Numerical control device with display control using high level language

Claim 1

A numerical control device comprising: general-purpose setting display means (8), including a display device, for displaying machining data on said display device of a machine tool in character or graphic form which can be changed in accordance with a user's desires and effecting internal data processing using a high level language; numerical control means (10), having a data transmitting and receiving section (9) serially interfaced with said general-purpose setting display means, for transmitting display data using said high level language, said numerical control means further comprising a CPU (3) for numerical control; and memory means (5c) for temporarily storing said display data, wherein said memory means includes a display data forming section (5a) for storing programs for forming data to be displayed by said general-purpose setting display means; a display data storing section (5c) for temporarily storing said display data; a display data indicating section (5b) for indicating display data of said general-purpose setting display means; and whereby the type and format of the data displayed by said display device can be changed as desired by the user.

Claim 6

A method for setting the type and format of data to be displayed at a display device of a general purpose setting display section in a numerical control device, the type and format of the data to be displayed being controlled by a program using a high level programming language, said method comprising the steps of: (a) inputting the program, using the high level language at an input section of said setting display section, to change the data to be displayed into display data having a desired type and format; (b) transmitting the inputted program to a display data forming section by means of a data transmitting and receiving section; (c) storing the program in said data forming section; (d) inputting, at said input section, display format commands and the data to be displayed; (e) transmitting said data to be displayed and display format commands being transmitted to said data forming section by means of said data transmitting and receiving section; (f) forming said display data using said program; (g) transmitting the display data to a display data storing section for temporary storage; and (f) actuating a screen display program, using said setting display section, to display particular display data stored in said data storing section which are indicated by a display data indicating section when said screen display program is actuated, whereby the type and format of the data to be displayed can be controlled as desired by a user.

Claim 7

A method for setting the type and format of data to be displayed at a display device of a general purpose setting display section in a numerical control device, the type and format of the data to be displayed being controlled by a program using a high level programming language, said method comprising the steps of: (a) inputting the program, using the high level language at an input section of said setting display section, to change the data to be displayed into display data having a desired type and format; (b) transmitting the inputted program to a display data forming section by means of a data transmitting and receiving section; (c) storing the program in said data forming section; (d) inputting, at said input section, display format commands and the data to be displayed; (e) transmitting said data to be displayed and display format commands being transmitted to said data forming section by means of said data transmitting and receiving section; (f) forming said display data using said program; (g) transmitting the display data to a display data storing section for temporary storage; and (f) actuating a screen display program, using said setting display section, to display particular display data stored in said data storing section which are indicated by a display data indicating section when said screen display program is actuated, whereby the type and format of the data to be displayed can be controlled as desired by a user.