Dynamic messaging system for factory automation device

A method for dynamic messaging for industrial robots, said method comprising:

• defining a message configuration template, by a customer using a message template creator module running in a web portal application on a server, where the message configuration template defines properties of a custom data message including message content and message format;
• creating a data schema defining the properties of the custom data message including the message content and the message format;
• providing the message configuration template to a controller of an industrial robot, said controller having a processor and memory and being in communication with the industrial robot;
• processing the message configuration template by the controller, including processing the template during normal operations of the controller and the industrial robot without shutting down, restarting or reprogramming the controller;
• creating the custom data message, by the controller, when a message sending trigger is experienced, where the custom data message includes the message content and the message format designated in the message configuration template;
• sending the custom data message from the controller to a data parser;
• parsing the custom data message by the data parser using the data schema;
• loading data from the custom data message into data tables by the data parser;
• and
• analyzing the data in the data tables, by the customer using data analysis and viewing modules running in the web portal application.

A dynamic messaging system for a factory automation device, said system comprising:

• a server computer running a message template creator module, the message template creator module being programmed for a user to access via a web portal to define a message configuration template, where the message configuration template defines properties of a custom data message including message content, one or more message sending triggers, and message format;
• a factory automation device;
• and
• a controller in communication with the factory automation device and the server computer, said controller having a processor and memory, said controller being configured to:
• receive the message configuration template from the server computer;
• process the message configuration template during normal operations of the controller and the factory automation device, without rebooting the controller;
• create the custom data message when one of the message sending triggers is experienced, where the custom data message includes the message content designated in the message configuration template;
• and
• send the custom data message from the controller to the server computer,
• where the server computer also runs a cloud data parser, said cloud data parser being configured to parse the custom data message using a data schema provided by the message template creator module, and store data from the custom data message in data tables,
• and where the server computer also runs an analysis application accessible by the user via the web portal to analyze the data in the data tables.