.

  According to the second embodiment described above, as in the first embodiment described above, it can be easily determined that the registered setting information is correct. Further, according to the second embodiment, since an arbitrary area can be specified, it is necessary to limit the range to be confirmed, and judgment of correctness can be made more easily.

Third Embodiment
Next, a display device according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described using FIG. The display device includes a setting information acquisition unit 101, a display control unit 102, a selection reception unit 103, a registration unit 104, a display unit 105, an input unit 106, a storage unit 107, an area reception unit 108, and a device detection unit 109. These configurations are similar to those of the second embodiment described above.

  The third embodiment further includes a comparison unit 110 and a display change unit 111. Also in the third embodiment, the display device is connected to the network, a plurality of I / O modules are connected to the network, and a plurality of field devices are connected to each I / O module, These are omitted in FIG.

  The comparison unit 110 compares the setting information displayed on the display unit 105 by the display control unit 102 with the setting information registered in advance in the storage unit 107 to detect different portions. The display changing unit 111 causes the different portion detected by the comparing unit 110 to be displayed in a state different from other portions in the setting information displayed on the display unit 105 by the display control unit 102.

  For example, in the list of setting information of a plurality of field devices displayed on the display unit 105, the display changing unit 111 provides and displays display items such as "status". In this display item, the display change unit 111 matches “changed” indicating that it has been changed, “add” that indicates that it has been added, “deleted” that indicates that it has been deleted, and so on. "No change" is displayed to indicate.

  Under the control of the display changing unit 111, it is possible to change the display exemplified below. Although the setting information displayed on the display unit 105 is registered in the storage unit 107 as a result of the comparison by the comparison unit 110, when it is detected that there is a difference between the two, “changed” in the “status” item. "Is displayed. In addition, when it is detected that the setting information displayed on the display unit 105 is not registered in the storage unit 107 as a result of the comparison by the comparison unit 110, “addition” is displayed in the item “status”.

  When it is detected that the setting information registered in storage unit 107 is not in the list of setting information displayed in display unit 105 as a result of comparison by comparing unit 110, the setting information is registered in the list of setting information. The setting information being displayed is displayed, and "delete" is displayed in the item of "status". In addition, when the setting information displayed on the display unit 105 is registered in the storage unit 107 as a result of the comparison by the comparison unit 110, it is detected that the both coincide with each other. "No change" is displayed in the "Status" item.

  Further, in the display of "changed", "addition", "deletion" and the like, a change such as changing the display color from the other display or adding a decoration to the display may be performed.

  According to the third embodiment described above, similarly to the second embodiment described above, it can be easily determined that the registered setting information is correct. Further, according to the third embodiment, since the place where there is a change or the like is in a different state from the other displays by comparison with the (pre-registered) setting information, correct / incorrect judgment can be made more easily. It will be.

Fourth Embodiment
Next, a display device 100 according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The display device includes a setting information acquisition unit 101, a display control unit 102, a selection reception unit 103, a registration unit 104, a display unit 105, an input unit 106, a storage unit 107, an area reception unit 108, an apparatus detection unit 109, and a comparison unit 110. , And the display change unit 111. These configurations are similar to those of the third embodiment described above.

  The third embodiment further includes a control information acquisition unit 112 and a control information display unit 113. Also in the fourth embodiment, the display device is connected to the network, a plurality of I / O modules are connected to the network, and a plurality of field devices are connected to each I / O module, These are omitted in FIG.

  The control information acquisition unit 112 acquires control information for controlling field devices to be controlled, which are registered in a control device (not shown) that controls field devices connected to the network. The control information display unit 113 displays the control information acquired by the control information acquisition unit 112 on the display unit 105.

  Control information in the control device includes information for identifying a field device. The identification information of the field device in the control information has a format similar to that of the device identification in the setting information, but generally has a similar description format. Therefore, for example, the administrator can determine that the identification information in the control information and the device identification in the setting information indicate the same field device. Therefore, if an administrator having such knowledge, it is possible to judge whether the acquired setting information is correct or not by comparing the control information and the setting information.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the display device in the embodiment described above includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 301, a main storage device 302, an external storage device 303, a network connection device 304, and the like. The above-described functions are realized by the CPU operating according to the program developed in the main storage device. The network connection device 304 connects to the network 305. Each function may be distributed to a plurality of computer devices.

  In the embodiment described above, the setting information acquisition unit 101 has been described as merely acquiring setting information from the field device 151. However, in addition to the field device 151, the setting information acquisition unit 101 of the device management apparatus 100 The setting information may be acquired from the database provided inside or from the database provided outside the device management apparatus 100 via the network 131.

  As a specific example, when the setting information acquisition acquisition unit 101 acquires setting information from the field device 151, information specifying the device type of the field device 151 included in the setting information (for example, manufacturer name, model number, version information, etc.) Setting information associated with the specific information may be acquired from the above-described database. At this time, for example, only the necessary setting information that is lacking may be acquired from the database, or the setting information that can be acquired from the field device 151 and the setting information that can be acquired from the database can be displayed in a selectable manner. It may be displayed on the part 105.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the setting information of the acquired device is displayed, and among the displayed setting information, the device that has received the selection instruction is registered, so the device to be managed is It is possible to more easily determine whether the setting information to be registered in order to manage

  The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and many modifications and combinations can be made by those skilled in the art within the technical concept of the present invention. It is clear.

  100: display device, 101: setting information acquisition unit, 102: display control unit, 103: selection reception unit, 104: registration unit, 105: display unit, 106: input unit, 107: storage unit, 131: network, 151 ... Field equipment.

Claims (5)

A setting information acquisition unit configured to acquire setting information for managing the device set in the device to be managed, via the network to which the device and the own device are connected;
A display control unit configured to display setting information acquired by the setting information acquisition unit on a display unit;
A selection receiving unit configured to receive a selection instruction to select any of the setting information displayed on the display unit by the display control unit;
And a registration unit configured to register setting information selected by the selection instruction received by the selection reception unit in the storage unit. In the display device according to claim 1,
The system further comprises an area reception unit configured to receive an instruction to specify an area on the network;
The display device, wherein the setting information acquisition unit acquires setting information of a device connected to the area on the network designated by the instruction received by the area reception unit. In the display device according to claim 1 or 2,
The apparatus further comprises a device detection unit configured to detect a device connected to the network,
The display device, wherein the setting information acquisition unit acquires setting information of the device detected by the device detection unit. The display device according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
A comparison unit configured to detect different parts by comparing the setting information displayed on the display unit with the setting information displayed on the display unit by the display control unit;
A display change unit configured to display a different portion detected by the comparison unit in a state different from the other portions in the setting information displayed on the display unit by the display control unit. A display device characterized by comprising. In the display device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
A control information acquisition unit configured to acquire control information for controlling a device to be controlled registered in a control device that controls a device connected to the network;
A control information display unit configured to display the control information acquired by the control information acquisition unit on the display unit.

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