Method and automation system for controlling and/or monitoring a machine and/or installation
AssigneeLenze SE
InventorWerner Paulin
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Abstract
The invention pertains to a procedure to control and/or monitor a machine or system using an automation system, whereby functions of the automation system are controlled by a computer. The control function is executed by programs which are executed on the computer, whereby the computer is equipped with a real-time-capable operating system, specifically, a real-time-capable Linux operating system. The programs include both real-time programs and non-real-time programs which are executed in a runtime environment that is superordinate to the operating system.
Claims20
A method of controlling and/or monitoring an automation system of a machine and/or system using a computer, comprising:
- providing the computer with a real-time-capable operating system;
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- executing programs on the computer that control and/or monitor the automation system of a machine and/or system and that include real-time programs and non-real-time programs, wherein the programs are executed in a runtime environment that is superordinate to the operating system.
An automation system to control and/or monitor a machine and/or system, comprising:
- a computer;
- multiple peripheral devices, connected to the computer via data connections, to execute automation functions;
- a real-time-capable operating system provided on the computer;
- programs to provided on the computer that control execution of the automation functions by the peripheral devices, wherein the programs can be executed in a runtime environment that is superordinate to the operating system and wherein the programs include real-time programs and non-real-time programs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.