Device and system including multiple devices for supervision and control of machines in industrial installation

A system for supervising and controlling one or more industrial application machines having sensors, using a plurality of separate computing devices, the system comprising:

• a server connected for communication with the plurality of devices forming a computing cluster, the server controlling operation of the devices;
• each of the devices having input/output ports for connection to other like devices;
• each of the devices having a data acquisition block with a sensor interface connected to a machine for receiving multi-sensor data from the machine;
• each of the devices having at least one memory;
• each of the devices having a first processor receiving the multi-sensor data and using the data to compute in real-time a first processing task for solving a first query related to the operation of the machine to which the device is connected;
• the server having at least one memory and at least one processor for partitioning into threads a second processing task for solving a second query and assigning the threads to at least some of the devices for cooperative computing of the second processing task;
• and
• each of the devices having a second processor sharing its processing power with the computing cluster, computing at least one thread assigned by the server and sending a solution thereof to the server for solving the second query;
• wherein the first processor of each device provides a solution for the first query to the second processor of a same device, and/or derives a first instruction from a solution for the first query and provides the first instruction to at least one of:
• the second processor of a same device and the machine it is connected to;
• wherein the second processor of each device provides the solution for the first query received from the first processor of a same device to the server, and/or provides the first instruction from the first processor of a same device to at least one of:
• the server, and the machine it is connected to;
• wherein the at least one processor of the server sends a solution for the second query to a computing device external to the computing cluster, and/or derives a second instruction from the solution for the second query and provides the second instruction to a machine through the device that is connected to the machine;
• and
• wherein the devices and the server are connected to form a ring topology.

A system for supervising and controlling one or more industrial application machines having sensors, using a plurality of separate computing devices, the system comprising:

• a server connected for communication with the plurality of devices forming a computing cluster, the server controlling operation of the devices;
• each of the devices having input/output ports for connection to other like devices;
• each of the devices having a data acquisition block with a sensor interface connected to a machine for receiving multi-sensor data from the machine;
• each of the devices having at least one memory;
• each of the devices having a first processor receiving the multi-sensor data and using the data to compute in real-time a first processing task for solving a first query related to the operation of the machine to which the device is connected;
• each of the devices having a second processor that shares its processing power with the computing cluster;
• and
• the server has at least one memory and at least one processor;
• wherein the first processor of each device provides a solution for the first query to the second processor of a same device, and/or derives a first instruction from a solution for the first query and the same device provides the first instruction to the machine it is connected to;
• wherein the second processor of each device provides the solution for the first query received from the first processor of a same device to the server, and/or provides the first instruction from the first processor of a same device to at least one of:
• the server, and the machine it is connected to;
• wherein the at least one processor of the server provides a second processing task for solving a second query, wherein the second processing task at least comprises the solution for the first query of at least some of the devices;
• wherein the at least one processor of the server partitions the second processing task into threads and assigns all the threads to at least some devices of the plurality of devices for cooperative computing of the second processing task;
• wherein the second processor of each of the at least some devices computes at least one thread assigned by the server and sends a solution thereof to the server for solving the second query;
• and
• wherein the at least one processor of the server sends a solution for the second query to a computing device external to the computing cluster, and/or derives a second instruction from the solution for the second query and provides the second instruction to a machine through the device that is connected to said machine.