Design system using visual language
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    发明授权
    Design system using visual language 失效
    设计系统采用视觉语言

    公开(公告)号:US4914567A

    公开(公告)日:1990-04-03

    申请号:US261953

    申请日:1988-10-24

    IPC分类号: G06F17/50

    CPC分类号: G06F17/5009

    摘要: A computer-based tool, in the form of a computer system and method, for designing, constructing and interacting with any system containing or comprising concurrent asychronous processes, such as a factory operation. In the system according to the invention a variety of development and execution tools are supported. The invention features a highly visual user presentation of a control system, including structure, specification, and operation, offering a user an interactive capability for rapid design, modification, and exploration of the operating characteristics of a control system comprising asynchronous processes. The invention captures a representation of the system (RS) that is equivalent to the actual system (AS)--rather than a simulation of the actual system. This allows the invention to perform tests and modification on RS instead of AS, yet get accurate results. RS and AS are equivalent because AS is generated directly from RS by an automated process. Effectively, pressing a button in the RS environment can "create" the AS version or any selected portion of it, by "downloading" a translation of the RS version that can be executed by a programmable processor in the AS environment. Information can flow both ways between AS and RS. That AS and RS can interact is important. This allows RS to "take on" the "state" of AS whenever desired, through an "uploading" procedure, thereby reflecting accurately the condition of AS at a specific point in time.

    摘要翻译: 一种基于计算机的工具,以计算机系统和方法的形式,用于设计,构建和与任何包含或包括并行异步过程(例如工厂操作)的系统相互作用的系统。 在根据本发明的系统中,支持各种开发和执行工具。 本发明具有控制系统的高度可视化的用户呈现,包括结构,规范和操作,为用户提供交互式能力,用于快速设计,修改和探索包括异步过程的控制系统的操作特性。 本发明捕获与实际系统(AS)相当的系统(RS)的表示,而不是实际系统的仿真。 这允许本发明对RS而不是AS执行测试和修改,但是获得准确的结果。 RS和AS是等效的,因为AS通过自动化过程直接从RS生成。 实际上,按下RS环境中的按钮,可以通过“下载”可以由AS环境中的可编程处理器执行的RS版本的翻译来“创建”AS版本或其任何选定的部分。 信息可以在AS和RS之间流动。 AS和RS可以进行交互是很重要的。 这使得RS可以通过“上传”程序来“随时”处理AS的“状态”,从而准确地反映AS在特定时间点的状态。