Automation system
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorHermann Jartyn
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Abstract
An automation system as well as a method for programming a data communication for an automation system are described. Components are stations participating in the data communication. Sub-components can be associated with the components. A data message of the data communication includes data locations which can be freely associated with a sub-component. Data messages are generated automatically if the configuration of the automation system and the associated structure of the data communication are known.
Claims22
An automation device, for a machine-tool, a production machine or a robot, comprising:
- at least two components connected via a data link, and
- at least two sub-components associatable with a component,
- wherein a data message, which includes data for the components and a plurality of data locations, can be sent between the at least two components, and
- wherein the number of the data locations within a data message is adjustable and each of the data locations is associatable with one of the sub-components.
A method for programming a data communication of an automation system, for a machine-tool, a production machine or a robot, the system including at least two components connected via a data link and exchanging a data message that includes data locations and data for a component, comprising:
- adjusting the number of the data locations of the data message for those components that have at least two sub-components, and
- associating each of the data locations with a respective one of the sub-components in one-to-one correspondence.
A method for programming a data communication of an automation system, for a machine-tool, a production machine or a robot, the system including at least two components connected via a data link and exchanging a data message that includes data locations and data for a component, comprising the steps of:
- programming the automation system and the at least two components with an engineering system,
- associating two sub-components with at least one component, said at least one component or sub-component including a predefined function,
- automatically composing the data message, and
- automatically associating a data location with one of the sub-components when the data message is automatically composed.
An engineering system for programming a data communication in an automation system, the automation system including at least two components connected via a data link and exchanging a data message that includes data locations and data for a component, said programming including the steps of:
- adjusting the number of the data locations of the data message for those components that have at least two sub-components, and
- associating each of the data locations with a respective one of the sub-components in one-to-one correspondence.
An engineering system for programming a data communication in an automation system, the automation system including at least two components connected via a data link and exchanging a data message that includes data locations and data for a component, said programming including the steps of:
- associating two sub-components with at least one component, said at least one component or sub-component including a predefined function,
- automatically composing the data message, and
- automatically associating a data location with one of the sub-components when the data message is automatically composed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.