JPH0359418A - Method for displaying setting contents on display part of measuring instrument - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To alter the setting contents speedily by displaying a specified setting item and setting contents on a main display part, and displaying the specified setting contents on a list guide display part while discriminating from other setting contents. CONSTITUTION:The display part 21 consists of the main display part 22 and list guide display part 26 and when a set item is specified in a setting item display field 23 on the display part 22, initial setting contents are displayed at the main cursor 25 of the setting contents display field 24. At such a time, the display part 26 displays all setting contents corresponding to the specified setting item and the setting contents displayed on the display part 22 are specified with a subcursor 27 and displayed. Then when an operator alters the setting contents, all the setting contents listed on the display part 26 are confirmed to know setting contents which can be altered by prediction, then the setting contents are altered speedily through an operation part.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a method of displaying setting contents on a display section of a measuring instrument, and more specifically, the present invention relates to a method of displaying setting contents on a display section of a measuring instrument. The present invention relates to a method of displaying setting contents on a display section of a measuring instrument, which ensures predictability of setting operations when attempting to change specific setting contents.

[Prior art] Among the measuring instruments used for various purposes, CR
There are also measuring instruments equipped with a display section such as a T'I&I LCD.

For measuring instruments equipped with such a display section,
For example, it is necessary to selectively set specific settings among the settings depending on the setting items, such as setting the time interval when displaying the measured waveform on the display unit to an appropriate interval as desired. In some cases. In such cases, normally, the cursor is moved to the display of a specific setting item display field, in this case, the setting content display field corresponding to the setting item about time interval, and the display is displayed in this setting content display field. By sequentially displaying the specific setting contents prepared in advance, that is, the settable time, and repeating the changing process until the desired setting contents are displayed, the desired setting contents can be changed. It was set selectively.

Figure 6 shows an example of a display pattern on the display section of this type of measuring instrument that has been conventionally performed using the method described above. Various display items are displayed in advance.

Among these display items, there is a setting item display field 2 that is displayed as, for example, time interval/div J, and on the right side of this is the setting item display field 2 that shows the time interval. A setting content display field 3 is provided for displaying setting content corresponding to specific setting items.

On the other hand, in addition to the above-mentioned display part l, there are
An operation section 5 is provided for performing necessary operation processing on display items at predetermined positions on the display section l. The operation unit 5 includes, for example, a cursor movement key 6 formed to enable movement of the cursor 4 from the front, back, left, and right directions toward the position of a desired display item, and a specific position selected by the cursor 4. It is formed with a select key 9 consisting of a plus key 7 and a minus key 8 for changing the display contents in correspondence with the displayed items.

Thus, the operator moves the cursor 4 to the setting content display field 3 corresponding to the desired setting item display field 2 by operating the cursor movement key 6 provided on the operation unit 5 shown in FIG. For example, the setting content display field 3 corresponding to the setting item display field 2 where the position of the cursor 4 is displayed as r time/div J as in the illustrated example.
By moving cursor 4 to r, you can indicate that the desired setting for the time interval is "1 millisecond".
The specific setting contents, such as l msJ, can be displayed in the setting contents display column 3.

Next, based on the display pattern example shown in FIG. 6, a specific operation for changing the setting contents in the setting contents display field 3 where the cursor 4 is located will be explained.

FIG. 8 shows an example of the display when pressing the minus key 8 of the select keys 9 on the operation unit 5 shown in FIG. Change the display of content display field 3 from rlmsJ to r
The time interval, which is the setting content, can be changed to a smaller value such as 500 μs J.

Further, FIG. 9 shows that under the state of FIG. 6, by pressing the plus key 7 side of the select key 9 once, the display in the setting content display field 3 is changed from rlmsJ to r 2 o+
You can change the time interval setting to sJ to a larger value.

Therefore, according to the above-mentioned conventional method, the specific setting contents displayed in the setting content display field 3 in relation to the selected specific setting item can be easily changed to the desired one with a relatively small number of key operation processes. It was possible to make changes and obtain excellent operability.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] By the way, when using the above-mentioned conventional method, by operating the select key 9 on the operation unit 5, the specific setting contents that are sequentially displayed in the setting contents display field 3 are grasped, The settings were made by selecting and specifying the desired settings from among these.

However, since the operator can operate the select key 9 and learn the setting contents corresponding to the operation of the select key 9 from the contents sequentially displayed in the setting contents display field 3 for the first time, it is difficult to visually understand the settings. It lacks intuitive predictability and still has problems in terms of operability when speed is required, making it difficult to operate.

This invention was made in view of the above-mentioned problems seen in the conventional system, and its purpose is to enable the operation of the select key with predictability while constantly displaying a list of settings that can be changed. Another object of the present invention is to provide a setting processing method for a display section of a measuring instrument that allows setting change processing with high operability.

[Means for Solving the Problems] This invention aims to achieve the above objects,
Its structural features include an arithmetic control means, an input/output port provided to enable analog/digital conversion, and a display section arranged to enable input/output control by the arithmetic control means via the input/output port. and an operation section, and the display section includes a main display section capable of displaying a selected setting item and specific setting contents corresponding to the setting item, and a main display section capable of displaying a selected setting item and specific setting contents corresponding to the setting item; It consists of a list guide display section that can display a list of prepared setting contents, and a list guide display section that allows the setting items on the main display section and the corresponding setting contents to be changed via the operation section. Among the setting contents displayed on the display section, the setting contents that are the same as the setting contents displayed on the main display section are displayed so as to be distinguishable from other setting contents.

[Function] Therefore, when the operator wants to change the setting contents in relation to the setting item displayed in the main display section, the operator can change the settings already displayed in the list guide display section in relation to the selected setting item. By checking all the setting contents that are displayed, you can predictably know the setting contents that can be changed in relation to the relevant setting item, and also the settings that are currently specifically displayed on the main display The contents are also displayed in the list guide display section so that they can be clearly distinguished from other setting contents, so you can select the setting contents currently selected on the main display section and other settings that you wish to newly configure. It is also possible to know the positional relationship of the setting contents at the same time, so that the setting contents can be changed more quickly through the operation section.

[Example] Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a measuring instrument to which the present invention is applied, and the entire structure includes a ROM 13, RA
an arithmetic control means 11 comprising a CPU 12 equipped with necessary storage means such as M 14; an input/output port 15 to which signals are input/output via an A/D converter 19; In addition to an input means 16 and a display means 17, which are connected to enable control by the arithmetic and control means 11, a predetermined recording means 18 and the like are provided.

Of these, the input means 16 is formed with an operating section 5 having the same configuration as the operating section 5 shown earlier in FIG. 7.

Further, FIG. 3 shows an example of the display section 21 applied to the present invention, and FIG.
In addition to a main display section 22 that corresponds to the display section 1 in the figure, a list guide display section 26 is further added thereto to form the entire display means 17.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of the processing procedure according to the present invention realized through a measuring instrument having such a configuration.

That is, after initializing the setting item display field 23 and the setting content display field 24 in the main display section 22 of the display section 21, a desired specific setting item is newly specified from the setting item display field 23.

Next, in relation to the setting item specified by the operator by selecting the setting item display field 23, the main display section 2 of the display section 21 displays specific setting contents prepared in advance.
The setting contents initialized in the previous step are initially displayed together with the main cursor 25 in the setting contents display field 24 on the 2 side. Furthermore, when the sub cursor 27 whose movement is controlled in relation to the specific setting contents displayed together with the main cursor 25 remains at the position of the setting contents in the list guide display section 26, in,
All setting contents corresponding to the already specified setting items are displayed on the list guide display section 26 side.

To illustrate this more specifically with an example, setting item display field 2
3, if a setting item specified by the operator is specified by the operator, for example, a setting item displayed as r time/div J indicating a time interval, the corresponding setting contents include a specific time interval, For example, rla+sJ indicating "1 millisecond" is initially displayed with the main cursor 25, and all the specific time intervals as setting contents prepared in advance on the list guide display section 26 are displayed. , move the sub cursor 27 to the "IIIs" part.
is displayed so that it can be viewed by the operator.

After the specific setting contents are initially displayed in the setting content display field 24 corresponding to the setting item display field 23 selected in this way, the operation status of the select key 9 on the operation unit 5 is determined in the next step. is determined.

In this determination step, plus key 7 and minus key 8
When it is determined that any one of the keys has been pressed once, the setting contents in the setting contents display field 24 are changed once according to the type of key pressed. To explain this using FIGS. 4 and 5 as an example, if it is determined that the minus key 8 has been pressed once under the state shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG.
” is displayed, and at the same time, the position of the sub-cursor 27 on the side of the list guide display section 26 is automatically moved to this “500 μs” portion. On the other hand, if the plus key 7 is pressed once under the condition shown in FIG.
4 includes the list guide display section 26 as shown in FIG.
"2IIS" located to the right of I"1tnsJ at
is displayed, and at the same time, the position of the sub-cursor 27 on the side of the list guide display section 27 is automatically moved to this r2msJ portion. Therefore, by paying attention to the list guide display section 26, the operator can determine the positional relationship of the specific setting content that the operator wishes to set in relation to the currently displayed setting content. You can know this with certainty using a visual sense.

On the other hand, if it is determined in the above step that the select key 9 is not operated, this means that the setting item is no longer necessary, at least for the operator, so the setting item is set in the next step. The operation state of the cursor movement key 6 for changing the item is determined. At this time, if it is determined that the cursor movement key 6 is pressed, it means that a setting item change operation has been performed, and therefore, the setting item is changed corresponding to the moved position, and after the change The main cursor 25 moves to the setting content display field 3 corresponding to the setting item display field 2. Moreover, all the setting contents corresponding to the changed setting item are displayed in a list viewable manner to the operator via the list guide display section 26, and the operator subsequently operates the select key 9 of the operation section 5 in the same manner. By doing so, the desired setting contents are specified.

In addition, if it is determined in this determination step that the cursor movement key 6 is not pressed, the process returns to the step of determining whether or not the select key 9 has been operated, unless it is determined that the setting process has been completed, and the same steps are performed thereafter. The process is repeated.

Since this invention is configured as described above,
When attempting to change the setting contents displayed in the setting content display field 24 of the main display section 22 based on the correspondence relationship with the selected setting item display field 23, the operator uses the list guide on the display section 21. By checking all the setting contents listed on the display section 26 in correspondence with the setting item display field 23 of the main display section 22 selected, the selectable setting contents can be known with predictability. Moreover, since the currently selected setting is specifically displayed in the list guide display section 26 by the sub-cursor 27, it can be clearly distinguished from other setting contents, and therefore the currently selected setting can be clearly distinguished from other setting contents. At the same time, by checking the list guide display section 26, it is possible to know the positional relationship of other setting contents that the user desires to newly set with respect to the setting contents. Therefore, the operator can quickly change the settings by operating the select key 9 on the operation unit 5.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, when the operator wants to change the setting contents corresponding to the setting item display field in the main display section, the operator can select the selected item in the list guide display section. By checking the multiple settings that are displayed in a list corresponding to the setting item, you can predict the settings that can be selected, and also check the settings that are currently selected in the settings display field on the main display. Since the specific setting contents that are currently selected are displayed in the list guide display area so that they can be clearly distinguished from other setting contents, it is possible to easily distinguish between the currently selected setting contents and the other setting contents that you wish to newly set. It is also possible to know at the same time whether there is a positional relationship, and therefore, it is possible to quickly change the setting contents via the operation section.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an apparatus to which the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an example of a processing procedure of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a diagram of a display section to which the present invention is applied. FIGS. 4 and 5 are front views illustrating a configuration example, and FIGS.
FIG. 7 is a front view showing an example of the configuration of a display unit to which a conventional method is applied, FIG. The figure is a front view illustrating a display state on a display unit according to a conventional method. 5... Operation unit, 7... Plus key 9... Select key 12... CPU. 14...RAM. 16... Input means, 18... Recording means, 21... Display section, 23... Setting item display field, 25... Main cursor, 27... Sub cursor 6... Cursor movement key 8... Minus key 11... Arithmetic control means, 13... ROM. 15... Input/output port, 17... Display means, 19... A/D conversion means, 22... Main display section, 24... Setting content display column, 26... List guide display section , Figure 1 Figure 4 Y 6 Figure Do r 6 Figure 8 Straw diagram

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) An arithmetic control means, an input/output port provided to enable analog-to-digital conversion, and a display section and an operation section arranged to enable input/output control by the arithmetic control means via the input/output port. The display section is provided in a relationship between a main display section capable of displaying a selected setting item and specific setting contents corresponding to this setting item, and the selected setting item. It consists of a list guide display section that can display a list of all settings.
It is possible to change the setting items on the main display section and the corresponding setting contents through the operation section, and among the setting contents displayed on the list guide display section, the setting contents displayed on the main display section can be changed. A method for displaying setting contents on a display section of a measuring instrument, characterized by displaying the same setting contents so as to be distinguishable from other setting contents.