US 11,604,446 B2 · Method and system for validating a control program

Abstract

Method and system for validating a control program for an automation system, wherein the control program is created in a first controller programming language and is arranged and setup to control an apparatus or device of the automation system when executed by an automation controller of the automation system, where the system includes a controller environment for executing the control program, an equipment simulation environment for executing a simulation program for simulating behavior of the apparatus or device or parts thereof, whereas the equipment simulation environment is communicatively coupled to the controller environment to enable and/or perform a simulation of the automation system, and whereas the simulation program is created in the first controller programming language or a second controller programming language.

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Dependent claims

A system for validating a control program for an automation system, the control program being created in a first controller programming language and being arranged and setup to control one of (i) an apparatus and (ii) a device of the automation system when executed by an automation controller of the automation system, the system comprising:

a simulation runtime computer;
a controller simulation environment for executing the control program on the simulation runtime computer;
an equipment simulation environment for executing a simulation program on the simulation runtime computer to simulate one of (i) a behavior of the apparatus, (ii) a device and (iii) parts of the device;
wherein the equipment simulation environment is communicatively coupled to the controller environment to at least one of (i) enable and (ii) perform a simulation of the automation system on the simulation runtime computer;
and
wherein the simulation program is created in one of (i) the first controller programming language and (ii) a second controller programming language which are each executed in the same type of simulation system.

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A method for validating a control program for an automation system utilizing a system having a simulation runtime computer, a controller simulation environment for executing the control program on the simulation runtime computer and an equipment simulation environment for executing a simulation program on the simulation runtime computer to simulate one of (i) a behavior of an apparatus, (ii) a device and (iii) parts of the device, the control program being created in a first controller programming language and being arranged and set up to control one of (i) the apparatus and (ii) the device of the automation system when executed by an automation controller of the automation system, the method comprising:

generating the simulation program for simulating a behavior of at least one of (i) the apparatus, (ii) the device and (iii) the parts of the device, the simulation program being created in one of (i) the first controller programming language and (ii) a second controller programming language which are each executed in the same type of simulation system;
implementing the simulation program in the equipment simulation environment;
implementing the control program in the controller simulation environment;
setting up a communicative coupling between the equipment simulation environment and the controller simulation environment to enable a simulation of the automation system on the simulation runtime computer;
and
starting the simulation of the automation system on the simulation runtime computer;
wherein the equipment simulation environment is communicatively coupled to the controller simulation environment to at least one of (i) enable and (ii) perform a simulation of the automation system on the simulation runtime computer.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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