Methods and apparatus to transform process control data for use in a distributed control system

A non-transitory machine readable storage medium comprising first instructions to cause programmable circuitry to at least:

• access an output condition associated with a process control system;
• determine second instructions to control the process control system based on the output condition, the second instructions executable by a programmable logic controller (PLC);
• identify a pattern based on the second instructions and the output condition;
• compare the pattern to stored patterns in a first database, the stored patterns associated with at least one other process control system;
• determine a control narrative associated with the process control system when the pattern matches at least one of the stored patterns in the first database, the control narrative corresponding to the at least one of the stored patterns;
• and
• transmit the control narrative to a second database associated with a distributed control system (DCS), the control narrative to modify a configuration of the DCS.

A method comprising:

• accessing an output condition associated with a process control system;
• determining instructions to control the process control system based on the output condition, the instructions executable by a programmable logic controller (PLC);
• identifying a pattern based on the instructions and the output condition;
• comparing the pattern to stored patterns in a first database, the stored patterns associated with at least one other process control system;
• determining a control narrative associated with the process control system when the pattern matches at least one of the stored patterns in the first database, the control narrative corresponding to the at least one of the stored patterns;
• and
• transmitting the control narrative to a second database associated with a distributed control system (DCS), the control narrative to modify a configuration of the DCS.