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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2018
Omron Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Eiji Yamamoto, Kyoto, JP;
Masahiko Nakano, Ritto, JP;
Yoshimi Kamitani, Kyoto, JP;
Tetsushi Jakunen, Kusatsu, JP;
OMRON Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A control device and a control method capable of realizing control based on a sequence program and control based on a numerical control program with a smaller number of process steps are provided. The control device that is capable of controlling a plurality of motors includes: a first program executing unit that executes a sequence program for each control cycle; a second program executing unit that calculates an instruction value for each motor in accordance with a numerical control program; and a state managing unit that manages a control state correlated with a group including a plurality of predetermined motors of the plurality of motors. The state managing unit updates the control state based on at least one of an instruction from the first program executing unit and an execution state of the numerical control program in the second program executing unit.