Systems and methods for memory map utilization
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsClaudio Cargnelli, David John Allcock
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided. In one embodiment, a system comprises an electronic device configured to be used in an industrial control system. The electronic device includes a processor and a memory. The electronic device additionally includes a backwards compatible memory map stored in the memory, wherein the electronic device is configured to provide for a backwards compatibility mode of operations by applying the backwards compatible memory map and at least one memory map setpoint, wherein the backwards compatibility mode of operations provides for communications with an external device, and wherein the at least one memory map setpoint is included in an older version of the electronic device.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- an electronic device configured to operate in an industrial control system comprising:
- a processor;
- a memory;
- and
- a backwards compatible memory map stored in the memory, wherein the electronic device is configured to provide for a backwards compatibility mode of operations by applying the backwards compatible memory map and at least one memory map setpoint, wherein the backwards compatibility mode of operations provides for communications with an external device, and wherein the at least one memory map setpoint is included in an older version of the electronic device.
A tangible, non-transitory machine-readable media, comprising executable code configured to:
- receive a first instruction from an external system;
- determine a setpoint for a backwards compatible memory map based on the first instruction;
- execute a second instruction based on the backwards compatible memory map and the setpoint;
- determine if a desired response time has elapsed;
- delay until the desired response time has elapsed;
- and
- respond to the external system.
A method for interfacing with an external device in an industrial system comprising:
- using a processor included in an electronic device to perform the steps of:
- determining a setpoint for a backwards compatible memory map based on a first instruction received from the external device;
- executing a second instruction based on the backwards compatible memory map and the setpoint;
- determining if a desired response time has elapsed;
- delaying until the desired response time has elapsed;
- and
- responding to the external device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.