Operating program writing system
An operating program writing system includes a block storing part which stores a plurality of blocks constituting work units of an operating program, a selecting part which selects any number of blocks from the plurality of blocks, a displaying part which displays a path diagram including the any number of blocks and arguments which are contained in the blocks, a selecting and inputting part which selects at least one block among the any number of blocks and inputs the arguments of the at least one block, a running part which arranges run buttons for the respective any number of blocks and runs blocks which correspond to the run buttons, and a writing part which uses the any number of blocks and the input argument of the at least one block as the basis to write an operating program.
1. An operating program writing system configured to write an operating program of a system which comprises a peripheral and a robot, the operating program writing system comprising:
a display;
an input device; and
a computer coupled to the display and the input device, wherein:
the computer stores a plurality of blocks, each of which is a work unit constituting the operating program;
the input device accepts selection of any number of blocks to be combined to form the operating program from said plurality of blocks stored in the computer;
the display displays a path diagram in which the any number of blocks, which are selected by the input device, are arranged in accordance with a predetermined order so as to form the operating program;
the input device further:
accepts selection of at least one block among the any number of blocks displayed in the path diagram at the display, and
after said selection of the at least one block, receives an input argument of the selected at least one block;
the computer further:
arranges run buttons for the respective any number of blocks on the display,
runs blocks which correspond to said run buttons in response to said run buttons being operated by said input device, and
writes the operating program by using (i) the any number of blocks which were selected by said input device and (ii) the input argument of said at least one block which was selected by said input device as the basis to arrange the any number of blocks in accordance with the predetermined order in the operating program, wherein:
the any number of blocks comprises position blocks and logic blocks,
the position blocks are arranged in the predetermined order in said path diagram displayed by the display, and each of the position blocks indicates a position where the robot is to be moved to,
each of the logic blocks is associated with a corresponding position block among the position blocks, and indicates an operation to be performed by the robot at said corresponding position block, and
the position blocks are connected to each other in series so that each position block is connected to another position block without a logic block between said each position block and said another position block.
2. The operating program writing system according to claim 1 , wherein the display displays running states of the blocks in said path diagram.
3. The operating program writing system according to claim 1 , wherein the computer further comprises:
analyzes an existing operating program, and
sets a plurality of blocks and arguments which are contained in the blocks from the existing operating program.
4. The operating program writing system according to claim 1 , wherein the computer further runs the block corresponding to a run button being operated by said input device independently of other blocks among the any number of blocks displayed at the display.