Support device and support program
The support device and program automate the generation of input/output correspondence information and synchronize data changes across controllers, addressing the inefficiency of manual variable relationship specification in simulating multiple control programs, thereby improving simulation efficiency and accuracy.
WO2026140765A1PCT designated stage Publication Date: 2026-07-02OMRON CORP
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- WO · WO
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- OMRON CORP
- Filing Date
- 2025-12-04
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-02
AI Technical Summary
Technical Problem
Existing technologies require user intervention to specify the correspondence relationship between input and output variables for simulating multiple control programs, which is inefficient and cumbersome.
Method used
A support device and program that automatically generate input/output correspondence information to identify associated input variables with output variables, enabling simulation without user configuration, and synchronize data changes across controllers using cyclic communication protocols like Ethernet/IP and FSoE.
Benefits of technology
Facilitates efficient simulation of multiple control programs by automatically identifying and synchronizing data changes, reducing the need for manual user operations and enhancing simulation accuracy.
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Abstract
According to the present invention, a plurality of control programs are simulated without a user's setting operation relating to specification of a correspondence relationship between input / output variables. This support device extracts, from a first control program, an output variable defined in the first control program, extracts, from a second control program, an input variable defined in the second control program and related to the output variable, and generates input / output correspondence information for specifying the input variable associated with the extracted output variable. When simulating the first and second control programs, if data of the output variable is changed, the support device changes data of the input variable associated with the output variable and specified by the input / output correspondence information.
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