Method and system for seamless transition of runtime system from controller device to digitalization platform

A method of seamless transition of a runtime system from a controller device to a digitalization platform, the method comprising:

• receiving, by the processing unit, a first input-output knowledge graph comprising information about a plurality of relationships between a plurality of input-output parameter values which are transmitted or received by a controller device;
• receiving, by the processing unit, one or more knowledge graph instances comprising information about one or more parameter values to be received by the controller device during execution of the engineering program;
• modifying, by the processing unit, the first input-output knowledge graph by appending the received one or more knowledge graph instances into the first input-output knowledge graph based on a set of cognitive rules;
• determining, by the processing unit, whether at least one connectivity error is present in a network connection between a plurality of human machine interfaces and one of the controller device or the digitalization platform;
• simulating, by the processing unit when the connectivity error is determined to present, a first input parameter value based on an analysis of the modified input-output knowledge graph, wherein the first input parameter value is a parameter value to be received from the plurality of human machine interfaces during execution of the engineering program;
• generating, by the processing unit, at least one output parameter value from the simulated first input parameter value;
• and
• transmitting, by the processing unit, the generated at least one output parameter value to a plurality of industrial devices in the technical installation, to control the plurality of industrial devices.

An engineering system for seamless transition of a runtime system from a controller device to a digitalization platform, wherein the engineering system comprises:

• a processing unit;
• and
• a memory coupled to the processing unit, wherein the memory comprises a data acquisition and analytics module stored in the form of machine-readable instructions executable by the one or more processor(s), wherein the data acquisition and analytics module is configured to:
• capture a plurality of input-output parameter values which are transmitted or received by the controller device during an execution of an engineering program;
• generate an input-output knowledge graph comprising information about a plurality of relationships between parameter values in the captured plurality of input-output parameter values;
• determine whether at least one connectivity error is present in a network connection between a plurality of sensor devices and one of the controller device or the digitalization platform;
• simulate when the connectivity error is determined to present, a first input parameter value based on an analysis of the generated input-output knowledge graph, wherein the first input parameter value is a parameter value to be received by the controller device, from the plurality of sensor devices during execution of the engineering program;
• generate at least one output parameter value from one of the simulated first input parameter value or a second input parameter value received from a plurality of sensor devices;
• and
• transmit the generated at least one output parameter value to a plurality of industrial devices in the technical installation, to control the plurality of industrial devices.

A computer-program product, having machine-readable instructions stored therein, that when executed by a processing unit, cause the processors to perform a method comprising:

• capturing, by a processing unit, a plurality of input-output parameter values which are transmitted or received by the controller device during an execution of an engineering program;
• generating, by the processing unit, an input-output knowledge graph comprising information about a plurality of relationships between parameter values in the captured plurality of input-output parameter values;
• determining, by the processing unit, whether at least one connectivity error is present in a network connection between a plurality of sensor devices and one of the controller device or the digitalization platform;
• simulating, by the processing unit, when the connectivity error is determined to present, a first input parameter value based on an analysis of the generated input-output knowledge graph, wherein the first input parameter value is a parameter value to be received by the controller device, from the plurality of sensor devices during execution of the engineering program;
• generating, by the processing unit, at least one output parameter value from one of the simulated first input parameter value or a second input parameter value received from a plurality of sensor devices;
• and
• transmitting, by the processing unit, the generated at least one output parameter value to a plurality of industrial devices in the technical installation, to control the plurality of industrial devices.