US 12,353,184 B2
Programmable controller, programmable controller system, and recording medium
Yasuo Masui, Nagoya (JP); Tomoaki Takagi, Tokyo (JP); and Ryoichi Sasaki, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Appl. No. 18/574,316
Filed by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo (JP)
PCT Filed Aug. 5, 2021, PCT No. PCT/JP2021/029049
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 27, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2023/012959, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 9, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0302810 A1, Sep. 12, 2024
Int. Cl. G05B 19/05 (2006.01)
CPC G05B 19/054 (2013.01) [G05B 19/058 (2013.01); G05B 2219/13142 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A programmable controller, comprising:
a storage; and
processing circuitry to
manage a parameter including an operation mode setting indicating whether an operation mode of the programmable controller is an active mode or a debug mode, and
output character string data based on a message output command included in a program in the programmable controller, wherein
the processing circuitry outputs the character string data to a preset destination or does not output the character string data, based on the operation mode setting.
 
19. A programmable controller system, comprising:
a plurality of programmable controllers, each of the plurality of programmable controllers including
a storage, and
processing circuitry to
manage a parameter including (i) a destination setting specifying a destination to which character string data is output based on a message output command included in a program in the programmable controller and (ii) an operation mode setting indicating whether an operation mode of the programmable controller is an active mode or a debug mode, and
output the character string data based on the message output command to the destination indicated by the destination setting, wherein
the destination indicated by the destination setting includes another programmable controller connected to the programmable controller with an interface included in the programmable controller, and
the processing circuitry outputs the character string data to a preset destination or does not output the character string data, based on the operation mode setting.
 
20. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program for causing a programmable controller to execute processing, the processing comprising:
managing a parameter including an operation mode setting indicating whether an operation mode of the programmable controller is an active mode or a debug mode;
outputting character string data based on a message output command; and
outputting the character string data to a preset destination or not outputting the character string data, based on the operation mode setting.