Automatic generating system of connection configuration diagram among units
First Claim
1. An apparatus for automatically generating a configuration diagram of connection between a plurality of units constituting a system, comprising:
- first memory means for storing data indicative of said units by which said system is constituted;
second memory means for storing a data structure indicative of a layout according to which said units of said system are to be laid out using cable;
a knowledge base for incorporating a set of rules indicative of connection specifications for all of said units of said system;
means for selecting connection specification rules for desired units from the rules set stored in said knowledge base;
control means for determining a connection structure on the basis of the selected rules and the data stored in said first and second memory means; and
third memory means for storing the connection structure determined by said control means;
wherein said control means includes means for generating connector information from said selected connection specification rules and data read out of said first memory means, means for determining the position of connectors on the basis of data read out of said second memory means, means for sorting said connector information in accordance with connector attributes, and means for determining the connection destination of each unit and each cable, the kind of cable and the length of cable on the basis of said connection specification rules.
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Abstract
Generating apparatus and method by which all steps of the procedure for generating a configuration diagram of connection between a plurality of units constituting a system can be automated. The automatic connection configuration diagram generating system comprises a first memory for storing data indicative of the units by which the system is constituted, a second memory for storing data indicative of a layout according to which the units of the system are laid, a knowledge base for incorporating a set of rules indicative of connection specifications for all of the units of the system, a selector for selecting connection specification rules for desired units from the rule set stored in the knowledge base, a controller for determining a connection structure on the basis of the selected rules and the data stored in the first and second memories, and a third memory for storing the connection structure determined by the controller.
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1. An apparatus for automatically generating a configuration diagram of connection between a plurality of units constituting a system, comprising:
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first memory means for storing data indicative of said units by which said system is constituted; second memory means for storing a data structure indicative of a layout according to which said units of said system are to be laid out using cable; a knowledge base for incorporating a set of rules indicative of connection specifications for all of said units of said system; means for selecting connection specification rules for desired units from the rules set stored in said knowledge base; control means for determining a connection structure on the basis of the selected rules and the data stored in said first and second memory means; and third memory means for storing the connection structure determined by said control means; wherein said control means includes means for generating connector information from said selected connection specification rules and data read out of said first memory means, means for determining the position of connectors on the basis of data read out of said second memory means, means for sorting said connector information in accordance with connector attributes, and means for determining the connection destination of each unit and each cable, the kind of cable and the length of cable on the basis of said connection specification rules. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A method of automatically generating a configuration diagram of connection between a plurality of units constituting a system, comprising the steps of:
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storing data indicative of said units by which said system is constituted in first memory means; storing data indicative of a layout according to which said units of said system are to be laid out; storing a set of rules indicative of connection specifications for all of said units of said system in a knowledge base; reading said data concerning a system assembly from said first memory means; generating connector information on the basis of said rule set and said data read out of said first memory means; reading said data indicative of the layout of said units from said second memory means; determining the position of connectors on the basis of said data read out of said second memory means and adding the determined connector position to said connector information; sorting said connector information in accordance with a connector attribute; and determining the connection destination of each unit and each cable, the kind of cable and the length of cable according to said connector attribute on the basis of the connection rules stored in said knowledge base.
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