Configuring or controlling a device via serialized event data

A device, comprising:

• a sensor configured to:
• detect an event;
• a computing unit configured to:
• generate serialized event data in response to the event,
• identify, via an expression, at least one element of the event data, wherein the at least one element indicates a state of the device,
• perform at least one operation on the at least one element of the event data, wherein the at least one operation includes determining the state of the device,
• determine whether an indication of an error in a result of the at least one operation is received, and
• when a determination is made that there is no error and the result indicates that the state of the device is a specified state, perform a task;
• and
• a display configured to:
• display the result of the at least one operation,
• wherein the specified state is one or more of the following:
• an occurrence of a specified time;
• a condition of contents of the device;
• a condition of an environment of the device;
• or
• use of a specified amount of energy by the device.

A manufacturing system, comprising:

• a control system;
• a programmable logic controller;
• a gateway for translating messages from the control system to the programmable logic controller;
• at least one conveyor;
• and
• at least one industrial robot, wherein the at least one industrial robot is configured to place an item on the conveyor,
• wherein the conveyor is configured to:
• detect placement of the item as an event, and
• generate serialized event data in response to the event,
• wherein the control system is configured to:
• receive the event data from the conveyor,
• identify, via an expression, at least one element of the event data, wherein the element indicates a change in the state of the conveyor,
• perform at least one operation on the element of event data, wherein the operation includes determining the change in the state of the conveyor,
• display a result of the operation,
• determine whether an indication of an error in the result is received, and
• when a determination is made that there is no error and the result indicates that the state of the conveyor is a specified state, perform a task.

A non-transitory computer program product comprising computer-readable instructions, which, when loaded and executed on a computer system, cause the computer system to perform a method comprising:

• detecting an event;
• generating serialized event data in response to the event;
• identifying, via an expression, at least one element of the event data, wherein the at least one element indicates a state of a device;
• performing at least one operation on the at least one element of the event data, wherein the at least one operation includes determining the state of the device;
• displaying a result of the operation;
• determining whether an indication of an error in the result is received;
• and
• when a determination is made that there is no error and the result indicates that the state of the device is a specified state, performing, by the device, a task, wherein the specified state is one or more of the following:
• an occurrence of a specified time;
• a condition of contents of the device;
• a condition of an environment of the device;
• or
• use of a specified amount of energy by the device.