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Programmable controller
Assignee: Omron Corp
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Filing: 1983-06-21
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Granted: 1986-08-26
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Expires: 2003-06-21
Abstract
Abstract Progressing conditions of sequence control are taken as patterns of input/output data, and a plurality of status patterns are set separately from user programs. The status patterns are expressed by a ternary of ON, OFF and EITHER ON or OFF with respect to all the input/output data. When the status pattern at the time of actual control coincides with the set status pattern, the discrimination number of the pattern is displayed.
Inventors
- 👤 Yashitane Saito
- 👤 Tetsuo Doi
- 👤 Kiyoto Hirase
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 23:26
CPC Classifications
G; G05; G05B; G05B19/00; G05B19/02; G05B19/04; G05B19/05; G05B2219/00; G05B2219/10; G05B2219/11; G05B2219/1159; G05B2219/13; G05B2219/13128; G05B2219/14; G05B2219/14074; G05B2219/14087; G05B2219/15; G05B2219/15128
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
A programmable controller, comprising: means for cyclically executing a user program; means for storing a plurality of status patterns, each of said status patterns having an assigned discrimination number and a plurality of binary digit positions corresponding to input and output data associated with execution of said user program, each of said digit positions being settable to an ON, OFF, EITHER ON or EITHER OFF state; means for determining the acutal status of input and output data and for comparing whether the actual status of said input and output data bears a predetermined correspondence to one of said stored status patterns, said comparison being performed for every cycle of operation of said user program; and means for displaying, when said predetermined correspondence exits, the discrimination number of a status pattern which bears said predetermined correspondence to said actual status of input and output data.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
144 words
A programmable controller, comprising: means for cyclically executing a user program; means for storing a plurality of status patterns, each of said status patterns having an assigned discrimination number and a plurality of binary digit positions corresponding to input and output data associated with execution of said user program, each of said digit positions being settable to an ON, OFF, EITHER ON or EITHER OFF state; means for determining the acutal status of input and output data and for comparing whether the actual status of said input and output data bears a predetermined correspondence to one of said stored status patterns, said comparison being performed for every cycle of operation of said user program; and means for displaying, when said predetermined correspondence exits, the discrimination number of a status pattern which bears said predetermined correspondence to said actual status of input and output data.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
A programmable controller according to claim 1, wherein said controller further comprises data update means which, when said predetermined correspondence is detected by said comparison means, stores data corresponding to the displayed discrimination number in an auxiliary memory which is freely accessible by a user command.
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