SYSTEM DESIGN SUPPORTING DEVICE, SYSTEM DESIGN SUPPORTING METHOD, AND SYSTEM DESIGN SUPPORTING PROGRAM

• US 20180052683A1
• Filed: 03/26/2015
• Published: 02/22/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
• Original Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
• Inventors: IGUCHI, Yoshinori
• Application Number:
  US15/555,675
• Publication Number:
  US 20180052683A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/0426 Programming the control sequence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6209 to a single file or object, e.g. in a secure envelope, encrypted and accessed using a key, or with access control rules appended to the object itself
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/71 Version control security arrangements therefor G06F21/57; Configuration management
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/02 Total factory control, e.g. smart factories, flexible manufacturing systems [FMS] or integrated manufacturing systems [IMS]

Abstract

A system design supporting device has: a storage unit to store therein plural pieces of profile data, each of which includes project data information in which a configuration of project data to be transferred to a control apparatus is described, and network identification information in which a communication path is described; a system-configuration-diagram creation unit to create a system configuration diagram; a selection receiving unit to receive a selection of the control apparatus; and a backup unit to create backup project data on the basis of the project data information within the profile data that corresponds to the selected control apparatus.

Claims

1. :

A system design supporting device comprising;

a storage unit to store therein profile data including project data information in which a configuration of project data of a control apparatus is described, network identification information in which a communication path used to communicate with the control apparatus is described, and communication protocol information;

a system-configuration-diagram creation unit to create a system configuration diagram representing a connection configuration of the control apparatus on the basis of the network identification information within the profile data;

a selection receiving unit to display the system configuration diagram, and to receive a selection of the control apparatus on the system configuration diagram; and

a save unit to acquire project data that corresponds to the selected control apparatus, and to save the acquired project data.

2. :

The system design supporting device according to claim 1, wherein when two or more control apparatuses of the control apparatuses are selected on the system configuration diagram, the system design supporting device communicates with the selected control apparatuses to plural pieces of the project data.

3. :

The system design supporting device according to claim 1, wherein

the profile data further includes an item of version of a corresponding one of the control apparatuses, and an item of profile link information that indicates a location of a latest version or a previous version of the profile data, and

the system design supporting device further comprises a project-data confirmation unit to check details in the item of version within the profile data that corresponds to the selected control apparatus, against a version of the selected control apparatus, and to acquire the profile data which corresponds with a version of the selected control apparatus, from a location shown by details in the item of profile link information when the details in the item of version within the profile data that corresponds to the selected control apparatus do not match with the version of the selected control apparatus.

4. :

The system design supporting device according to claim 1, wherein

the profile data further includes an item of programming-tool link information that indicates a location of a latest version of a programming-tool program for creating the project data, or a location of a version previous to the latest version, and

the system design supporting device further comprises a programming-tool confirmation unit to check a version of the saved project data against a version of the programming-tool program, and to acquire the programming-tool program which corresponds with a version of the saved project data, from a location shown by details in the item of programming-tool link information when the version of the saved project data does not match with the version of the programming-tool program.

5. :

The system design supporting device according to claim 1, wherein

the profile data further includes an item of user information that indicates a user who has created the profile data,

the system design supporting device has second user information that indicates a user who is permitted to save the project data, and

when the user information matches with the second user information, the system design supporting device saves the project data, and when the user information does not match with the second user information, the system design supporting device does not save the project data.

6. :

The system design supporting device according to claim 1, comprising a plurality of security flags, each of which indicates whether or not the project data is partially or entirely encrypted, wherein

when the security flag indicates that the project data is to be partially or entirely encrypted, the system design supporting device partially or entirely encrypts the project data.

7. :

A system design supporting method that is executed by a device including a storage unit to store therein profile data including project data information in which a configuration of project data of a control apparatus is described, network identification information in which a communication path used to communicate with the control apparatus is described, and communication protocol information, the system design supporting method comprising;

a system-configuration-diagram creating step of creating a system configuration diagram that illustrates a connection configuration of the control apparatus on the basis of the network identification information within the profile data;

a selection receiving step of displaying the system configuration diagram, and receiving a selection of the control apparatus on the system configuration diagram; and

a saving step of acquiring project data that corresponds to the selected control apparatus, and saving the acquired project data.

8. :

A system design supporting program storage medium having a system design supporting program stored therein, the program being executed by a device including a storage unit to store therein profile data including project data information in which a configuration of project data of a control apparatus is described, network identification information in which a communication path used to communicate with the control apparatus, and communication protocol information, the system design supporting program comprising;

a system-configuration-diagram creating step of creating a system configuration diagram that illustrates a connection configuration of the control apparatus on the basis of the network identification information within the profile data;

a selection receiving step of displaying the system configuration diagram, and receiving a selection of the control apparatus on the system configuration diagram; and

a saving step of obtaining project data that corresponds to the selected control apparatus, and saving the obtained project data.