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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2016
Jtekt Corporation, Osaka-shi, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Akihiro Shimizu, Kariya, JP;
Terukazu Senda, Obu, JP;
Masanori Muramatsu, Kariya, JP;
Kouji Hamakawa, Miyoshi, JP;
Kenzou Mima, Toyota, JP;
Kouji Yamashiro, Miyoshi, JP;
JTEKT CORPORATION, Osaka-shi, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-shi, JP;
Abstract
A monitoring device for a programmable controller includes: a display portion configured to display, on a display, a step that is being executed by the programmable controller among a plurality of steps in such a manner that the step can be distinguished from the other steps; a receiving portion configured to receive selection of a step serving as an initial point of reactivation in a case where a facility stops during a continuous operation by the programmable controller; and a change instruction generation portion configured to generate an instruction to the programmable controller so as to cause the programmable controller to restart execution of control processes from the step received by the receiving portion at the time of the reactivation.