JPS638837A - Scan data display system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To shorten the processing time by providing an underbar relative address part in a scan data file and successively writing and displaying scan-out results in address positions indicated with the underbar relative address part at the time of scan-out. CONSTITUTION:An underbar relative address part 12 which designates the position on a screen of the underbar, which indicates the display position of a display format, with the relative address from the display start point is added in a scan data file 1. When scan-out results are written in a format part of the scan data file, scan-out results are successively written and displayed in address positions indicated by the underbar relative address part 12. thus, it is sufficient if the processing is performed by the umber of underbars without retrieving the format part of a scan page file from the start to the end, and the processing time is shortened.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Summary] In a data processing system equipped with an address scan function, in order to write and display the scanned-out result in the underbar position of the format section of the scan data file, By providing an underbar relative address section, during scan out, the scan out results are written and displayed in order at the address positions indicated by the underbar relative address section.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to a scan data display method in a data processing system equipped with an address scan function, and more particularly to a write method for writing scan-out results into a scan data file.

Recently, with the diversification and high change of functions of data processing systems, the amount of its hardware has increased.

Contents are becoming more and more complex, and countermeasures against hardware failures are becoming more and more important.

On the other hand, with the progress of online data processing, there is an increasing demand for improving reliability of data processing systems. Hardware information is provided.

In this case, in order to ensure the credibility of the data processing system, it is essential to guarantee real-time display of the scan-out data, and a scan data display method that does not impair real-time performance is required. be done.

[Prior art and problems to be solved by the invention] FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a conventional scan data display method.
(a) is a diagram schematically showing a method of generating a scan data file, and (b) is a flowchart showing the operation at that time.

For example, when a scan data display system executed by a service processor (SVP) scans out the hardware status of the main unit and displays the results on the screen, it first uses a format data file created by the hardware designer. , a scan data file 1 is created based on the scan address data file.

The scan data file 1 is composed of a plurality of scan page files in which one display group is one page,
Each page includes, for example, a format section 11 indicating the format of the display screen and a scan address section 13, as shown in the figure.

First, when the scan out execution unit of the scan address display system operates, the status of each hardware indicated by the scan address unit 13 is scanned out, stored in the scan area (3) of a storage device (not shown), and stored in a predetermined manner. The file is edited according to the rules specified in the document and stored in the editing area (■).

The above editing rule indicates, for example, how a hardware designer should display the scanout result based on the hardware configuration, and the first scanout data is, for example, a 4-bit register. As shown in the figure, this is expressed in hexadecimal as °1010' → °＾゛.If the next scan-out value is an independent latch output, the scan-out value can be edited as shown in the figure. It is said to be a value.

This editing can be accomplished, for example, by looking at the upper two bits of the address shown in the scan address field and displaying all address values with the same bit value in hexadecimal. can.

When the edited data generated in this way is stored in the underbar position in the format section 11 of the scan page file, in the conventional method, first, the scan data file creation section of the scan data display system is stored. When execution is started, the first display format character and edit value are taken out from the scanout value area (2) and the edit value area (2). (See step 20.21.) Next, search for an underbar °-" from the beginning of the formant section 11, and if it is recognized that the format character is an underbar "-", then at that position,
The edited value at that time was stored. (Steps 22-2
Therefore, in the conventional method, since the position of the underbar "-° is indeterminate, it takes time to search for the underbar "-°," and the hardware status is displayed at regular intervals. If this is required, there is a problem in that the display interval becomes too long, impairing the real-time nature of the scan-out display.

In view of the above conventional drawbacks, one object of the present invention is to provide a method for shortening the processing time until the edited scanout result is stored in the underbar position of the format section of the scan page file. .

Means for Solving Problem c] FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing the concept of the edited value storage method of the present invention.

In the present invention, in a data processing system equipped with an address scan function, the hardware state of the data processing system is scanned out at regular intervals using the address scan method, and the hardware status of the data processing system is scanned out at regular intervals. When creating a scan data file 1 for display, an underbar that specifies the position on the screen of the underbar that indicates the display position of the above display format with a relative address from the display start point is added to the scan data file 1. A relative address section 12 is added so that when the scanned-out results are written to the format section of the scan data file, the scan-out results are sequentially written and displayed at the address positions indicated by the underbar relative address section 12. Configure.

[Effect]

That is, according to the present invention, in a data processing system equipped with an address scanning function, when a scanned-out result is written and displayed at the underbar position in the format section of the scan data file, the underbar is not included in the scan data file. By providing the relative address section, during scan out, the scan out results are written and displayed in order at the address positions indicated by the underbar relative address section, so the format section of the scan page file There is no need to search from the beginning to the end, and only the number of underbars needs to be processed, which has the effect of shortening processing time.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of the scan data file creation method according to the present invention, in which the underbar relative address section 12. and related features are the means necessary to carry out the invention. Note that the same reference numerals indicate the same objects throughout the figures.

Even if the present invention is implemented, the operations of the scan data display system from executing the scan-out processing 1 collection process to storing the scan-out results in the scan-out area 9 editing area 2 of the storage device are still the same as those of the conventional system. The method of the present invention for storing the edited data in the underbar "-" position of the formant section 11 of the scan page file 1 will be omitted here because it is the same as the above, and the method shown in FIG. 2 will be explained with reference to FIG. 1. This is explained by

Step 30: Retrieve the first edited value.

Step 31: Read the first address of the underbar relative address section.

Step 32: Check whether or not all underbar addresses have been taken out.
It is determined by referring to 1a, and if it is not the end, the process moves to the next step, but if it is the end, the process is ended.

Step 33: Store the edited value at the position in the format section 11 indicated by the underbar relative address section.

Step 34.35: Take out the next edited value and read the address of the next underbar position.

Step 36: Count up the number of underbar reads and return to step 32.

As described above, the present invention sets in advance the position (address) of the underbar where the edit value is to be stored in the underbar relative address section in the scan page file, and searches the characters in the format section from the beginning to the end. The feature is that the editing values are stored one after another at the specified positions without any need for a specific location.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above in detail, the scan data display method of the present invention writes and displays the scanned-out result at the underbar position of the formant part of the scan data file in a data processing system equipped with an address scan function. However, by providing an underbar relative address section in the scan data file, at the time of scanout, the scanout results are written and displayed in order at the address positions indicated by the underbar relative address section. Therefore, there is no need to search from the beginning to the end of the format section of the scan page file, and only the number of underbars needs to be processed (this has the effect of shortening processing time).

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing the concept of the edited value storage method of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a scan data file creation method according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram explaining a conventional scan data display method. It is. In the drawings, 1 is a scan data file or scan page file. 11 is the format section. 12 is an underbar relative address field. 20-26. and 30 to 36 are operation steps. are shown respectively. Diagram y61 Diagram schematically showing the 71 jaws of Nesho gI11-Rinto Price Box 1 Inner Rikimin

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a data processing system equipped with an address scan function, the address scan method scans out the state of the hardware of the data processing system at regular intervals;
When creating a scan data file (1) for display in a specific format, the scan data file (
1), there is an underbar relative address section (1) that specifies the on-screen position of the underbar that indicates the display position of the above display format using a relative address from the display start point.
2) is added, and when writing the scanned-out results to the format section (11) of the scan data file, the scan-out results are sequentially written and displayed at the position indicated by the underbar relative address section (12). This scan data display method is characterized by: