Patent ID: 6946626

Claim:
A state control apparatus comprising: a calculator for calculating adjustment amounts for adjusting a plurality of end effecting devices on the basis of preset values and measured amounts measured by a plurality of meters, the measured amounts indicating respective states of the end effecting devices, the adjustment amounts being required for conforming the measured amounts to the preset values, respectively; a parameter generator for generating a plurality of parameters on the basis of settings by a user, the parameters including a prioritization parameter indicating a prioritization among the end effecting devices; and a comprehensive controller for outputting activating signals for activating the respective end effecting devices based on the respective adjustment amounts and the plurality of parameters, wherein when the comprehensive controller outputs one of the activating signals for activating one of the end effecting devices, the comprehensive controller does not output the other activating signals for activating the other end effecting devices, wherein the comprehensive controller preferentially outputs the activating signal for activating the end effecting device having a higher priority indicated by the prioritization parameter in a cycle-time that is capable of being allocated for activating the end effecting devices sequentially, wherein the comprehensive controller outputs the other activating signal for activating the remaining end effecting devices having lower priorities indicated by the prioritization parameter in a remaining period in the cycle-time after a period for outputting the activating signal for activating the end effecting device having the higher priority, and wherein the comprehensive controller allocates the remaining period among activation periods for the remaining end effecting devices in such a manner that the respective activation periods for the remaining end effecting devices are proportional to the corresponding adjustment amounts.