Industrial automation information contextualization method and system

A method, comprising:

• defining, on a system comprising a processor based on first configuration input data, an asset model that defines an industrial asset in terms of hierarchical elements, wherein the first configuration input data defines first references to data tags defined on an industrial device that respectively conform to a basic information data type of a set of basic information data types, the set of basic information data types comprising at least
• a state data type that represents a set of available states associated with the industrial asset,
• a rate data type that represents a rate associated with the industrial asset,
• an odometer data type that represents a cumulative quantity associated with the industrial asset, and
• an event data type that represents an instantaneous event or a persistent event associated with the industrial asset;
• defining, on the system based on second configuration input data, a mechanical model that defines mechanical properties of the industrial asset, wherein the second configuration input data defines second references to the data tags defined on the industrial device;
• retrieving, by the system, industrial data and metadata associated with the data tags from a data storage device based on the first references or the second references, wherein the retrieving comprises retrieving, as the metadata:
• first metadata associated with the state data type that defines names of the available states and identities of one or more data tags that determine a current state of the available states,
• second metadata associated with the rate data type that defines at least one of a maximum value of the rate, a minimum value of the rate, identities of one or more data tags that determine a value of the rate, or a unit of measure for the rate,
• third metadata associated with the odometer data type that defines at least one of identities of one or more data tags that determine the cumulative quantity, a roll-over value of the cumulative quantity, a definition of a time interval over which the cumulative quantity is tracked, or a unit of measure for the cumulative quantity, and
• fourth metadata associated with the event data type that defines at least one of one or more event names or identities of one or more data tags that determine the instantaneous event or the persistent event;
• generating, by the system, mechanical information for the industrial asset based on application of the mechanical model to the industrial data;
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• generating, by the system, a visualization of the industrial data and the mechanical information that is formatted in accordance with the asset model and the metadata.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions that, in response to execution, cause a system comprising a processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

• defining, based on first configuration input data, an asset model that defines one or more industrial assets as elements of a plant hierarchy, wherein the asset model references data tags maintained on an industrial device that respectively conform to a basic information data type of a set of basic information data types, the set of basic information data types comprising at least
• a state data type that represents a set of available states associated with an industrial asset of the one or more industrial assets,
• a rate data type that represents a rate associated with the industrial asset,
• an odometer data type that represents a cumulative quantity associated with the industrial asset, and
• an event data type that represents an instantaneous event or a persistent event associated with the industrial asset;
• defining, based on second configuration input data, a mechanical model that defines mechanical properties of the industrial asset, wherein the mechanical model references the data tags defined on the industrial device;
• retrieving industrial data and metadata associated with the data tags from a data storage device, wherein the retrieving the metadata comprises:
• retrieving first metadata associated with the state data type that defines names of the available states and identities of one or more data tags that determine a current state of the available states,
• retrieving second metadata associated with the rate data type that defines at least one of a maximum value of the rate, a minimum value of the rate, identities of one or more data tags that determine a value of the rate, or a unit of measure for the rate,
• retrieving third metadata associated with the odometer data type that defines at least one of identities of one or more data tags that determine the cumulative quantity, a roll-over value of the cumulative quantity, a definition of a time interval over which the cumulative quantity is tracked, or a unit of measure for the cumulative quantity, and
• retrieving fourth metadata associated with the event data type that defines at least one of one or more event names or identities of one or more data tags that determine the instantaneous event or the persistent event;
• generating mechanical information for the industrial asset based on application of the mechanical model to the industrial data;
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• generating a visualization of the industrial data and the mechanical information that is formatted in accordance with the asset model and the metadata.