JPS5930109A - Automatic generating device of numerical control program - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To decide quickly and exactly contents of a menu, by displaying a part of contents of a program generating menu by a visually easily recognizable pattern without using a character, in an NC program automatic generating device. CONSTITUTION:An NC program automatic generating means A displays a program generating menu on the picture of a graphic display device B, for instance, a menu for inquiring about how it is shaped, what kind of cutting cycle is used, what kind of tool is used, etc., and by processing successively a data inputted from a manual data input device C in accordance with said display, an NC program is generated automatically. A data required for displaying a part of contents of the program generating menu, as a pattern is stored in advance in a storage means D, and in accordance with a selected inquiry, a corresponding pattern display data is read out, and is displayed on the device B.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Technical Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic NC program creation device, and particularly to improvements in its display means.

Conventional technology and problems Graph ink display Instant numerical control (NC) by simply pressing a button according to the instructions displayed on the screen.
The automatic NC program creation device that can create programs has made the creation of NC programs extremely easy. However, even this convenient device has its problems.
One of the problems is that the contents of the menu displayed on the graphic display screen are quick and accurate (secondly, it is difficult to judge).In other words, in conventional automatic NC program creation devices, the contents of the menu for program creation are displayed only in characters. However, as anyone who has operated a display device to some extent has experienced, the characters displayed on a display screen cannot be read as smoothly as the characters written on a piece of paper, so it may be difficult to read, especially if you are not familiar with it. It has been quite difficult for people with disabilities to be able to quickly and accurately recognize the contents of a menu.

Purpose of the Invention The present invention improves these conventional drawbacks, and
To be able to quickly and accurately understand the contents of a program creation menu even by someone who is not familiar with display displays.

Structure of the Invention In order to achieve the above object, the present invention displays a part of the contents of a program creation menu in figures that are easier to visually recognize than text. Shown in Figure 1.

In the same figure, the automatic NC program creation means A displays a program creation menu on the screen of the graphic display device B, for example, a menu asking questions such as what shape it is, what kind of cutting knife to use, what tool to use, etc. , its display (=Therefore, by sequentially processing the data input from the manual data input device C, the NC
It automatically creates programs, and various configurations and operations are known. The present invention provides such a conventional device with a storage means for storing data necessary to display part of the contents of a program creation menu as a graphic, and displays a graphic corresponding to the stored data. It is displayed on a graphic display screen.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the automatic NC program creation device of the present invention, in which 1 is a main microcomputer, 2 is a ROM, 6 is a RAM, 4 is a manual data input device (MDI), and 5 is a Address decoder for main microcomputer 1, 6 and 7 are for example 8
×16-bit FIFO register, 8 is a sub-microcomputer, 9 is 110 ports, 10 is, for example, a 128-bit capacity RAA (, 11 is a serial/parallel converter, 12 is a counter group consisting of two 16-pit counters, for example, 1'5 is an interconnected controller, 14 is, for example, a 16A (Ih pulse generator), 15 is a 1/2 frequency divider, 16 is an address decoder for the sub-microcomputer 8, 17 is, for example, an 8KE EPROAf, 1B is, for example, 2 Work RAM used for JCB's gear actuator bath sofa, etc. 19 is, for example, 24 KB (12 i/
Graphic memory of 101 (E (using 9-inch screen)), 20 is 1.5 KB (using 12-inch screen) or 0.51 CB, (using 9-inch screen)
character memory, 21 is a CRT controller, 22
is a multiplexer, 23 is an address decoder, and 24 is an EPROM for a character generator.

25 and 26 are 8-pit parallel/serial converters,
27 is a video control circuit, 28 is a graphic display section, 29 to 37 are drivers, and 38 is an OR circuit.

In Figure 2, main microcomputer 1, R
OM2. The RAM 5, manual data hexagonal device 4, and address decoder 5 are the main parts of the hardware configuration that mainly realizes the automatic NC program creation function, and the other components mainly store various information such as program creation menus and NC programs. The main part of the hardware configuration that realizes the display function displayed on the CR'l' screen is irregular.A program that realizes the automatic NC program creation function and various other programs are stored in the ROM 2, and the main microcomputer 1 stores the program. The instruction of the manual data hexagonal device 4 is executed according to the following.

The display on the CRT screen is performed by writing the display contents from the main microcomputer 1 to the FIFO register 6 (2o), then determining and processing the contents in the sub-microcomputer 8, and sending information corresponding to the display contents to the graphic memory 19 or character memory 2o. The content is cyclically read out using the scanning address of the CRT controller 21 and displayed on the CITEGRAPHIC display unit 28 via the parallel/serial converters 25 and 26 and the video control circuit 27.
This is done by sending the Further, the display contents are written into the FIFO register 7 from the sub-microcomputer 8, and can be recognized by reading this information with the main microcomputer 1. Such NC program automatic creation function and display function are conventionally well known.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an example of the manual data input device 4 and the graphic display section 28. As shown in FIG.

The manual data input device 4 has numeric keys, alphabet keys,
A cursor display key and the like are provided. Selection key FQ-
F9 is for selecting any one of K--moxibustion displayed on the CRT screen.

These contents are the same as those of the conventional automatic NC program creation device.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of a program for displaying a program creation menu on a CRT screen.

When creating a new NC program, the created NC
A work number serving as a program index is input from the manual data input device (hereinafter referred to as MDI) 4 (step/'1).

In response, the main microcomputer 1 creates a work number directory in the RAM 3, reads display information related to questions about material and material shape from the ROM 2, sets it in the FIFO register 6, and stores the contents in the CR.
Display on the T screen (step P, 2). It should be noted that the work number directory refers to a table in which the start address of a program is stored in correspondence with the work number, as shown in FIG. 5(4), for example.

That is, each program starts from the address written in the work number directory as shown in FIG. 5 (β) showing an example of a completed program file.

When the operator operates MnF2 to input the material and material shape, this input is received and stored in the RAM'5 (step P3).

Next, in order to graphically display the machining type menu, data related to the graphical display of the machining type is stored in ROM 2 in advance, such as considering the shape as a collection of straight lines and circles, and showing their lengths, radii, etc. Read the data and set it in FIFO register B. Figure 6 is a diagram showing an example of a menu figure display for processing types, in which figures representing processing types such as bar stock, copying, cornering, end cutting, thread cutting, grooving, and drilling are displayed on the CM screen. Is displayed. Further, the processing types are listed at the bottom of the CRT screen, and the machine waits for the operator's selection (step p4).

When the operator selects one of the machining types using the selection keys FO to F9 in Fig. 3, the selection is accepted and the RAM
5 (Step 1) y) o When the end key is pressed, create an exit code and end the process (
Step p5. p6).

Next, in order to ask for data such as the tool, cutting conditions, machining shape, machining direction, etc. required for the selected type of machining, information related to the inquiry is successively outputted from ROM 2 and stored in the I'lFO register B. and perform necessary display (step pB) o At this time, in this embodiment, a graphical display is performed as described later regarding the tool data.

When the operator operates the MnF2 and inputs various data, the data is accepted and stored in the RAM 3 (step 9).

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of a program that realizes tool file display. When the current mode is determined to be tool file display mode, the shape data corresponding to the tool number is retrieved from the tool shape file in RAM 5 and the 1i
Write to the FO register (step P2), then retrieve the tool data corresponding to the tool number from the tool data file in RAM5 and write it to the FIFO register (step P4).

The tool shape file consists of data expressing the shape of the tool as a straight line, a circle, etc., as shown in FIG. 8, for example, and the tool data file consists of various tool data, as shown in FIG. 9, for example. Figure 10 is a diagram showing an example of tool file display, in which the shape of the tool is displayed on the CRT in addition to the tool data.
displayed on the screen.

Note that the display of carbon tool steel, etc. at the bottom of the CRT screen is displayed when the cursor is moved to the tool material position, and can be changed using the MnF2 selection keys F1 to F9.

In this embodiment, a process for rewriting the contents of the tool data file is included in the key manual processing program so that the contents of the tool data file can be changed arbitrarily by the user. FIG. 11 and FIG. 12 are flowcharts showing an example of a key manual processing program. Step P
It is possible to rewrite tool data displayed under 6.

Incidentally, when it is determined in step P1 of FIG. 7 that the tool file display mode is not set, the display according to the display mode is performed (step P3).

FIG. 15 shows the types of display modes. Display of the program creation menu is included in the program display mode.

In the above embodiment, the machining type and tool file of the program creation menu are displayed graphically, but it is also possible to graphically display the status of the operation switch provided on the machine side. Further, the automatic NC program creation device of the present invention can be used as a stand-alone device or can be integrated into a numerical control device.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION As described in detail, the present invention provides a method for displaying a program creation menu not only in characters but also in visually recognizable figures (2) in an automatic NC program creation device.
This has the advantage that menu contents can be determined quickly and accurately compared to conventional devices that display only characters. Considering that NC programs are often created under adverse environments such as work sites, the present invention is very effective in reducing the burden on NC programmers.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the automatic NC program creation device of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a diagram of the manual data input device 4 and the screen of the graphic display unit 28. A plan view showing a part of the
Figure 4 is a flowchart showing an example of a program for displaying a program creation menu on a CRT screen, and Figure 5 (
4) is a diagram showing an example of the work number directory, 5th
The diagram shows an example of a program file, Fig. 6 shows an example of a menu figure display for machining types, Fig. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of a program that realizes tool file display, and Fig. 8 shows a tool shape. File content explanation diagram,
Figure 9 is an explanatory diagram of the contents of the tool data file, Figure 10 is a diagram showing an example of tool file display, Figures 11 and 12.
The figure is a flowchart showing an example of a key manual processing program, and FIG. 15 is a diagram explaining types of display modes. A is an NG program automatic creation means, B is a graphic display device, C is a manual data input device, and D is a shape data storage device. Patent Applicant Fanuc Co., Ltd. Agent Patent Attorney Gobe Tamamushi (6 others) Figure 1 Figure 5 (A) (B”1 Figure 6 Figure 7 Figure 11 -79-

Claims (1)

[Claims] In an automatic NC program creation device that displays a program creation menu on a graphic display screen and automatically creates an NC program by sequentially processing input data according to the display, a part of the contents of the program creation menu is displayed in a graphic form. An automatic NC program creation device comprising: a storage means for storing data necessary for displaying the data; and a display means for reading out the stored data and displaying it on the graphic display screen (2). .