JPH10307623A - Monitor device and monitor controller - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a monitor device which can instantaneously display a trend graph without switching a screen. SOLUTION: This device is provided with an icon display means which displays an icon 2d on the screen 2b, a trend graph frame display means which displays a trend graph frame 5a when the icon 2d displayed by the icon display means is clicked with a pointing device (cursor 5c), a drag means which drags information 5b displayed on the screen 2b with the pointing device 5c, and a trend graph display means which displays a trend graph of data relating to the information 5b in the trend graph frame 5a when the information 5b dragged by the drag means is dropped in the trend graph frame 5a with the pointing device 5c.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a monitoring device for displaying data as a trend graph on a screen in a monitoring control system of a plant or the like, and an improvement of the monitoring control device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional monitoring control device such as a plant,
When the control data is displayed on the screen as a trend graph, the mode is switched to the offline mode or the online maintenance mode in advance, and the upper limit value, the lower limit value, and the color of the graph line of the control data for each instrument tag name shown in FIG. Such a list is displayed on the screen, and the control data of the instrument to be displayed is designated by a keyboard input. Also, when it is desired to change the control data of the instrument displayed on the screen as a trend graph, the user has similarly switched to the offline mode or the online maintenance mode, displayed the list on the screen, and performed the input by keyboard.

A conventional monitoring and control device has a hardware configuration as shown in FIG. 1, and a CPU 1c through a network 1f connected to control devices such as plants and instruments.
And the controller 1e collects the control data, and the controller 1e sends a control signal or an operation signal based on the collected control data to the control device through the network 1f. The CPU 1c stores the collected control data in the memory 1d.
The trend graph of the control data stored in the CRT is stored in the CRT according to the input from the keyboard (not shown).
The screen is displayed on 1a. The CPU 1c transfers the control data of the trend graph displayed on the CRT 1a to the hard disk 1b.
To save.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing a module configuration for displaying a trend graph on the CRT 1a on the screen. When the list as shown in FIG. 11 is input, the CPU 1c receives the data input by the input control process 12a in the maintenance process 12b. The maintenance process 12b processes the received data into a format of the trend display process 12d for displaying a trend graph, and sets the processed data in the memory 12c as a list. Trend display process 12
When receiving the change notification from the maintenance process 12b, d reads the list set in the memory 12c and displays it on the screen.

[0005]

Since the conventional monitoring and control apparatus is configured as described above, when displaying the control data of the plant which the operator wants to view in a trend graph, the control data shown in FIG. It is necessary to set the tag name etc. in such a list, switch to offline mode or online maintenance mode and switch the screen, and if it is not set in the list, use the keyboard to enter the list It was necessary to set the input, which was troublesome. The present invention has been made in view of the circumstances described above, and without switching the screen,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a monitoring device and a monitoring control device that can immediately display a trend graph.

[0006]

A monitoring device according to a first aspect of the present invention comprises an icon display means for displaying an icon on a screen,
A trend graph frame display unit for displaying a trend graph frame when an icon displayed by the icon display unit is input by a pointing device; a drag unit for dragging information displayed on a screen by the pointing device; Trend graph display means for displaying a trend graph of data related to the information in the trend graph frame when the information dragged by the means is dropped into the trend graph frame by the pointing device. Features.

In the monitoring device according to the second aspect of the present invention, the trend graph display means displays the trend graph of the data related to the information in the trend graph frame each time the information is dropped in the trend graph frame by the pointing device. It is characterized by doing.

The monitoring apparatus according to a third aspect of the present invention includes a storage unit for storing the dragged information each time the dragging unit continuously drags the information by the pointing device, and all the information stored in the storage unit is stored in the pointing device. When the data is dropped into the trend graph frame by one operation, the trend graph display means displays a trend graph of data related to all the information in the trend graph frame.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a monitoring apparatus, comprising: a trend graph drag means for dragging a trend graph in a trend graph frame by a pointing device; and a trend graph dragged by the trend graph drag means, by the pointing device. A trend graph deleting unit that deletes the trend graph when dropped outside the frame.

The monitoring apparatus according to the fifth aspect of the present invention drags the trend graph information display means for displaying the information related to the trend graph in the trend graph frame and the information displayed by the trend graph information display means by the pointing device. Trend graph information drag means, and trend graph deletion means for deleting the trend graph when the information dragged by the trend graph information drag means is dropped outside the trend graph frame by the pointing device. Features.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the monitoring apparatus, when information is dropped in the trend graph frame by the pointing device more than a predetermined number of times, the trend graph display means first or last in the trend graph frame. A trend graph of data related to the information is displayed in place of the trend graph displayed in.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a monitoring device, wherein first icon display means for displaying a first icon in a trend graph frame, and a position of the first icon displayed by the first icon display means is inputted by a pointing device. sometimes,
Data storage means for storing the data of the trend graph displayed in the trend graph frame.

A monitoring apparatus according to an eighth aspect of the present invention is a collection cycle setting icon display means for displaying a plurality of collection cycle setting icons for setting a plurality of collection cycles of different data in a trend graph frame, and the collection cycle. And a collection cycle setting means for setting a data collection cycle according to the collection cycle setting icon when any of the collection cycle setting icons displayed by the setting icon display means is positionally input by a pointing device. And

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a supervisory control device.
8 is included in the monitoring device.

In the monitoring device according to the first aspect of the invention and the monitoring control device according to the ninth aspect of the invention, the trend graph frame display means displays the trend graph frame when the position of the trend icon is input by the pointing device. Then, the drag means drags the information displayed on the screen with the pointing device, and when the dragged information is dropped in the trend graph frame by the pointing device, the trend graph display means,
A trend graph related to the information is displayed in a trend graph frame. As a result, if there is data to be displayed in the trend graph, it is possible to immediately display the information related to this data on the screen by simply dragging and dropping it without switching the screen. Can be improved.

In the monitoring device according to the second aspect of the invention and the monitoring control device according to the ninth aspect of the invention, the trend graph display means associates the information in the trend graph frame each time the pointing device drops the information in the trend graph frame. Display the trend graph of the data to be displayed. As a result, the trend graphs of related data can be viewed in a superposed manner, and it is possible to quickly respond to the operation in plant control.

In the monitoring apparatus according to the third aspect of the invention and the monitoring control apparatus according to the ninth aspect of the invention, the storage means stores the dragged information each time the dragging means continuously drags the information by the pointing device. Then, when all the information stored in the storage means is dropped by the pointing device into the trend graph frame by one operation, the trend graph display means displays the data related to all the information in the trend graph frame. Display the trend graph. As a result, the number of operations of the pointing device by the operator is reduced, and an early response of the operation in the plant control is possible.

In the monitoring device according to the fourth invention and the monitoring control device according to the ninth invention, when the trend graph in the trend graph frame dragged by the trend graph drag means is dropped by the pointing device outside the trend graph frame, The trend graph deletion means deletes the trend graph. Thereby, the trend graph in the trend graph frame can be deleted by a simple operation.

In the monitoring apparatus according to the fifth aspect of the invention and the monitoring control apparatus according to the ninth aspect of the invention, the information related to the trend graph in the trend graph frame dragged by the trend graph information drag means is dropped outside the trend graph frame by the pointing device. When deleted, the trend graph deleting means deletes the trend graph of the data related to the information. As a result, the trend graph in the trend graph frame can be deleted by a simple operation.

In the monitoring apparatus according to the sixth and ninth aspects of the present invention, the trend graph display means displays the trend graph when the pointing device drops information in the trend graph frame more than a predetermined number of times. Instead of the trend graph displayed first or last in the frame,
A trend graph of data related to the dropped information is displayed. Thereby, a trend graph of more data than a predetermined number can be displayed on the screen and monitored. Moreover, the operation of deleting the trend graph in the trend graph frame is not necessary.

In the monitoring apparatus according to the seventh and ninth aspects of the present invention, when the position of the first icon displayed in the trend graph frame by the first icon display means is input by the pointing device, the data is displayed. The saving means saves the data displayed on the trend graph in the trend graph frame. Thus, the trend graph in the trend graph frame can be saved by a simple operation, and the past trend graph can be displayed by a simple operation.

In the monitoring apparatus according to the eighth aspect of the invention and the monitoring control apparatus according to the ninth aspect of the invention, any one of the plurality of collection cycle setting icons displayed in the trend graph frame by the collection cycle setting icon display means is moved by the pointing device. When input, the collection cycle setting means sets a data collection cycle according to the position input collection cycle setting icon. As a result, the data collection cycle can be changed and set by a simple operation as necessary.

[0023]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings showing the embodiments thereof. Embodiment 1. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of a main part of an embodiment of a monitoring device according to a first invention and a monitoring control device according to a ninth invention. In the monitoring device and the monitoring control device, a controller 1e collects control data (data) through a network 1f connected to a control device and an instrument of a plant, and transmits a control signal or an operation signal based on the collected control data to a network 1f. To the control device through. However, the controller 1e transmits the control signal or the operation signal only when it is the monitor control device.

The CPU 1c receives control data from the controller 1e in accordance with an input from a keyboard or a mouse (not shown), and displays the trend graph on the CRT 1a.
On the screen. The CPU 1c stores the control data of the trend graph displayed on the CRT 1a on the hard disk 1b. The information dragged by the mouse is temporarily stored in the memory 1d.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram for explaining standard screen configurations of these monitoring devices and monitoring control devices. The upper part of this screen is an alarm / guidance display area 2a where alarms and guidance relating to plant processes or systems are displayed, and the central part of the screen is a system diagram, trend graph, plant for monitoring the plant. Is a plant monitoring screen 2b for displaying various information such as a live-action video of the camera, and a lower part of the screen is a button display area 2c on which operation buttons for performing screen development and operations on the plant monitoring screen 2b are displayed.

Normally, the alarm / guidance display area 2
The a and button display area 2c is always displayed even when the screen is switched. In the right corner of the button display area 2c, a trend icon 2d (icon) for displaying a trend graph frame is displayed. The trend icon 2d may be displayed anywhere within the alarm / guidance display area 2a and the button display area 2c.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a module configuration of the monitoring device and the monitoring control device, and FIG.
It is a flowchart which shows the operation. Hereinafter, referring to the block diagram of FIG. 3 and the flowchart of FIG. 4,
The operations of these monitoring devices and monitoring control devices will be described.
The operator uses the mouse 3c (pointing device)
When the trend icon 2d (FIG. 2) is clicked (position input) (S2), the input control process 3b executes the trend display process 3a (trend graph frame display means).
Is notified that the trend icon 2d has been clicked (S4).

The trend display process 3a receives the notification that the trend icon 2d has been clicked (S
4) As shown in FIG. 5, a trend graph frame 5a is displayed on the plant monitoring screen 2b (paste) (S6).
With the trend graph frame 5a displayed, the operator drags the tag name 5b (information) of an instrument for measuring control data to be displayed as a trend graph with the mouse 3c as shown in FIG. When the tag is dropped, the tag name is designated in the input control process 3b (drag means) (S8), and the input control process 3b notifies the trend display process 3a of the designated tag name (S10). Trend display process 3
a (trend graph display means) collects the control data (measurement data) of the instrument of the notified tag name 5b, and displays, for example, a time graph on the horizontal axis and a data value on the vertical axis as a trend graph ( S12).

Embodiment 2 In the embodiment of the monitoring device according to the second invention and the monitoring control device according to the ninth invention, while the trend graph frame 5a is displayed, the operator
Drag the tag name 5b of the instrument that measures the control data you want to display as a trend graph with the mouse 3c,
Each time the data is dropped in the trend graph frame 5a, the input control process 3b is limited to a predetermined number of times (for example, eight times).
Displays the specified tag name 5b in the trend display process 3
Notify a. Trend display process 3a each time
Displays the control data of the notified instrument with the tag name 5b and displays it as a trend graph.

As a result, in the trend graph frame 5a,
For example, up to eight trend graphs will be displayed. Other configurations and operations are the same as those of the hardware configuration, the screen configuration, the module configuration, and the operations described in the first embodiment, and thus description thereof will be omitted.

Embodiment 3. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a module configuration of an embodiment of the monitoring device according to the third invention and the monitoring control device according to the ninth invention. In this monitoring device and monitoring control device, the trend graph frame 5a (FIG. 5)
In the state where is displayed, the operator inputs the tag name of the measuring instrument for measuring the control data which is desired to be displayed as a trend graph, each time it is continuously dragged by the mouse 6c, within a predetermined plural times (for example, 8 times). The tag name is specified in the control process 6b, and the input control process 6b
Indicates the designated tag name in the memory 6d (storage means, FIG. 1).
Then, it is stored in 1d).

All tag names stored in the memory 6d are
1 is displayed in the trend graph frame 5a (FIG. 5) by the mouse 6c.
The input control process 6b, when dropped by the number of operations, displays all the tag names in the trend display process 6.
Notify a. The trend display process 6a collects the control data of the meters of all the notified tag names and displays it as a trend graph.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 7, for example, three trend graphs are displayed in the trend graph frame 5a.
It is displayed by one drag operation and one drop operation (a total of four click operations). Other configurations and operations are the same as the hardware configuration, screen configuration, and operation described in the first embodiment, and therefore description thereof will be omitted.

Fourth Embodiment In the embodiments of the monitoring device according to the fourth to sixth inventions and the monitoring control device according to the ninth invention,
As shown in FIG. 8, the tag name (information related to the trend graph) of a trend graph in the trend graph frame 8a or an instrument for measuring its control data is dragged by the mouse 3c and dropped outside the trend graph frame 8a. Sometimes, the input control process 3b (trend graph drag means, trend graph information drag means) notifies the trend display process 3a of the tag name of the instrument. The trend display process 3a (trend graph deletion means) deletes the trend graph of the control data measured by the meter having the notified tag name from the trend graph frame 8a.

Also, already in the trend graph frame 8a,
For example, when a trend graph with a display limit of 8 is displayed and a new tag name is dropped by the mouse 3c, the input control process 3b notifies the trend display process 3a of the tag name. The trend display process 3a (trend graph display means) uses the trend graph frame 8a for the first or last displayed trend graph.
, And instead, a trend graph of the control data measured by the meter having the notified tag name is displayed in the trend graph frame 8a.

As a result, the trend graph in the trend graph frame can be deleted by a simple operation. Also,
It is not necessary to delete the trend graph in the trend graph frame. Other configurations and operations are the same as those of the hardware configuration, the module configuration, the screen configuration, and the operations described in the first embodiment, and thus description thereof will be omitted.

Embodiment 5 FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a module configuration of an embodiment of a monitoring device according to the seventh invention and a monitoring control device according to the ninth invention. In the monitoring device and the monitoring control device, the HD storage icon 10 provided in the upper left corner of the trend graph frame 10d with the trend graph frame 10d shown in FIG.
When a (first icon) is clicked with the mouse 9c, the input control process 9b transmits the control data displayed on the trend graph in the trend graph frame 10d to the trend display process 9a (first icon display means). Prompt to save. Trend display process 9a
In response to this instruction, the control data of the trend graph displayed in the trend graph frame 10d is stored in the hard disk 9e (1b in FIG. 1, data storage means).

On the contrary, when the trend graph frame 10d is displayed on the screen, H in the trend graph frame 10d is displayed.
When the storage data display icon 10b provided adjacent to the D storage icon 10a is clicked by the mouse 9c, the input control process 9b transmits the control data stored on the hard disk 9e to the trend display process 9a. As an instruction to display in the trend graph frame 10d. Trend display process 9
In response to this instruction, a reads the control data stored in the hard disk 9e and displays it as a trend graph in the trend graph frame 10d.

As a result, the trend graph in the trend graph frame 10d can be saved by a simple operation, and the past trend graph can be displayed in the trend graph frame 10d by a simple operation. Other configurations and operations are the same as the hardware configuration, screen configuration, and operation described in the first embodiment, and therefore description thereof will be omitted.

Sixth Embodiment In the embodiment of the monitoring device according to the eighth invention and the monitoring control device according to the ninth invention, FIG.
When the trend graph frame 10d as shown in 0 is displayed on the screen, a plurality of collection cycle icons 10c (collection cycle setting icons, for example, 1 sec, 2 sec, and 3 sec) are provided on the right side of the upper corner of the trend graph frame 10 d. , 4
sec, 5 sec) when the mouse 9c (FIG. 9) is clicked, the input control process 9b causes the trend display process 9a (collection period setting icon display means) to collect the clicked collection period icon 10c. Notify the cycle. The trend display process 9a (collection cycle setting means) collects control data from the controller 1e (FIG. 1) according to the notified collection cycle, and displays the trend graph in the trend graph frame 10d.

As a result, the collection cycle of the control data can be changed and set by a simple operation in the trend graph frame 10d as required. Other configurations and operations are the same as those of the hardware configuration, the screen configuration, and the operations described in the first embodiment, and a description thereof will not be repeated.

[0042]

According to the monitoring device of the first invention and the monitoring control device of the ninth invention, if there is data to be displayed on the trend graph, the information related to the data on the screen is dragged and dropped. Only with this, the screen can be displayed immediately without switching the screen, and the operability of the plant control can be improved.

According to the monitoring device according to the second aspect and the monitoring control device according to the ninth aspect, the trend graph of the related data can be viewed in a superimposed manner, so that the operation in the plant control can be quickly dealt with.

With the monitoring device according to the third aspect of the invention and the monitoring control device according to the ninth aspect of the invention, the number of times the operator operates the pointing device is reduced, and it is possible to quickly respond to the operation in plant control.

According to the monitoring apparatus according to the fourth and fifth aspects and the monitoring control apparatus according to the ninth aspect, the trend graph in the trend graph frame can be deleted by a simple operation.

According to the monitoring device of the sixth invention and the monitoring control device of the ninth invention, a trend graph of more than a predetermined number of data can be displayed on the screen and monitored. Moreover, the operation of deleting the trend graph in the trend graph frame is not necessary.

According to the monitoring device of the seventh invention and the monitoring control device of the ninth invention, the trend graph in the trend graph frame can be stored by a simple operation.
It is possible to display a past trend graph with a simple operation.

According to the monitoring device of the eighth invention and the monitoring control device of the ninth invention, the data collection cycle can be changed and set as required by a simple operation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of essential parts of an embodiment of a monitoring device and a monitoring control device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a standard screen configuration of the monitoring device and the monitoring control device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a module configuration of a monitoring device and a monitoring control device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing operations of the monitoring device and the monitoring control device according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the operation of the monitoring device and the monitoring control device according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a module configuration of an embodiment of the monitoring device and the monitoring control device according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the operation of the monitoring device and the monitoring control device according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the operation of the monitoring device and the monitoring control device according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a module configuration of an embodiment of a monitoring device and a monitoring control device according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a trend graph frame of the monitoring device and the monitoring control device according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a table showing a list used for displaying a conventional trend graph.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing a conventional module configuration for displaying a trend graph on a screen.

[Explanation of symbols]

1a CRT, 1b, 9e hard disk (data storage means), 1c CPU, 1d, 6d memory (storage means), 1e controller, 2b plant monitoring screen,
2c button display area, 2d trend icon, 3
a, 6a, 9a Trend display process (drag means, trend graph drag means, trend graph information drag means, collection cycle setting means) 3b, 6b, 9b
Input control process (trend graph frame display means, trend graph display means, icon display means, trend graph deletion means, trend graph information display means, first icon display means, collection cycle setting icon display means), 3c,
6c, 9c mouse, 5a, 8a, 10a Trend graph frame, 5b Tag name (information related to data), 10
a HD save icon (first icon), 10b save data display icon, 10c collection cycle icon (collection cycle setting icon).

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. An icon display means for displaying an icon on a screen, and a trend graph frame display means for displaying a trend graph frame when the icon displayed by the icon display means is position-input by a pointing device.
A drag means for dragging the information displayed on the screen with a pointing device, and the information dragged by the drag means is dropped in the trend graph frame by the pointing device, the information in the trend graph frame. And a trend graph displaying means for displaying a trend graph of data related to the monitoring device. 2. The monitor according to claim 1, wherein the trend graph display means displays a trend graph of data related to the information in the trend graph frame each time the information is dropped into the trend graph frame by the pointing device. apparatus. 3. The drag means comprises a storage means for storing the dragged information each time the pointing device continuously drags information, and all the information stored by the storage means is stored in the trend graph frame by the pointing device. 2. The monitoring device according to claim 1, wherein when dropped by the first operation, the trend graph display means displays a trend graph of data related to all the information in the trend graph frame. 4. A trend graph drag means for dragging a trend graph in a trend graph frame by a pointing device, and a trend graph dragged by the trend graph drag means when the trend graph is dropped out of the trend graph frame by the pointing device. 3. The monitoring apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a trend graph deleting unit configured to delete the trend graph. 5. A trend graph information display means for displaying information related to a trend graph in a trend graph frame, and a trend graph information drag means for dragging the information displayed by the trend graph information display means with a pointing device. The monitoring device according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: a trend graph deleting unit that deletes the trend graph when the information dragged by the trend graph information drag unit is dropped outside the trend graph frame by the pointing device. . 6. The trend graph display means replaces the trend graph displayed first or last in the trend graph frame when the information is dropped into the trend graph frame by the pointing device more than a predetermined number of times. 6. The monitoring device according to claim 2, wherein a trend graph of data related to the information is displayed. 7. A first icon display means for displaying the first icon in the trend graph frame, and the trend graph frame when the first icon displayed by the first icon display means is positionally input by a pointing device. 7. The monitoring device according to claim 1, further comprising a data storage unit that stores the data of the trend graph displayed therein. 8. A collection cycle setting icon display means for displaying a plurality of collection cycle setting icons for respectively setting a plurality of collection cycles of different data in a trend graph frame, and the collection cycle setting icon display means. 8. A collection cycle setting means for setting a collection cycle of data according to the collection cycle setting icon when any of the collection cycle setting icons is position-input by a pointing device. Monitoring equipment. 9. A monitoring control device comprising the monitoring device according to claim 1.