System and method for device profile creation in an integrated development environment

A method, comprising:

• rendering, by a system comprising a processor, a device profile development interface comprising an explorer window and a configuration area;
• in response to receiving selection of a device profile view from a list of device profile views rendered in the explorer window, displaying, by the system in the configuration area, code that defines the device profile view, wherein the device profile views represent respective graphical interfaces of a device profile, the respective graphical interfaces are configured to facilitate editing of respective categories of device parameters of an industrial device represented by the device profile, and the categories of device parameters comprise at least one of an alarm category, a port configuration category, a communication configuration category, or a channel configuration category;
• in response to receiving, via interaction with the configuration area, editing input directed to an element of the code, modifying, by the system, the code in accordance with the editing input to yield modified code;
• generating, by the system, the device profile based on the modified code;
• and
• registering, by the system, the device profile with an industrial integrated development environment (IDE), wherein
• the device profile is configured to generate, within the IDE, the graphical interfaces in accordance with the modified code, and
• the graphical interfaces are configured to receive configuration input that sets one or more values of the device parameters of the industrial device represented by the device profile.

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:

• rendering, on a client device, a device profile development interface comprising an explorer window and a configuration area;
• in response to receiving selection of a device profile view from a list of device profile views rendered in the explorer window, displaying, in the configuration area, code that defines the device profile view, wherein the device profile views represent respective graphical interfaces of a device profile, the respective graphical interfaces correspond to respective categories of device parameters of an industrial device represented by the device profile, and the categories of device parameters comprise at least one of an alarm category, a port configuration category, a communication configuration category, or a channel configuration category;
• in response to receiving, via interaction with the configuration area, editing input directed to an element of the code, modifying the code in accordance with the editing input to yield modified code;
• generating the device profile based on the modified code;
• and
• registering the device profile with an industrial integrated development environment (IDE), wherein
• the device profile is configured to generate, within the IDE, the graphical interfaces in accordance with the modified code, and
• the graphical interfaces are configured to receive configuration input that sets one or more values of the device parameters of the industrial device represented by the device profile.