System and method to simulate a plurality of networked programmable logic controllers
AssigneeSiemens Energy & Automation, Inc.
InventorsDavid Martin, C. Gibson, Scott Phillips, Harry Brian
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Abstract
A system and method for simulating a plurality of networked program logic controllers includes, in one aspect of the invention, determining if a configuration of networked program logic controllers exists; populating a configuration by creating a plurality of program logic controllers in a network if the configuration does not exist, the populating of the program logic controllers provided by use of a network view for collecting network information; and interacting with at least one of the program logic controllers to simulate a networked program logic controller.
Claims22
A method for simulating a plurality of networked program logic controllers, the method comprising:
- determining if a configuration of networked program logic controllers exists in a network;
- populating a configuration by creating a plurality of program logic controllers in the network if the configuration does not exist, the populating of program logic controllers provided by use of a network view for collecting network information;
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- interacting with at least one of the program logic controllers to simulate at least one networked program logic controller.
A method for simulating a plurality of networked program logic controllers, the method comprising:
- determining if a configuration of networked program logic controllers exists in a network;
- populating a configuration by creating a plurality of program logic controllers in the network if the configuration does not exist, the populating of program logic controllers provided by use of a wizard in a network view for entry by a user of network information;
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- interacting with at least one of the program logic controllers to simulate a networked program logic controller.
A method for simulating a plurality of networked program logic controllers, the method comprising:
- determining if a configuration of networked program logic controllers exists in a network;
- populating a configuration by creating a plurality of program logic controllers in the network if the configuration does not exist, the populating of program logic controllers provided by use of means for collecting network information;
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- interacting with at least one of the program logic controllers to simulate at least one networked program logic controller.
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