Numerical control device acquiring alarm information from connected IO unit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10088827-B2
Application number	US-201414509112-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 8, 2014
Priority date	Oct 16, 2013
Publication date	Oct 2, 2018
Grant date	Oct 2, 2018

Abstract

When a communication abnormality detection unit in a numerical control device body detects communication abnormality in IO communication, a command transmission unit transmits a command requesting for making a reply to the numerical control device body with alarm information recorded in a recording unit of each IO unit simultaneously to all the IO units, and only the IO unit where the recording unit records the alarm information makes a reply with the alarm information.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A numerical control device, which has a numerical control device body, and a plurality of IO units connected to the numerical control device body in a daisy chain, and configured to control a machine by performing IO communication between the numerical control device body and the IO units, and,
the numerical control device body comprising:
a communication abnormality detection unit configured to detect communication abnormality occurring in the IO communication between the numerical control device body and the IO units;
a command transmission unit configured to transmit a command simultaneously to all the IO units based on the detected communication abnormality;
an alarm acquisition unit, and,

each of the IO units comprising:
a status abnormality detection unit configured to detect at least one of incorrect data reception in the IO communication, power supply disconnection, communication line disconnection to the numerical control device body or another IO unit, and circuit abnormality of the IO unit itself as status abnormality;
a recording unit configured to record the status abnormality detected by the status abnormality detection unit as alarm information;
a command reply unit configured to make a reply with the alarm information with respect to the command from the numerical control device body, and,

the command transmission unit is configured to transmit a command requesting for making a reply to the numerical control device body with the alarm information recorded in the recording unit of each IO unit simultaneously to all the 10 units, when the communication abnormality detection unit detects the communication abnormality in the IO communication, and,
among the IO units, only the IO unit where the recording unit records the alarm information is configured to make a reply with the alarm information, and the alarm acquisition unit of the numerical control device body is configured to acquire the alarm information replied from the IO unit, when the command is transmitted simultaneously.

2. The numerical control device according to claim 1 , the IO unit further comprising:
a storage unit configured to store a determination criterion for determining whether or not to record the detected status abnormality as the alarm information.

3. A numerical control device which has a numerical control device body and a plurality of IO units which are connected with the numerical control device body in a daisy chain and which performs control of a machine connected to the numerical control device body, and,
the numerical control device body comprising:
a machine abnormality detection unit configured to detect abnormality occurring in the machine;
a command transmission unit configured to transmit a command simultaneously to all the IO units based on the detected abnormality in the machine, and,

each of the IO units comprising:
an information acquisition unit configured to acquire alarm information when the abnormality of the machine is detected;
a recording unit configured to record the alarm information acquired by the information acquisition unit as the alarm information of the machine;
a command reply unit configured to make a reply with the alarm information with respect to the command from the numerical control device body, and,

the command transmission unit is configured to transmit a command requesting for making a reply to the numerical control device body with the alarm information recorded in the recording unit of each IO unit simultaneously to all the IO units, when the machine abnormality detection unit detects the abnormality of the machine, and
among the IO units, only the IO unit where the recording unit records the alarm information of the machine is configured to make a reply with the alarm information, and the alarm acquisition unit of the numerical control device body is configured to acquire the alarm information replied from the IO unit, when the command is transmitted simultaneously.

4. The numerical control device according to claim 3 , the numerical control device body further comprising:
a setting unit configured to set the IO unit configured to acquire the alarm information of the machine.

5. A numerical control device which has a numerical control device body and a plurality of IO units which are connected to the numerical control device body in a daisy chain and which performs control of a machine,
the numerical control device body is configured to include:
a command transmission unit configured to transmit a command simultaneously to all the IO units based on one of (i) a detected communication abnormality occurring between the numerical control device body and the IO units and (ii) a detected abnormality occurring in the machine;
a command reception unit configured to receive a command reply from the IO units with respect to the command, and,

each of the IO units comprising:
an execution unit configured to execute the command with respect to the command from the numerical control device body;

a command reply unit configured to make a reply with respect to the command;
a setting unit configured to set whether or not to make a reply with respect to the command, and,
the command transmission unit is configured to transmit a command requesting for executing at least one or more of turning DOs of the IO units ON or OFF, turning alarm of the IO unit OFF, and acquiring position information of a motor controlled by the numerical control device body simultaneously to all the IO units, and
among the IO units, only the IO unit which is set by the setting unit in advance is configured to make a reply with respect to the command, and the command reception unit of the numerical control device body is configured to receive a command reply from the IO unit, when the command is transmitted simultaneously.

Assignees

• Fanuc Corp

Inventors

• Miyazaki Yoshito

Classifications

• G05B2219/34465

  Safety, control of correct operation, abnormal states · CPC title

• G05B15/02

  electric · CPC title

• G05B19/406 Primary

  characterised by monitoring or safety (G05B19/19 takes precedence) · CPC title