Patent ID: 7272458
Filing Date: 2007-09-18
Classification: G05B

Abstract:
1. A control system setting device to be connected to a control system for setting up said control system, said control system including a plurality of devices connected through a network, said control system setting device comprising: a display device; a computer that is accessible to profile data which describe characteristics of said devices and to program parts for programs executed by said devices, said profile data being prepared individually for device types of programmable controllers and programmable display devices, the profile data for each kind of programmable controller including program part data that specify function blocks usable for programming the programmable controller, and the profile data for each kind of programmable display device including program part data that specify HMI function component data usable for programming the programmable display device; and a memory device that stores a control system setting program for creating programs executable by at least some kinds of said devices, said control system setting program being adapted to input network data related to connection relationships of said devices on said network, to extract program part data from the profile data of a device related to an object device for programming on said network based on said network data, to display on said display device those of program parts that are utilizable by the object device for programming based on said extracted program part data, to have a user to select program parts to be used, and to create said program by using said selected program parts.