System Development Device for Control Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing system development methods for control systems in the FA field require manual and labor-intensive operations to divide and manage system configuration information across multiple development segments, leading to a heavy burden on operators.
Innovation Solution
A system development device that includes a storage unit for constituent-element information, a system-configuration displaying and editing unit for generating and editing display screens, and a dividing unit that allows easy division of development segments by duplicating entries in the system-configuration information list upon receiving a dividing command.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the workspace is divided into development areas and distributed to requestees, then the control system can be developed concurrently by multiple teams, but the operator at the requester end bears a heavy burden due to the complexity of dividing system-configuration information
Solution Approach 1:
The system-configuration information is segmented into multiple constituent-element information lists, with each list corresponding to a specific development area. The dividing unit automatically partitions the master configuration information into these separate lists and distributes them to different requestees, enabling concurrent development while eliminating manual division burden.
Solution Approach 2:
The dividing unit creates copies of the master system-configuration information for each requestee's workspace. Each requestee receives a copy tailored to their development area, allowing them to work independently without affecting others. The copying mechanism ensures consistency while enabling parallel development.
2Adaptability or versatility
If manual division of system-configuration information is performed, then development segments can be created, but the process becomes labor-intensive and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-organizing the master system-configuration information into structured constituent-element information lists before distribution. The dividing unit is pre-configured with the rules and logic for automatic partitioning, so when division is needed, it executes immediately without manual intervention, saving significant time.
Solution Approach 2:
The manual mechanical process of dividing configuration files is replaced with an automated electronic dividing unit. This unit uses software algorithms to automatically parse, partition, and distribute system-configuration information, replacing the manual copying and organizing process with an efficient automated system.
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AI summary
A system development device includes a storage unit that stores therein an object information list, in which an entry is registered for each constituent element that constitutes a single control system, where the entry includes an object type of a constituent element, includes connection information, and includes setting information; a system-configuration displaying and editing unit that generates a workspace display screen for each object information list, where the workspace display screen connects and displays, a display object according to the object type of each entry registered in the object information list; and a dividing unit that, when the system-configuration displaying and editing unit receives a dividing command designating any second system included in a first system, duplicates an entry of the second system that is registered in a first object information list of the first system and that generates a second object information list.