Control hive architecture engineering efficiency for an industrial automation system
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsPaul F. McLaughlin, Jason Thomas Urso, James Michael Schreder
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Abstract
A system is provided with a group of controllers configured into a hive, wherein the hive is configured to receive control strategies and to assign a particular control strategy to a controller within the hive that is a best fit for a particular control strategy and wherein each controller communicates to a plurality of input/output (I/O) interfaces.
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A system comprising a group of controllers configured into a hive, wherein the hive is configured to receive control strategies and to assign a particular control strategy to a controller within said hive that is a best fit for a particular control strategy and wherein each controller communicates to a plurality of input/output (I/O) interfaces.
A method of operating a control system comprising configuring a group of controllers into a hive and assigning control strategies to the hive.
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