INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATIC-DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE

• US 20130241586A1
• Filed: 12/09/2010
• Published: 09/19/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/09/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
• Original Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
• Inventors: Horikawa, Tomo, Watanabe, Taku, Ooba, Kunio
• Granted Patent: US 9,678,160 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 324/750.3
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/3187 Built-in tests
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 23/0267 Fault communication, e.g. human machine interface [HMI]

Abstract

An industrial automatic-diagnostic device connected to an FA system in which a plurality of FA devices are connected to each other, the industrial automatic-diagnostic device includes: an engineering tool; and a display unit. Based on interface connection information and device configuration information of a corresponding FA device held by each of the FA devices, the engineering tool creates overall configuration information of the FA system and displays an overall configuration of the FA system on the display unit based on the overall configuration information. When an abnormality occurs in the FA device, diagnosis information about an abnormal part self-diagnosed by the FA device and abnormality contents with respect to the abnormality occurred in a corresponding abnormal part is obtained. Based on the obtained diagnosis information, occurrence of an abnormality is displayed in an abnormal part in an overall configuration of the FA system displayed on the display unit.

Claims

1-9. -9. (canceled)

10. An industrial automatic-diagnostic device that is connected to an FA system in which a plurality of FA devices are connected to each other, the industrial automatic-diagnostic device comprising:

an engineering tool; and

a display unit, wherein

based on interface connection information and device configuration information of a corresponding FA device held by each of the FA devices, the engineering tool creates overall configuration information of the FA system and displays an overall configuration of the FA system on the display unit based on the overall configuration information,

when an abnormality occurs in the FA device, diagnosis information about an abnormal part self-diagnosed by the FA device and abnormality contents with respect to the abnormality occurred in a corresponding abnormal part is obtained,

based on the obtained diagnosis information, occurrence of an abnormality is displayed in an abnormal part in an overall configuration of the FA system displayed on the display unit, and

when the displayed abnormal part or the displayed abnormality occurrence is selected on the display unit, a configuration of a unit constituting an FA device including the abnormal part is displayed and occurrence of an abnormality in a unit with an abnormality having occurred therein is displayed in a configuration of the unit.

15. The industrial automatic-diagnostic device according to claim 10, wherein

when the unit including a sub-unit as a lower-level device configuration is selected on the display unit, occurrence of an abnormality in the sub-unit with the abnormality having occurred therein in the unit is displayed, and

when the sub-unit includes a lower-level hierarchical structure, by hierarchically repeating a selection and display of occurrence of an abnormality on the display unit, a device configuration of the sub-unit is expanded to a minimum unit and occurrence of an abnormality is displayed.

16. The industrial automatic-diagnostic device according to claim 10, wherein the abnormality contents are displayed on the display unit together with the abnormality occurrence.

17. The industrial automatic-diagnostic device according to claim 16, wherein when the abnormality contents are selected on the display unit, candidates for a cause of the abnormality are displayed.

18. The industrial automatic-diagnostic device according to claim 17, wherein when a cause of the abnormality included in the candidates for the cause of the abnormality is selected on the display unit, a measure against the cause of the abnormality is displayed.

11. An industrial automatic-diagnostic device that is connected to an FA system in which a plurality of FA devices are connected to each other, the industrial automatic-diagnostic device comprising:

an engineering tool; and

a display unit, wherein

based on interface connection information and device configuration information of a corresponding FA device held by each of the FA devices, the engineering tool creates overall configuration information of the FA system and displays an overall configuration of the FA system on the display unit based on the overall configuration information,

when an abnormality occurs in the FA device, diagnosis information about an abnormal part self-diagnosed by the FA device and abnormality contents with respect to the abnormality occurred in a corresponding abnormal part is obtained,

based on the obtained diagnosis information, the abnormality contents are displayed together with an overall configuration of the FA system displayed on the display unit, and

when the displayed abnormality contents are selected on the display unit, a configuration of a unit constituting an FA device including the abnormal part is displayed and occurrence of an abnormality in a unit with an abnormality having occurred therein is displayed in a configuration of the unit.

19. The industrial automatic-diagnostic device according to claim 11, wherein

when the unit including a sub-unit as a lower-level device configuration is selected on the display unit, occurrence of an abnormality in the sub-unit with the abnormality having occurred therein in the unit is displayed, and

when the sub-unit includes a lower-level hierarchical structure, by hierarchically repeating a selection and display of occurrence of an abnormality on the display unit, a device configuration of the sub-unit is expanded to a minimum unit and occurrence of an abnormality is displayed.

20. The industrial automatic-diagnostic device according to claim 11, wherein the abnormality contents are displayed on the display unit together with the abnormality occurrence.

21. The industrial automatic-diagnostic device according to claim 20, wherein when the abnormality contents are selected on the display unit, candidates for a cause of the abnormality are displayed.

22. The industrial automatic-diagnostic device according to claim 21, wherein when a cause of the abnormality included in the candidates for the cause of the abnormality is selected on the display unit, a measure against the cause of the abnormality is displayed.

12. An industrial automatic-diagnostic device that is connected to an FA system in which a plurality of FA devices are connected to each other, the industrial automatic-diagnostic device comprising:

an engineering tool; and

a display unit, wherein

based on interface connection information and device configuration information of a corresponding FA device held by each of the FA devices, the engineering tool creates overall configuration information of the FA system and displays an overall configuration of the FA system on the display unit based on the overall configuration information,

when an abnormality occurs in the FA device, diagnosis information about an abnormal part self-diagnosed by the FA device and abnormality contents with respect to the abnormality occurred in the abnormal part is obtained,

based on the obtained diagnosis information, occurrence of an abnormality is displayed in an abnormal part in an overall configuration of the FA system displayed on the display unit,

based on the obtained diagnosis information, the abnormality contents are displayed together with an overall configuration of the FA system displayed on the display unit, and

when the displayed abnormality contents are selected on the display unit, a configuration of a unit constituting an FA device including the abnormal part is displayed and occurrence of an abnormality in a unit with an abnormality having occurred therein is displayed in a configuration of the unit.

23. The industrial automatic-diagnostic device according to claim 12, wherein

when the unit including a sub-unit as a lower-level device configuration is selected on the display unit, occurrence of an abnormality in the sub-unit with the abnormality having occurred therein in the unit is displayed, and

when the sub-unit includes a lower-level hierarchical structure, by hierarchically repeating a selection and display of occurrence of an abnormality on the display unit, a device configuration of the sub-unit is expanded to a minimum unit and occurrence of an abnormality is displayed.

24. The industrial automatic-diagnostic device according to claim 12, wherein the abnormality contents are displayed on the display unit together with the abnormality occurrence.

25. The industrial automatic-diagnostic device according to claim 24, wherein when the abnormality contents are selected on the display unit, candidates for a cause of the abnormality are displayed.

26. The industrial automatic-diagnostic device according to claim 25, wherein when a cause of the abnormality included in the candidates for the cause of the abnormality is selected on the display unit, a measure against the cause of the abnormality is displayed.

13. An industrial automatic-diagnostic device that is connected to an FA system in which a plurality of FA devices are connected to each other, the industrial automatic-diagnostic device comprising:

an engineering tool; and

a display unit, wherein

based on interface connection information and device configuration information of a corresponding FA device held by each of the FA devices, the engineering tool creates overall configuration information of the FA system and displays an overall configuration of the FA system on the display unit based on the overall configuration information,

when an abnormality occurs in the FA device, diagnosis information about an abnormal part self-diagnosed by the FA device and abnormality contents with respect to the abnormality occurred in the abnormal part is obtained,

based on the obtained diagnosis information, the abnormality contents are displayed together with an overall configuration of the FA system displayed on the display unit, and

when the abnormality contents are selected on the display unit, candidates for a cause of the abnormality are displayed.

27. The industrial automatic-diagnostic device according to claim 13, wherein

when the unit including a sub-unit as a lower-level device configuration is selected on the display unit, occurrence of an abnormality in the sub-unit with the abnormality having occurred therein in the unit is displayed, and

when the sub-unit includes a lower-level hierarchical structure, by hierarchically repeating a selection and display of occurrence of an abnormality on the display unit, a device configuration of the sub-unit is expanded to a minimum unit and occurrence of an abnormality is displayed.

14. An industrial automatic-diagnostic device that is connected to an FA system in which a plurality of FA devices are connected to each other, the industrial automatic-diagnostic device comprising:

an engineering tool; and

a display unit, wherein

based on interface connection information and device configuration information of a corresponding FA device held by each of the FA devices, the engineering tool creates overall configuration information of the FA system and displays an overall configuration of the FA system on the display unit based on the overall configuration information,

when an abnormality occurs in the FA device, diagnosis information about an abnormal part self-diagnosed by the FA device and abnormality contents with respect to the abnormality occurred in the abnormal part is obtained,

based on the obtained diagnosis information, occurrence of an abnormality is displayed in an abnormal part in an overall configuration of the FA system displayed on the display unit,

based on the obtained diagnosis information, the abnormality contents are displayed together with an overall configuration of the FA system displayed on the display unit, and

when the abnormality contents are selected on the display unit, candidates for a cause of the abnormality are displayed.

28. The industrial automatic-diagnostic device according to claim 14, wherein

when the unit including a sub-unit as a lower-level device configuration is selected on the display unit, occurrence of an abnormality in the sub-unit with the abnormality having occurred therein in the unit is displayed, and

when the sub-unit includes a lower-level hierarchical structure, by hierarchically repeating a selection and display of occurrence of an abnormality on the display unit, a device configuration of the sub-unit is expanded to a minimum unit and occurrence of an abnormality is displayed.