Wiring diagram manager and emulator
AssigneeRockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
InventorsIan McGregor, Adam Davidson, David Dawkins, Andrew Deeble
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Abstract
An industrial control design and testing system supports emulation of a 2D representation of control system wiring between an industrial controller and field hardware. The design and testing system can simulate wiring diagrams to virtually confirm connectivity between the controller and the I/O devices in the field. This approach can also confirm wiring connections that do not pass through the controller, including emergency stop pushbuttons or other electrical connections that do not feed back into the controller.
Claims20
A system for simulating industrial automation systems, comprising:
- a memory that stores executable components;
- a processor, operatively coupled to the memory, that executes the executable components, the executable components comprising:
- a model import component configured to import a digital wiring diagram representing electrical connections of an industrial control system;
- a wiring diagram conversion component configured to generate a simulation-capable wiring model based on analysis of the digital wiring diagram, and to integrate the wiring model with a digital model of an industrial automation system to be controlled by the industrial control system;
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- a simulation component configured to execute a simulation of the industrial automation system under control of an industrial control program based on the digital model and the wiring model, wherein the simulation comprises simulation of data and signal flows between the industrial control program and the industrial automation system through electrical connections represented by the digital wiring diagram.
A method for simulating industrial automation systems, comprising:
- importing, by a system comprising a processor, a digital wiring diagram representing electrical connections of an industrial control system;
- generating, by the system, a simulation-capable wiring model based on analysis of the digital wiring diagram;
- integrating, by the system, the wiring model with a digital model of an industrial automation system to be controlled by the industrial control system;
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- executing, by the system, a simulation of the industrial automation system under control of an industrial control program based on the digital model and the wiring model, wherein the executing comprises simulating data and signal flows between the industrial control program and the industrial automation system through electrical connections represented by the digital wiring diagram.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions that, in response to execution, cause a system comprising a processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
- importing a digital wiring diagram representing electrical connections of an industrial control system;
- generating a simulation-capable wiring model based on analysis of the digital wiring diagram;
- integrating the wiring model with a digital model of an industrial automation system to be controlled by the industrial control system;
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- executing a simulation of the industrial automation system under control of an industrial control program based on the digital model and the wiring model, wherein the executing comprises simulating data and signal flows between the industrial control program and the industrial automation system through electrical connections represented by the digital wiring diagram.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.