Method and system for automatically generating interactive wiring diagram in an industrial automation environment

An apparatus for automatically generating an interactive wiring diagram in an industrial automation environment, the apparatus comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory comprises an automation module stored in the form of machine-readable instructions executable by the processor, the instructions comprising:
• acquiring real-time data associated with devices commissioned in a plant from one or more sensing units disposed at respective devices, wherein the real-time data comprises device information and device connectivity status information;
• determining connections between the respective devices in the plant based on the acquired real-time data using a lookup table;
• generating a wiring diagram of the plant based on the determined connections between the devices, wherein the wiring diagram represents the devices located in the plant and physical connections between the devices;
• dynamically generating the interactive wiring diagram, dynamically generating the interactive wiring diagram comprising superimposing the wiring diagram with the device connectivity status information associated with respective connections between the devices;
• identifying a fault in at least one connection in the plant based on the device connectivity status information of the at least one connection;
• determining a location of the fault in the at least one connection based on the device information;
• and
• computing at least one solution to rectify the fault in the at least one connection.

A plant comprising:

• one or more devices;
• one or more sensing units coupled to the one or more devices, the one or more sensing unit being configured to:
• capture real-time data associated with the one or more devices, wherein the real-time data comprises device information and device connectivity status information;
• and
• an automation module communicatively coupled to the one or more sensing units, wherein the automation module is configured to:
• acquire the real-time data associated with the one or more devices from the one or more sensing units coupled to the respective devices, wherein the real-time data comprises device information and device connectivity status information;
• determine connections between the one or more devices in the plant based on the acquired real-time data using a lookup table;
• generate a wiring diagram of the plant based on the determined connections between the one or more devices, wherein the wiring diagram represents the devices located in the plant and physical connections between the devices;
• dynamically generate the interactive wiring diagram, dynamic generation of the interactive wiring diagram comprising superimposition of the wiring diagram with the device connectivity status information associated with respective connections between the devices;
• identify a fault in at least one connection in the plant based on the device connectivity status information of the at least one connection;
• determine a location of the fault in the at least one connection based on the device information;
• and
• compute at least one solution to rectify the fault in the at least one connection.

A cloud computing system comprising:

• one or more processors connectable to one or more sensing units, the one or more sensing units being coupled to one or more devices in a plant via a gateway;
• and
• a memory unit coupled to the one or more processors, wherein the memory unit comprises an automation module stored in the form of machine-readable instructions executable by the one or more processors to automatically generate an interactive wiring diagram in an industrial automation environment, the automation module being configured to:
• acquire real-time data associated with devices commissioned in a plant from one or more sensing units disposed at the respective devices, wherein the real-time data comprises device information and device connectivity status information;
• determine connections between the devices in the plant based on the acquired real-time data using a lookup table;
• generate a wiring diagram of the plant based on the determined connections between the devices, wherein the wiring diagram represents the devices located in the plant and physical connections between the devices;
• dynamically generate the interactive wiring diagram, the dynamic generation of the interactive wiring diagram comprising superimposition of the wiring diagram with the device connectivity status information associated with respective connections between the devices;
• identify a fault in at least one connection in the plant based on the device connectivity status information of the at least one connection;
• determine a location of the fault in the at least one connection based on the device information;
• and
• compute at least one solution to rectify the fault in the at least one connection.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions executable by at least one processor to automatically generate an interactive wiring diagram in an industrial automation environment, the instructions comprising:

• acquiring real-time data associated with devices commissioned in a plant from one or more sensing units disposed at the respective devices, wherein the real-time data comprises device information and device connectivity status information;
• determining connections between the devices in the plant based on the acquired real-time data using a lookup table;
• generating a wiring diagram of the plant based on the determined connections between the devices, wherein the wiring diagram represents the devices located in the plant and physical connections between the devices;
• dynamically generating the interactive wiring diagram, dynamically generating the interactive wiring diagram comprising superimposing the wiring diagram with the device connectivity status information associated with respective connections between the devices;
• identifying a fault in at least one connection in the plant based on the device connectivity status information of the at least one connection;
• determining a location of the fault in the at least one connection based on the device information;
• and
• computing at least one solution to rectify the fault in the at least one connection.