Industrial controller device with user configuration capabilities

An industrial controller device, comprising:

• a housing;
• one or more input ports packaged within the housing, the one or more input ports configured to couple with one or more sensors coupled with one or more industrial output devices;
• a display device packaged within the housing, the display device configured to display a graphical user interface to a user;
• and
• a processor packaged within the housing and coupled to the one or more input ports and the display device, the processor configured to:
• obtain sensor information regarding a sensor coupled with an input port among the one or more input ports, wherein the sensor information is provided by the user via the graphical user interface, and wherein the sensor is configured to measure a parameter of an industrial output device of the one or more industrial output devices;
• acquire sensor signals from the sensor via the input port;
• generate sensor measurement data based on i) the sensor information provided by the user via the graphical user interface and ii) the sensor signals acquired from the sensor via the input port;
• and
• provide the sensor measurement data to the user.

A method for operating an industrial controller device, the method comprising:

• obtaining, by a processor of the industrial controller device, sensor information regarding a sensor coupled with an input port of the industrial controller device, wherein the sensor information is provided by a user via a graphical user interface displayed to the user on a display device integrated into the industrial controller device, and wherein the sensor is configured to measure a parameter of an industrial output device;
• acquiring, by the processor via the input port, sensor signals from the sensor coupled with the input port;
• generating, by the processor, sensor measurement data based on i) the sensor information provided by the user via the graphical user interface and ii) the sensor signals acquired from the sensor via the input port;
• and
• performing, by the processor, one or more of i) providing the sensor measurement data to the user, ii) saving the sensor measurement data for future use, or iii) controlling the industrial output device via an output port of the industrial controller device.